Emergency Departments (EDs)
The ED team at the Medical University of South Carolina has embraced a solution that has reduced waiting times during certain hours and brought the number of patients who leave before being seen to almost zero.
A fact sheet released July 29 by the Coalition to Strengthen America’s Healthcare features analysis from KNG Health Consulting that shows nearly half of all hospital emergency department visits occur after-hours (between 5 p.m. and 8 a.m.), when patient care options are limited.
July 19, 2024The Honorable Douglas ParkerAssistant SecretaryU.S. Department of LaborOccupational Safety and Health Administration200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20210Re: Docket No. 2007-0073, Emergency Response Standard (Vol. 89, No. 24), Feb. 5, 2024Dear Assistant Secretary Parker:
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure sent a letter July 2 to hospital and provider groups restating its position that the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act requires Medicare-…
Jefferson Health partnered with NeuroFlow to integrate behavioral health into their primary care and ob-gyn clinics and create evidence-based care pathways for support.
There is increased recognition of the impact of structural racism and other biases on health care access and patient outcomes. This can be particularly devastating in EDs.
Learn how Advocate Aurora saw a significant decrease in hospital stays and ED visits by implementing remote patient monitoring with VitalTech.
The AHA and Concord Health Partners have compiled this collection of resources to provide more information about innovative solutions to key issues.
- Behavioral Health Care Delivery
- CRM
- Telehealth
- Cybersecurity
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Advancing Best Practices for Hospitals & Health Systems
- Health Equity
- Emergency Departments (EDs)
- Primary Care
- Post-Acute Care
- COVID-19: Telehealth and Virtual Care
- Customer Experience
- Workforce
- Impact of Technology on the Workforce
“A recent article in the Wall Street Journal wants you to believe that many of our nation’s emergency departments are incapable of caring for children,” writes Chris DeRienzo, M.D., AHA senior vice president and chief physician executive.
U.S. hospital emergency departments have improved many aspects of pediatric readiness since 2013, based on responses by over 3,600 EDs to a 2021 assessment by the National Pediatric Readiness Project, JAMA Network Open reports