Sick of your patients waiting in the ED for life saving treatment as a result of interminable ICU / CCU bed-block? Worry no more…move to Indonesia
The Levels of Eminence
March 3, 2010 By 4 Comments
Eminence Based Medicine is to enter a new golden age with the development of a new ‘Levels of Eminence’ system to guide clinical decision making.
Empathy Pills are Wearing Off
December 29, 2009 By 2 Comments
‘Tis a time for lost amoebic souls to congregate in ethereal pools of tranquil healing and join hands to synaptically and engage in flashes of conversation fuelled by the broth of malted yeast….
Underfunded and Overcrowded
October 16, 2009 By 1 Comment
Can we fix our ailing hospital emergency departments?
September 1, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The title of the discussion was broad – ‘Can we fix our ailing hospital emergency departments?‘ – but thanks to extensive background research and a well-drilled production team – a large proportion of the important issues were dealt with.
The Four Hour Rule comes to Australia
February 9, 2009 By 3 Comments
Myth-conceptions of ER overcrowding
December 8, 2008 By 2 Comments
ED Frequent Flyer Points
November 24, 2008 By 2 Comments
A large six and a half year population study has just been published in the MJA. Frequent attenders at emergency departments: a linked-data population study of adult patients. The study looked at all the adults attending the nine emergency departments in Perth, Western Australia with a view to better understanding the type of patients who frequently attend ED’s (> 5 times annually) – the frequent flyers (FF)
Primum non nocere
October 12, 2008 By 3 Comments
Many recent blogs have discussed or linked to articles about patients who have died in ED waiting rooms. Thanks to SymTym for some other examples – from Sacramento, and more evidence of problems with ER waiting times in the US. There is even an erudite weblog to help health care providers shorten waiting times and improve patient flow.
