Search Results - "Zwemer, Frank L."

Measures of Crowding in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review by Hwang, Ula, McCarthy, Melissa L., Aronsky, Dominik, Asplin, Brent, Crane, Peter W., Craven, Catherine K., Epstein, Stephen K., Fee, Christopher, Handel, Daniel A., Pines, Jesse M., Rathlev, Niels K., Schafermeyer, Robert W., Zwemer, Jr, Frank L., Bernstein, Steven L.

“…ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE 2011; 18:527–538 © 2011 by the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Objectives:  Despite consensus regarding the conceptual…”
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Emergency Department Throughput, Crowding, and Financial Outcomes for Hospitals by Handel, Daniel A., Hilton, Joshua A., Ward, Michael J., Rabin, Elaine, Zwemer, Jr, Frank L., Pines, Jesse M.

“…ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE 2010; 17:840–847 © 2010 by the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Emergency department (ED) crowding has been identified as a…”
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Intravenous opioid dosing and outcomes in emergency patients: a prospective cohort analysis by O'Connor, Alec B., MD, MPH, Zwemer, Frank L., MD, MBA, Hays, Daniel P., PharmD, Feng, Changyong, PhD

“…Abstract Objectives Pain management in emergency department (ED) patients is variable and often inadequate. This study sought to (1) describe the variability…”
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Care without coverage: Is there a relationship between insurance and ED care? by White, Faber A., MD, French, Daniel, MD, Zwemer, Frank L., MD, MBA, Fairbanks, Rollin J., MD

“…Abstract The Institute of Medicine (IOM) has concluded that differences in care exist for hospitalized patients on the basis of insurance; we attempted to…”
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Unique Sexual Assault Examiner Program Utilizing Mid-Level Providers by Pennington, Elliot C., BA, Zwemer, Frank L., MD, MBA, Krebs, Dolores A., MS, FNP

“…Abstract Background: We implemented a unique sexual assault examiner (SAE) program utilizing Emergency Department (ED)-based mid-level providers. Sexual…”
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Emergency department crowding: A point in time by Schneider, Sandra M., Gallery, Michael E., Schafermeyer, Robert, Zwemer, Frank L.

“…Study objective: This is a pilot study designed to assess the feasibility of a point prevalence study to assess the degree of crowding in hospital emergency…”
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Coping with a crowded ED: An expanded unique role for midlevel providers by Ganapathy, Soumya, Zwemer, Frank L.

“…Crowding in the emergency department (ED) has multiple causes, including space and staffing in both inpatient areas and the ED. Waiting for inpatient beds is…”
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Point of care pregnancy testing provides staff satisfaction but does not change ED length of stay by Plerhoples, William, Zwemer, Frank L., Bazarian, Jeffrey

“…Point of care testing (POCT) is widely viewed as possibly improving ED care and reducing length of stay (LOS). However reports are mixed, and regulatory…”
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The demands of 24/7 coverage: using faculty perceptions to measure fairness of the schedule by Zwemer, Jr, Frank L, Schneider, Sandra

“…Ensuring fair, equitable scheduling of faculty who work 24-hour, 7-day-per-week (24/7) clinical coverage is a challenge for academic emergency medicine (EM)…”
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An inexpensive modification of the laboratory computer display changes emergency physicians' work habits and perceptions by Marinakis, Harry A., Zwemer, Frank L.

“…Study objective: Little is known about how the availability of laboratory data affects emergency physicians' practice habits and satisfaction. We modified our…”
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Clinical operations in academic emergency medicine by Beach, Christopher, Haley, Leon, Adams, James, Zwemer, Jr, Frank L

“…The operations of an emergency department are increasingly being recognized as vital to the provision of safe, efficient, quality care. The numerous and highly…”
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Outcomes After Intravenous Opioids in Emergency Patients: A Prospective Cohort Analysis by O’Connor, Alec B., Zwemer, Frank L., Hays, Daniel P., Feng, Changyong

“…Objectives:  Pain management continues to be suboptimal in emergency departments (EDs). Several studies have documented failures in the processes of care, such…”
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The effects of the absence of emergency medicine residents in an academic emergency department by French, Daniel, Zwemer, Jr, Frank L, Schneider, Sandra

“…What are the quality effects of an emergency medicine (EM) residency, and the associated 24/7 supervision of residents by faculty, in an academic emergency…”
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Emergency department digital radiology: moving from photos to pixels by White, Faber A, Zwemer, Jr, Frank L, Beach, Christopher, Westesson, Per-Lennart, Fairbanks, Rollin J, Scialdone, Gary

“…Emergency department (ED) patient care relies heavily on radiologic imaging. As advances in technologic innovation continue to present opportunities to…”
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Where's the beef? The promise and the reality of clinical documentation by Davidson, Steven J, Zwemer, Jr, Frank L, Nathanson, Larry A, Sable, Kenneth N, Khan, Abu N G A

“…Physician-generated emergency department clinical documentation (information obtained from clinician observations and summarized decision processes inclusive…”
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Fatalities associated with therapeutic use and overdose of atypical antipsychotics by TRENTON, Adam J, CURRIER, Glenn W, ZWEMER, Frank L

“…Since 1989, several novel antipsychotic drugs have become available for use including clozapine, risperidone, olanzapine, quetiapine and ziprasidone. These…”
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CT in detecting urinary tract calculi: influence on patient imaging and clinical outcomes by Gottlieb, Ronald H, La, Thao Christine, Erturk, Erdal N, Sotack, Jenny L, Voci, Susan L, Holloway, Robert G, Syed, Labib, Mikityansky, Igor, Tirkes, A Temel, Elmarzouky, Rania, Zwemer, Frank L, Joseph, Jean V, Davis, Delphine, DiGrazio, William J, Messing, Edward M

“…To determine changes in examination patterns and effectiveness of care since the introduction of unenhanced helical computed tomography (CT) for examination of…”
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Addition of levalbuterol to a pediatric emergency department automated medication management system does not increase its use by Conners, Gregory P., Hays, Daniel P., Richardson, Thomas, Zwemer, Frank L.

“…Background Although adding a drug to an emergency department-based automated medication management system is known to increase how frequently it is ordered,…”
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Recently Discharged Inpatients as a Source of Emergency Department Overcrowding by Baer, Ryan B., Pasternack, Joel S., Zwemer, Frank L.

“…Objective: To assess the impact on the emergency department (ED) of recently discharged inpatients and how they contribute to and worsen the current situation…”
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Profiles in patient safety: misplaced femoral line guidewire and multiple failures to detect the foreign body on chest radiography by Lum, Timothy E, Fairbanks, Rollin J, Pennington, Elliot C, Zwemer, Frank L

“…This article uses a case report and discussion to demonstrate the concept of active and latent failures, and the "systems approach" to the reduction of adverse…”
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