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Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice Acute Gastroenteritis — An Update - $30.00 Gastroenteritis refers to inflammation of the lining of both the stomach and small intestines. The majority of cases are infectious with viral organisms predominating; however, bacterial and parasitic infections can be a specific concern in the appropriate patient.
An Evidence-Based Review Of Neonatal Emergencies - $30.00 This issue of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice will discuss recognition of the causes as well as general and disease-specific means of stabilizing the critically ill neonatal patient.
Management Of Wounds In The Pediatric Emergency Department - $30.00 In this issue of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice we will focus on the evaluation and management of the patient with an injury-related open wound using the best available evidence from the literature.
Evidence-Based Practice Recommendations Compendium - $99.00 Now you can get summaries for an entire year of Emergency Medicine Practice and Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice articles in one engaging, easy-to-read resource. With the Evidence-Based Practice Recommendations Compendium, you receive summaries for all of our 2009 articles for both Emergency Medicine Practice and Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice all in one concise resource!
An Evidence-Based Review Of Pediatric Complaints And Concerns - $149.00 With "An Evidence-Based Review Of Pediatric Complaints And Concerns," you gain knowledge to help improve patient care, plus earn free CME. Chapters include gastroenteritis, acute headache, tachyarrhythmias, and procedural pain and anxiety. This resource includes 16 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.
An Evidence-Based Approach To Infectious Disease - $149.00 The sixth volume of the Emergency Medicine Practice Clinical Excellence Series includes topics on the diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for ED management of the febrile child, pharyngitis, and HIV-related diseases. The fourth chapter on antibiotics usage in the ED will certainly inform and impact the practice of all emergency clinicians. This resource includes 16 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits!
An Evidence-Based Approach to Traumatic Emergencies - $149.00 With "An Evidence-Based Approach to Traumatic Emergencies," You Gain Knowledge To Help Improve Patient Care, Plus Earn Free Trauma CME. This resource includes 16 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits!
The 2011 Lifelong Learning And Self-Assessment Study Guide - $149.00 With your LLSA Study Guide, receive full article reprints and 35 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits / ACEP Category 1 Credits, plus summaries of each article, key points, and sample questions and answers and explanations.
The 2010 Lifelong Learning And Self-Assessment Study Guide - $149.00 With your LLSA Study Guide, receive full article reprints and 35 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits / ACEP Category 1 Credits, plus summaries of each article, key points, and sample questions and answers and explanations.
The 2009 Lifelong Learning And Self-Assessment Study Guide - $149.00 With the 2009 LLSA Study guide, you receive full article reprints and 35 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits / ACEP Category 1 Credits, plus summaries of each article, key points, and sample questions and answers and explanations.
The 2008 Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment Study Guide - $149.00 With the 2008 LLSA Study guide, you receive full article reprints and 35 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits / ACEP Category 1 Credits, plus summaries of each article, key points, and sample questions and answers and explanations.
Clinical Decision Making In Emergency Medicine: Cardiopulmonary - $59.00 Clinical Decision Making In Emergency Medicine: Cardiopulmonary is a video and audio recording discussing BNP, d-dimer, hypertensive emergencies and urgencies, evaluating ECGs, and the new paradigm for cardiac arrest
Clinical Decision Making In Emergency Medicine: Critical Care - $59.00 This program covers three important aspects of critical care: post-resuscitative care, hypotension, and new airway devises. The speakers discuss state-of-the-art recommendations in an entertaining and engaging presentation. This program is ideal for emergency medicine physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and residents as well as critical care clinicians.
Clinical Decision Making In Emergency Medicine: Toxicologic Emergencies - $59.00 In this compelling program, Drs. Place, Lavonas, Manini, and Sloan present the best evidence for managing your toughest toxicologic emergencies. Evidence-based recommendations are made for treating poisonings, intoxicated patients, patients with carbon monoxide poisoning, and pediatric ingestions.
Clinical Decision Making In Emergency Medicine: Infectious Disease Emergencies - $59.00 This audio and video recording discusses evidence-based recommendations for diagnosing and treating MRSA, the febrile infant, HIV, and travel illness. Expert speakers from Mount Sinai, Brigham & Women's, University of FL, and Inova Fairfax provide state-of-the-art information for your everyday practice.
Clinical Decision Making In Emergency Medicine: Neurologic Emergencies - $59.00 This compelling audio and video recording from the Clinical Decision Making in Emergency Medicine conference in Ponte Vedra, FL in June 2009 presents state-of-the-art recommendations for treating patients with vertigo, ocular emergencies, spinal cord injuries, and ICH.
Clinical Decision Making In Emergency Medicine Bundle - $239.00 The Clinical Decision Making In Emergency Medicine Bundle includes all 6 recordings from the Clinical Decision Making In Emergency Medicine conference. Including topics on Neurologic Emergencies, Critical Care, Cardiopulmonary, Infectious Disease Emergencies, Toxicologic Emergencies, and Practice Improvement & Risk Management.
Initial Evaluation And Resuscitation Of The Injured Child - $69.00 Traumatic injury is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children in the United States, resulting in more death and disability than all other childhood diseases combined. Early and effective recognition and resuscitation of life-threatening hemorrhage, airway compromise, and brain injuries may significantly reduce this morbidity and mortality. This resource includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.
Provision Of Culturally Competent Care In The Emergency Department: Challenges And Solutions - $69.00 In this report, we outline and challenge several myths about the provision of care to patients of of different color, ethnicity, or culture, particularly in the context of care in the emergency department (ED), followed by recommendations of how to move emergency department practice towards provision of equitable care. This resource includes 6 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits!
Hospital Planning For Terrorist Disasters: A Community-Wide Program - $99.00 Terrorist attacks may be less likely to occur than other types of disasters, but they can have far greater impacts on hospital operations. This article will assist emergency physicians and hospital leaders in preparing for terrorism events and other disasters. Integration and coordination with the community as well as the 4 phases of emergency management (mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery) will be discussed.
An Evidence-Based Approach to Techniques & Procedures For The 21st Century - $99.00 "An Evidence-Based Approach To Techniques & Procedures For The 21st Century" is the fourth volume in The Emergency Medicine Practice Clinical Excellence Series. This book is regularly priced at $149, but can be yours for only $99. It includes chapters on emergency imaging, emergency endotracheal intubation, procedural sedation, and noninvasive airway management. With this book, you also receive 16 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credits!
An Evidence-Based Approach To Traumatic Ocular Emergencies - $30.00 This issue of Emergency Medicine Practice provides an up-to-date review of the appropriate evaluation of adults with blunt and penetrating ocular and periorbital injuries and offers evidenced-based management recommendations.
The Diagnosis And Treatment Of STEMI In The Emergency Department - $30.00 This issue of Emergency Medicine Practice focuses on the management of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in the ED setting using evidence-based practice as well as using a methodological approach to patients with chest pain who are at high risk of infarction.
Shoulder Girdle Fractures And Dislocations - $30.00 Many researchers have begun to question the traditional diagnostic and treatment approaches to shoulder injuries, such as whether immobilization is necessary following the successful reduction of anterior glenohumeral dislocation and, if so, for how long and in what position. This issue of Emergency Medicine Practice addresses these concerns and more.
Symptomatic Hypotension: ED Stabilization And The Emerging Role Of Sonography - $30.00 This issue of Emergency Medicine Practice is designed to provide an evidence-based, algorithmic approach to the management and diagnosis of conditions causing hypotension. Specific attention will be given to the role of ultrasound in the clinical decision making involved in caring for these patients.
Musculoskeletal MRI In The Emergency Department Using The Evidence To Maximize Resource Utilization - $30.00 Musculoskeletal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be a valuable tool for the diagnosis of a variety of conditions and holds the potential to avoid diagnostic delay that may result in serious morbidity. In this issue of Emergency Medicine Practice, an overview of the technical features of MRI will be presented in order to provide a framework for understanding its limits and potential benefits. Frequently asked questions will be addressed, including the role of contrast in MRI, contraindications to contrast, and contraindications to MRI. Some of the common methodological flaws that limit the internal and external validity of specific studies will be reviewed. A focused discussion will be provided on the diagnostic accuracy of MRI for spinal epidural abscess, occult hip fractures, and occult fractures of the wrist.
An Evidence-Based Approach To Male Urogenital Emergencies - $30.00 Acute scrotal or penile pain can cause a high level of anxiety for the patient, parent, and even, at times, for the health care provider. Presentations are often delayed as a result of the patient’s embarrassment, and the patient may not be initially forthright with the exact nature of the complaint. The goal of this issue of Emergency Medicine Practice is to provide a risk management tool and to provide an evidence-based best practice approach to the male complaining of acute scrotal or penile pain.
Accidental Hypothermia: An Evidence-Based Approach - $30.00 From Florida to Alaska, hypothermia is prevalent in every emergency department (ED) regardless of location or time of year. In the United States, there are more than 650 deaths per year from primary hypothermia with 66% of the deaths occurring in men. This issue of Emergency Medicine Practice reviews the evidence and current understanding of the pathophysiology, clinical assessment, and treatment options for maximizing outcomes in accidental hypothermia.
An Evidence-Based Approach To Severe Traumatic Brain Injury - $30.00 It is common for emergency physicians (EPs) to care for patients who have suffered head injuries. Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) remain a devastating consequence of accidents worldwide and are a leading cause of disability and death in all age groups. This issue of Emergency Medicine Practice is designed to provide an evidence-based approach to the evaluation and management of patients with blunt trauma to the head resulting in moderate to severe TBI.
Transient Ischemic Attack Update 2008 - $30.00 Since the article on TIA published in Emergency Medicine Practice in 2003, there have been many new studies conducted regarding multiple aspects of TIA. There has also been an increased awareness regarding the common pathogenesis of TIA and stroke. This article provides an evidence-based approach to the assessment and management of patients presenting with TIA in the ED.
Advances In The Acute Management Of Cardiac Arrest - $30.00 This issue of Emergency Medicine Practice highlights significant changes in the 2005 AHA guidelines, examines the evidence that prompted the changes, and explores future therapies that may impact outcomes from SCD.
Ventilator Management: Maximizing Outcomes In Caring For Asthma, COPD, And Pulmonary Edema - $30.00 There are numerous courses on airway management, most of which focus on assessment and intubation. However, post intubation care is often overlooked despite the critical importance of this component to patient outcome. The goal of this Emergency Medicine Practice issue is to provide an overview of mechanical ventilation in the acute care setting. Basic ventilator technology will be discussed and placed in the context of various disease pathophysiologies with a focus on asthma, emphysema, and acute pulmonary edema.
Trauma In Pregnancy: Double Jeopardy - $30.00 Trauma occurs in approximately 5% of pregnancies. These cases can be very challenging for an emergency physician to manage for several reasons. This issue of Emergency Medicine Practice focuses on the key issues in the initial management of the pregnant trauma patient in the emergency department.
Wide Complex Tachycardia: Diagnosis And Management In The Emergency Department - $30.00 When confronted with a wide complex tachycardia (WCT), it is crucial to consider the differential diagnosis, which includes both common and uncommon entities. This issue of Emergency Medicine Practice provides a systematic approach to wide complex tachycardia.
Sepsis: Evaluating The Evidence - $30.00 The septic patient can often be the most challenging patient to manage in the ED. There is the initial challenge of identifying a potentially septic patient before the systemic derangements occur, then invasive procedures needed for resuscitation and monitoring. This issue of Emergency Medicine Practice presents a best-evidence approach to the management of sepsis.
An Evidence-Based Approach To Supraventricular Tachydysrhythmias - $30.00 Patients who present with a supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) may have potentially life-threatening disease, and their outcome is often directly related to the care they receive in the emergency department (ED). This issue of Emergency Medicine Practice will provide a review of SVTs with a focus on the ECG analysis and the evidence behind the most recent ACLS guidelines.
Jaundice: An Emergency Department Approach To Diagnosis And Management - $30.00 Jaundice is not a diagnosis per se but rather a physical manifestation of elevated serum bilirubin. It is not a common chief complaint. Instead, the jaundiced patient often presents with a related symptom, This issue of Emergency Medicine Practice will focus on the challenge of evaluating and treating the jaundiced patient in the emergency department using the best available evidence from the literature. The clinical pathway provided can be used as a quick reference to help facilitate caring for these patients.
Maxillofacial Trauma: Challenges In ED Diagnosis And Management - $30.00 More than three million facial injuries occur in the United States each year. Sports, accidental falls, motor vehicle accidents, assaults, and work-related accidents account for the majority of maxillofacial injuries. The goal of this article is to assist the emergency physician in the initial management of patients who have sustained a facial injury.
An Evidence-Based Approach To Cocaine-Associated Emergencies - $30.00 This issue of Emergency Medicine Practice discusses the general management of cocaine-associated emergencies and treatment options in the context of cocaine intoxication pathophysiology. Additionally, it will make evidence-based recommendations for the treatment and disposition of these patients.
An Evidence-Based Approach To Imaging Of Acute Neurological Conditions - $30.00 Emergency physicians are frequently confronted with patients with neurological complaints requiring emergent imaging for diagnosis and treatment. The diversity and variations of imaging modalities may appear confusing so in this review, the evidence supporting the use of computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the diagnosis and treatment of emergency brain disorders will be reviewed. The cost, radiation exposure considerations, and information relevant to imaging decisions will be discussed so the reader will have the information required to choose the right test for the right patient.
Acute Hyperglycemic Crisis In The Pediatric Patient - $30.00 This issue of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice provides the most up-to-date guidelines and the results of evidence-based studies in order to assist the pediatric emergency clinician in caring for patients presenting with acute hyperglycemic crises.
An Evidence-Based Review Of Medical Child Abuse In The ED - $30.00 In this issue of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice we discuss when medical child abuse (MCA) should be considered in the differential diagnosis. By definition, MCA occurs when a child undergoes or receives unwarranted medical care at the hands of a caretaker.
Pediatric Migraine Headache: An Evidenced-Based Approach - $30.00 After completing this systematic review, the reader should have a comprehensive understanding of pediatric migraine headaches and be prepared to provide state-of-the-art emergency care to children with migraine headaches.
Push Hard And Push Fast: The Who, How, And Why Of Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - $30.00 Most of us blindly accept the PALS guidelines as being true and unquestioningly commit them to memory. But is there evidence that PALS works? Who comes up with these guidelines and how do they do it? How do these guidelines work and what happens after the initial resuscitation steps have been completed? These questions will be addressed in this issue.
Evidence-Based Management Of Mammalian Bite Wounds - $30.00 This article reviews the available research on mammalian bite wounds in children to help the emergency clinician choose a strategy for managing the care of their pediatric patients.
Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension: Diagnosis And Management In The Acute Care Setting - $30.00 Emergency medicine physicians and acute care providers face a daunting challenge when knowingly or unknowingly faced with these patients. Failing to recognize the initial presentation of pulmonary hypertension can result in a life-threatening delay in the initiation of specific therapies.
Diagnosis And Management Of Skin And Soft Tissue Infections In Children - $30.00 Skin and soft tissue infections are one of the most common reasons for children to present to the emergency department (ED). In one study, the authors estimated that over 11 million ambulatory healthcare visits occur each year for skin and soft tissue infections due to Staphylococcus aureus alone. Yet these infections have also become some of the most difficult conditions to treat.
Evaluation And Management Of Pediatric Abdominal Trauma - $30.00 Trauma is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children. Therefore, physicians who manage pediatric trauma must have a complete understanding and systematic approach to the presentation, evaluation, and initial management of pediatric patients with blunt abdominal trauma.
Emergency Presentation Of Congenital Heart Disease In Children - $30.00 Though the field of antenatal ultrasound and echocardiography has advanced considerably in the last decade, many children with congenital heart disease (CHD) are not diagnosed before birth and do not manifest symptoms until after discharge from the newborn nursery
Hymenoptera Envenomation Bees, Wasps, And Ants - $30.00 Children are frequent victims of this important group of stinging insects, and very young children are at increased risk for significant toxicity due to their inability to escape from multiple envenomations
Emergency Evaluation Of The Pediatric Cervical Spine - $30.00 While cervical spine injuries (CSIs) in children are relatively rare, acute care providers are often called upon to assess pediatric patients for CSI as part of an overall trauma evaluation.
Pediatric Gastrointestinal Decontamination - $30.00 The American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC) estimates that 4 million cases of poisoning occur in humans in the United States each year. In 2006, over half (57.2%) of the cases reported to the AAPCC involved children 12 years of age or younger.
Accidental Trauma Of Infancy - $30.00 Injury is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in childhood, yet there is a definite paucity in the literature of focused studies on accidental trauma in infants. It is for our youngest group of trauma patients that there stands the greatest opportunity to educate parents and prevent subsequent injury. This article reviews recent literature on the evaluation and management of infants presenting with accidental injuries.
Acute Asthma In The Pediatric Emergency Department - $30.00 Asthma-related complaints are common triggers for emergency department visits. Asthma is a challenging disease since symptomatic patients often present to the emergency department without a known diagnosis of asthma, and the severity of their symptoms can vary widely.
Acute Appendicitis In Childhood: Diagnosis And Treatment In The New Millennium - $30.00 Abdominal pain is the most common presenting symptom for children in the emergency department. Acute appendicitis can account for 1% to 8% of pediatric presentations of abdominal pain, and the accurate diagnosis of acute appendicitis in a child remains a challenge.
An Evidence-Based Approach To Pediatric Burns - $30.00 Despite reports of a decline in incidence, burns remain among
the most common injuries presenting to emergency departments,
and they continue to result in significant morbidity and mortality
in the pediatric population.
An Evidence-Based Approach To Pediatric Seizures In The Emergency Department - $30.00 Pediatric seizures are a common occurrence and a frequent presentation to the emergency department (ED). It is estimated that at least 4% to 6% of all children will have a seizure by the time they are 16 years of age. It is important for the ED physician to know the many possible causes of seizures and to be comfortable treating seizures in neonates and children in order to provide the best possible standard of care for such patients when they present to the ED.
Preventing Childhood Injury: The Role Of The Emergency Physician - $30.00 Is injury prevention the responsibility of the emergency physician? To the emergency medicine establishment, the answer is clear. In policy statements, editorials, and reviews, emergency health care providers repeatedly have been called to join the injury prevention effort. This issue of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice explores the challenge of implementing injury prevention in the acute care setting through an evaluation of evidence from the literature.
Pediatric Upper Airway Infectious Disease Emergencies - $30.00 Every emergency physician must be able to recognize, assess, stabilize, and manage a pediatric patient with respiratory distress. This issue of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice discusses the epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of upper airway infectious diseases in children. This article will review the emergency physician’s approach to the assessment, stabilization, and definitive treatment of many common upper airway infections.
An Evidence-Based Approach To Severe Traumatic Brain Injury In Children - $30.00 Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of mortality and severe morbidity in children. Emergency medicine clinicians are the first line hospital responders for children with severe traumatic brain injury. It is integral that clinicians recognize the signs and symptoms of severe pediatric TBI, initiate appropriate interventions, and activate the necessary specialty services in a timely manner.
An Evidence-Based Approach To Pediatric Orthopedic Emergencies - $30.00 This issue of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice focuses on the challenge of evaluating and managing the pediatric orthopedic patient and highlights conditions with which the ED clinician may not have significant experience.
An Evidence-Based Approach To Hyperthermia And Other Heat-Related Emergencies - $30.00 Hyperthermia and heat-related illnesses represent a continuum of conditions ranging from minor entities such as heat cramps to more serious conditions such as heatstroke. Heatstroke is the most severe form of hyperthermia, with reported mortality between 17% and 80% percent.
Emergency Medicine Practice binder - $15.00 Have a handy place to store all your Emergency Medicine Practice issues. Your handsome 3-ring binder keeps each of your issues right at your fingertips so you'll always have a quick reference tool.
Evidence-Based Management Of Pediatric Genitourinary Tract Injuries In The ED - $30.00 There is a broad consensus in favor of less invasive procedures and more conservative management of traumatic renal injuries if the patient is stable; the exception would be cases of severe injury, such as injury to the vascular pedicle or complete laceration of the ureteropelvic junction.
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice binder - $15.00 Have a handy place to store all your Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice issues. Your handsome 3-ring binder keeps each of your issues right at your fingertips so you'll always have a quick reference tool.
The Emergency Medicine Practice Board Prep Manual - $115.00 As you prepare for the boards, you’ll love having this handy reference filled with sample test questions and answers. The quizzes give you great practice for the boards, and they’re organized by clinical topic so you can brush up on weak areas without having to sift through journals or textbooks.
An Evidence-Based Approach to Pediatric Emergencies - $69.00 This 96-page book, the first volume in The Emergency Medicine Practice Clinical Excellence Series, is regularly priced at $149 and offers chapters on neonatal emergencies, the young febrile child, acute abdominal pain in children, and the critically ill or comatose infant.
An Evidence-Based Approach to Neurologic Emergencies - $99.00 "An Evidence-Based Approach to Neurologic Emergencies" is the third volume in The Emergency Medicine Practice Clinical Excellence Series. This book is regularly priced at $149, but can be yours for only $99. It includes chapters on acute headache in the ED, seizures, the dizzy patient, and code stroke.
An Evidence-Based Approach to Abdominal Disorders - $99.00 “An Evidence-Based Approach To Abdominal Disorders” is the second volume in The Emergency Medicine Practice Clinical Excellence Series. This book is regularly priced at $149, but can be yours for only $99. It includes chapters on assessing abdominal pain in adults, acute abdominal pain in children, first-trimester emergencies, and blunt abdominal trauma.
Evidence-Based Medicine: A Guide For Physicians - $69.00 This special report, written by Gordon H. Guyatt, MD, MSc and P.J. Devereaux, MD, is a detailed 24-page guide that helps explain exactly what evidence-based medicine is and how you can incorporate it into your routine daily practice.
Pediatric Myths, Misnomers, And Controversies: An Evidence-Based Challenge To Time-Honored Teachings - $69.00 Pediatric patients have different physiologies and a different subset of diseases that is unique to their age group. In addition, the management of children differs from adults. This report focuses on some of the cornerstone principles of pediatric emergency medicine to determine whether they withstand the scrutiny of a more rigorous scientific examination.
Pediatric Respiratory Emergencies - $49.00 This 1-hour audio conference CD, presented by Ghazala Q. Sharieff, MD, FACEP, FAAP, FAAEM, will discuss the differences in the pediatric airway, describe the presentation and management of croup, retropharyngeal abscesses, epiglottitis, bacterial tracheitis, airway foreign bodies, asthma, and bronchiolitis, and will list circumstances in which intubation is required.
Clinical Decisions in Managing Seizures and Status Epilepticus - $49.00 This 1-hour audio conference CD is presented by Andy Jagoda, MD, FACEP. Avoid catastrophic outcomes in the management of seizures and status epilepticus by understanding the etiologies and significance of seizures and employing rational diagnostic modalities and interventions.
The top 30 Medical Staff Policies and Procedures - $149.00 The Top 30 Medical Staff Policies and Procedures, Third Edition helps you develop the best JCAHO compliant policies and procedures. You'll receive detailed advice on each policy to help ensure you correctly adapt each policy to your facility and a companion CD-ROM that makes customization quick and easy.
Med Staff Leaders Practical Guide - $167.00 Physicians who accept or are assigned leadership positions are too often left on their own to develop leadership skills and educate themselves on their responsibilities as medical staff leaders. These physicians may be great clinicians and enthusiastic about taking a leadership position, but neither of these characteristics automatically makes a great leader. Get practical answers for physicians in leadership.
CMS Physician Quality Reporting Initiative Vol. II - $137.00 In CMS Physician Quality Reporting Initiative Vol. II: PQRI's Measures, Incentives and Coding in 2007, two physicians actively involved in the PQRI effort share their unique perspectives on performance measurement basics, review one medical group’s experience with PQRI, and venture their educated guesses regarding the future of this physician quality reporting program as it matures.
CMS Physician Voluntary Reporting Program Vol. I - $127.00 The healthcare industry’s call for quality service is coming from all sides. Health plans, employers, consumers and even the federal government are leaning on healthcare providers to document the quality of the care they provide. This special reports shows how physician groups can use this and other programs to enhance their organization's performance and improve patient outcomes while still preserving the bottom line.
Health Risk Stratification: Targeted Tools and Methodologies to Prevent Illness - $127.00 To deflect the cost of chronic care, the scope of healthcare has broadened to embrace prevention. Using a variety of tools and methodologies, more healthcare organizations are striving to pinpoint that population poised for or in the midst of a health crisis and then attempting to slow or prevent complications. This special report profiles the efforts of two organizations who have successfully identified high-risk members and patients and aligned appropriate interventions.
Medical Home Compilation: Profiles on Pilots and Projects - $344.80 The Medical Home Compilation is a comprehensive three-volume set illustrating how medical home projects and pilots are being used to improve primary care access and use. You'll get case studies on programs from APS Healthcare, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Community Care of North Carolina, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, the Pennsylvania Medicaid Access Program and United Healthcare.
Simple Steps to a Patient Registry: Ticket to Care Coordination, Quality Reporting and Pay for Performance - $97.00 Simple Steps to a Patient Registry: Ticket to Care Coordination, Quality Reporting and Pay for Performance illustrates how even the solo practitioner can simply and inexpensively implement a population-based registry that provides actionable information on patient needs. From a set of index cards in a shoebox to a clinical information system auto-populated from an electronic medical record, the patient registry guides the entire care team in the management of chronic illness and preventive care. Registries also have been shown to decrease per-member costs and reduce hospital admissions.
Framing the Medical Home Model of Care: Blueprint from Early Adopters - $147.00 In the face of a primary care crisis, Framing the Medical Home Model of Care: Blueprint from Early Adopters chronicles the provider and payor experiences on the road to establishing medical homes for their respective populations. This 45-page resource describes the skills, technology, cultural change and financial incentives necessary to transform a physician practice into a medical home. It also presents a game plan for health plans that are ready to embrace and reimburse this model of care.
Case Studies from Diabetes Medical Home Pilots: Key Processes, Tools, Metrics and Outcomes - $147.00 Case Studies from Diabetes Medical Home Pilots: Key Processes, Tools, Metrics and Outcomes offers a detailed look at two physician-health plan partnerships in diabetes disease management — a care coordination pilot for New Jersey state employees with diabetes and a hands-on case manager-driven initiative for Medicaid beneficiaries with diabetes in North Carolina.
Medical Home Reimbursement Models: Funding Patient-Centered Care with Multi-Stakeholder Collaborations - $147.00 Medical Home Reimbursement Models: Funding Patient-Centered Care with Multi-Stakeholder Collaborations presents three ongoing medical home pilots built on a variety of reimbursement models. This 39-page special report provides an opportunity to evaluate three PCMH financial models and benefit from the experiences of multi-stakeholder collaborations. These case studies reflect early collaborations by Colorado, Ohio, and New Hampshire providers, employers, and public and private payors to build reimbursement structures that reward providers for care coordination and preventive efforts without adversely impacting healthcare costs.
Engaging Physicians in Pay for Performance: Promoting Partnerships That Align Data, Dollars, Care & Quality - $137.00 In Engaging Physicians in Pay for Performance: Promoting Partnerships That Align Data, Dollars, Care & Quality, two industry leaders chronicle the development of mutually beneficial provider-plan partnerships in PFP. They identify practice workflow issues that can derail physician participation in PFP and provide inside details on how they have engaged physicians in PFP programs and sustained motivation for continued participation.
Medical Necessity for Emergency and Outpatient Services - $277.00 RAC statistics indicate that denials related to medical necessity are the largest contributors to lost reimbursement. This audio recording shows you how to adequately address medical necessity coding compliance in the ED and in outpatient services. You'll learn the valuable role case management can play in reducing loss.
Five Steps To Strengthen Your Emergency Operations Plan - $217.00 This virtual workshop helps reshape your emergency operations plan (EOP) to ensure compliance with the Joint Commission's emergency management standards and to keep your staff, patients, and facility safe. Expert speakers deliver a comprehensive strategy for developing an effective EOP based on proven lessons from real life emergencies.
Emergency Management Compliance in 2009 - $247.00 During this 90-minute audio recording, industry experts Susan McLaughlin, MBA, FASHE, CHSP, and Steve M. Ennis, CHSP, CFPS, explain what implication The Joint Commission's new emergency management chapter has on your facility.
Emergency Management Compliance Manual - $247.00 This binder and CD-ROM set helps you cut through the confusion related to the new emergency management chapter of the Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals (CAMH) and provides best practices to help you prepare for the challenges that lie ahead.
Infection Control Protocols for Emergency Management - $247.00 During this 90-minute audio recording, our experienced speakers provide you with practical tips and real-world advice in order to make the most of your IC department during an emergency.
Emergency Management Coordinator's Handbook for Hospitals - $147.00 This book and CD-ROM is an affordable, easy-to-read reference that outlines the fundamental processes of emergency management and offers strategies on how to meet the latest standards and regulations.
Evidence-Based Competency Management for the Emergency Department,Second Edition - $117.00 End your struggle to assess, validate, and document the competency of your ED nurses. NEW! Second edition includes evidence-based competencies! You hire only the best nurses for your emergency department (ED) to complete their tasks quickly and competently, even in the most chaotic situations. The best way to measure and assess their readiness is through evidence-based competencies. Now you don’t have to spend time researching evidence-based competencies to assess your ED nurses’ skill sets! Author Barbara A. Brunt, MA, MN, RN-BC, has taken her best-selling series and cited each competency with solid, reputable evidence so you can benchmark your staff against industry standards.
Compliant Charge Capture in the ED - $277.00 The emergency department (ED) represents the most likely place for a hospital to lose revenue from uncaptured but performed procedures, critical care provided but inaccurately or incompletely documented, and the general duality of the clinician's role in charge capture process. This audio recording helps you ensure you are earning every penny you deserve.
EMTALA Compliance - $277.00 The Final IPPS rule for 2009, released in October 2008, detailed new provisions to EMTALA law. This program helps you stay informed of these latest changes. Speakers use specific examples to illustrate the proper reaction to common emergency scenarios involving EMTALA as well as detail tips for conducting internal audits and how to ensure your entire facility—not just your emergency department—is educated and EMTALA compliant.
Rapid Response Teams, Global Edition - $97.00 If you're considering implementing an RRT, but you don't know where to start, this global resource provides practical tips, successful case studies, and expert advice that healthcare professionals everywhere can apply in their hospitals.
Designing A Strategy for ED On-Call - $257.00 In this 90-minute audio recording, our speakers will provide participants with cutting edge strategies and tools for balancing the needs of physicians, the hospital, and the community for ED coverage.
E/M Coding for Outpatient Clinics - $247.00 Expert speakers review E/M charge capture tools, providing analysis of how the form is useful, as well as areas of potential misinterpretation. In addition, the speakers illustrate tools you can use to determine your appropriate E/M level, how to ensure you are billing for the right procedures, and …
Case Management at Your Hospital's Points of Entry - $277.00 During this 90-minute audio recording, speakers Mary E. Williams, BA, ACM, and Doreen Farma, RN, CPUR, offer effective intervention strategies at hospital points of entry. Learn creative care alternatives for patients who don't meet admission criteria, ensure medical necessity throughout a patient's stay, achieve savings that go straight to your bottom line, and more …
Prevent Pediatric Medication Errors - $277.00 In April 2008, The Joint Commission published its latest Sentinel Event Alert on pediatric medication errors, urging greater attention to precautions such as medication standardization, improved drug identification and communication techniques, and the use of kilograms as the standard weight measurement for proper dosage calculation.
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