Methods: An inter-professional team utilized quality improvement and Lean methodology to
study, redesign, and implement significant changes to ED front-end processes. Key process …

Purpose To describe the clinical presentation of trauma patients receiving a negative
cervical spine MRI (CSMRI) after cervical spine CT (CSCT) without acute findings and …

Introduction Patients presenting to the pediatric emergency department (ED) often undergo
unnecessary testing that leads to prolonged ED visits. Lower ED length of stay has been …

Abstract Background and Objectives: Hospitals and clinicians increasingly are reimbursed
based on quality of care through financial incentives tied to value-based purchasing. Patient …

Objectives To evaluate the agreement between three emergency department (ED)
vulnerability screeners, including the InterRAI ED Screener, ER2, and PRISMA-7. Our …

Abstract Background Emergency Department (ED) leaders are increasingly confronted with
large amounts of data with the potential to inform and guide operational decisions. Routine …

Abstract Background Emergency departments (EDs) around the world are struggling with
long wait times and overcrowding. To address these issues, a quality improvement program …

Methods Using the 2014 NEDI-USA database, we surveyed all New England EDs. We
individually matched NEDI EDs with corresponding EDs in the AHA and CMS. A “group …

Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study which was conducted in a tertiary care
teaching hospital from Jan 15, 2019 to Jan 30, 2019. Ethical clearance was obtained from …

Aim This study aims to elucidate the foreign patient‐specific factors associated with
emergency department length of stay (EDLOS) in a regional core hospital emergency …