Tag:
Wait Times
Latest Headlines
Latest Headlines
Critics: Emergency department wait time claims unsubstantiated
As hospitals boost their short emergency department (ED) wait times or 30-minutes-or-less pledges , skeptics question whether these claims are substantiated with data. Hospitals have been touting
Aggressive ER building, marketing may not be a cure
Although some hospitals are cutting down on emergency services due to a weakened economy, other hospitals are ramping up emergency care by building free-standing emergency rooms (ER) or entire
Hospitals pledge low ER wait times to win patients over
In an effort to gain patients, hospitals are pledging low emergency department (ED) wait times. For example, Arizona's Northwest Medical Center says that emergency patients should not have to wait
To post or not to post ED wait times?
Recent reports that long wait times are linked to rampant hospital violence , as well as more patient deaths and hospital admissions , are just added motivation for hospitals to experiment with ways to
Long wait times, mental illness linked to rampant hospital violence
Most emergency room and psychiatric hospital workers face violence on daily basis, a disturbing rising trend, reports the Los Angeles Times yesterday. Nearly 40 percent of emergency room employees in
Robot ER staff could speed triage
If a group of computer engineers gets their way, we will no longer hear stories of patients dying in the ER after excruciatingly long waits. A solution for overburdened triage staff and long
Wait times at emergency departments continue to increase nationwide
The state of emergency care in the U.S. might be much improved if every state followed the lead of Wisconsin. The Badger State not only ranks ninth in the nation in terms of time spent in emergency
California sets rules on length of HMO patient waits
California regulators have set plans to kick off long-awaited rules which will set standards for how quickly HMO patients must be seen by physicians, as well as setting standards for how promptly
Study: EDs not seeing patients quickly enough
Emergency departments usually aren't seeing patients in the recommended time frames, with only a small percentage meeting triage targets for patients needing to see a physician promptly, according to
Study: ED patients more satisfied if they know wait times
Making sure patients know as much as they can about their wait times is the best thing emergency departments can do to increase patient satisfaction--not managing their pain or even answering other
