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Brutal New AEM Report
[By Staff Reporters]
Hospital emergency rooms are not safely designed or managed, and improvements in working conditions are needed, according to a new study in the Annals of Emergency Medicine [AEM].
AHRQ
According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality [AHRQ], December 9, 2008, the study surveyed 3,562 emergency medicine clinicians in 65 hospitals to examine their perceptions about their emergency department’s safety.
Incriminating Findings
The study found that:
- Nearly two-thirds of emergency departments reported insufficient space for patient care.
- One third said the number of patients consistently exceeded ER capacity for safe care.
- Forty percent reported insufficient physician staffing to handle busy period patient loads.
- Two-thirds reported insufficient nursing staff to handle patient loads during busy periods.
- Only a third reported frequent patient waiting-room monitoring.
Suggestions
The researchers recommend the following improvements:
- Increase or redesign emergency department space.
- Increase staffing during periods of high demand.
- Improve information sharing between clinicians by reworking team processes.
- Improve patient transitions between ER and inpatient areas of the hospital.
- Provide more computer workstations and access to eHRs.
Assessment
Recently, there has been a plethora of corroborating reports.
Conclusion
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