Confidentiality in the Emergency Department Ethics: Health Care and Social Responsibility HCS 335 June 23‚ 2013 Patient Confidentiality in the Emergency Department Confidentiality and privacy are words used interchangeably in the medical world when they have very different meanings. Confidentiality is in line with protection of patient information from unauthorized users and privacy is in line with protection of the patient’s physical body from unauthorized users. In the emergency department (ED) this
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Case Study A 26-year-old woman went to the emergency department complaining of shortness of breath over the previous three days that had increased in intensity (Nash & Goldfarb‚ 2006). The patient was at the hospital for over three hours before she was able to see a physician. The physician did a complete exam and ordered blood tests‚ a chest x-ray‚ lung scan and electrocardiogram.The patient waited for three more hours before the physician told her that he believed she had asthma and should follow
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The major is problem is that hospital’s senior management lacks the ability to identify and partner good leaders with ideal departments. Mary Ann’s leadership style is not an optimum fit for the Emergency Department. By definition‚ leadership style is “the leader’s behavioral pattern when acting to influence others” (Furtado‚ Batista‚ & Silva‚ 2011‚ p. 51). Mary Ann’s main concern is the hospital’s bottom line. She is more concerned with saving the hospital money than caring for her nursing staff
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On January 20‚ 2016‚ I shadowed Sam in the emergency department (ED)‚ which was a great experience full of various chief complaints and patient interactions. Reflecting back on the experience the ED was a fast paced environment. I gained knowledge on how the ED is run‚ the role of a CLS in the ED‚ and how to chart on patient interactions. When Sam showed me how to chart she asked me what I would want to say in a chart note after a patient interaction‚ this triggered thoughts back to our introduction
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Economics of an Urgent Care Center in a Market of Emergency Departments One of the contributors to the rising cost of Healthcare can be attributed to the over use of emergency departments (EDs) for non-emergency needs. In the greater Capitol/First/Beacon Hill area there are three major hospitals (Virginia Mason‚ Harborview‚ and Swedish) with emergency rooms and no urgent care centers with the exception of Group Health which is restricted to Group Health insurance members. The question I asked
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SWOT analysis From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search A SWOT Analysis is a strategic planning tool used to evaluate the Strengths‚ Weaknesses‚ Opportunities‚ and Threats involved in a project or in a business venture or in any other situation of an organization or individual requiring a decision in pursuit of an objective. It involves monitoring the marketing environment internal and external to the organization or individual. The technique is credited to Albert Humphrey
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PICO Paper: Point of Care Testing in the Emergency Department America’s emergency departments (ED’s) are experiencing a crisis related to overcrowding and long wait times. Thus forcing these departments to function beyond their intended capacity and posing a threat to patient care safety and efficiency. One method of increasing patient flow and improving speed of diagnosis is the introduction of point-of-care technology (POCT). The first documented utilization of POCT is found in an Egyptian papyrus
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Emergency Department overuse Emergency Department overuse made the list because patient care has increased and not Decreased as expected when the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was passed. The Overuse continues and leads to needless expense‚ crowding and concerns that put patients at risk who need immediate care. Health Care Providers/Physicians are not able to keep up. Appointments are weeks to months out to see your Dr and what ends up happening is these patients go to the Emergency Department. Patients
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Abstract Sepsis remains one of the most deadly diseases in the country. According to the literature‚ a majority of sepsis cases filter though the Emergency department. The diagnosis and treatment of sepsis are complex and the barriers to improving these things are even more intricate but the fact remains that improvement of sepsis care begins in the ED. Early recognition of sepsis using the SIRS criteria followed by multidisciplinary rapid response diagnostic testing and treatment are the keys to
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particular organization or department will be overrun. Objectives must be considered in a department when undergoing change. This enables the people or a particular group to understand the main reason of it. Change should be progressive and more productive to ensure the company’s set vision and mission is achieved. In the health sector‚ change helps in improving safety of patients. Pain management in emergency department Management of pain in the emergency department (ED)‚ is a major issue in most
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