amandagbrink replied to instanthuman's topic in Emergency
This has happened at my hospital. We've had to take post-op patients back in the ED because there weren't any rooms for them to go to. This article articulates the EMTALA side of this problem well....
Does anyone else have to chart fall risk scores on their pediatric ED patients? To me this is the height of absurdity and regulatory overreach. Toddlers fall a hundred times a day, so do we need to...
amandagbrink replied to medic978's topic in Emergency
Spend a little time on this website. The articles and research will give you a little catharsis, and maybe give you some ideas to take to your director. Front page | Hospital crowding and
amandagbrink replied to medic978's topic in Emergency
I think I worked in the same ED as you a few years ago. At least it was the same issue with Medhost and Cerner. We were constantly having the same problem with boarding, and no one cared. And now...
amandagbrink replied to medic978's topic in Emergency
Great reference list. I've been doing similar research for my MSN and have gone through a lot of those same articles. The problem in most hospitals it seems, is that administrators don't think of...