Product Details

ED Management keeps emergency department directors, administrators, physicians, and nurse supervisors on top of developments in the business and management of emergency medical care in a concise, easy-to-read format.

These glimpses into the hospital will help you manage your ED in a manner that is efficient, compliant, safe, and which generates high satisfaction for staff and patients, and provides positive clinical outcomes. This practical, authoritative publication covers the issues that affect you most, such as improving patient flow, new federal regulations, cost savings, and accreditation details. Click here to see all recently published issues/articles from ED Management.

Note: This publication continues to offer AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ recognized by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education and continuing education contact hours recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Effective with the January 2019 issue, ED Management does not offer American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Category I credits. Subscribers can still earn ACEP Category I credits by rereading past issues that offer that credit and taking each online test with a passing score.

ED Management Covers:

• Reducing delays, improving patient flow, and reducing overcrowding
• Improving staff and patient satisfaction
• Complying with federal regulations, such as EMTALA and reimbursement changes
• Managing risks and improving patient safety
• Obtaining benchmarking/best practices from your peers.

Click here to see all recently published issues/articles from ED Management.

 

Benefits of Subscribing to ED Management Include:

• 12 Issues per year
• 1.25 nursing contact hours for each issue and a maximum of 15 hours annually
• 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^™ per issue and a maximum of 15 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^™ annually
• Quarterly supplement ED Accreditation Update covers compliance with Joint Commission standards

Faculty:

Physician Editor:

Robert Bitterman, MD, JD, FACEP
President
Bitterman Health Law Consulting Group

Nurse Planner:

Nicole Huff, MBA, MSN, RN, CEN
Clinical Manager
Santa Ynez Cottage Hospital
Emergency Department
Solvang, CA

Editorial Advisory Board:

Nancy Auer, MD, FACEP
Vice President for Medical Affairs
Swedish Health Services
Seattle

Kay Ball, PhD, RN, CNOR, CMLSO, FAAN
Professor of Nursing
Otterbein University
Westerville, OH

Larry Bedard, MD, FACEP
Senior Partner
California Emergency Physicians
President
Bedard and Associates
Sausalito, CA

Richard Bukata, MD
Medical Director, ED
San Gabriel (CA) Valley Medical Center
Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine
Keck School of Medicine
University of Southern California
Los Angeles

Diana S. Contino, RN, MBA, FAEN
Executive Director, Accountable Care Organization
Memorial Care Health System
Fountain Valley, CA

Caral Edelberg, CPC, CPMA, CAC, CCS-P, CHC
President
Edelberg Compliance Associates
Baton Rouge, LA

Gregory L. Henry, MD, FACEP
Clinical Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Michigan Medical School
Risk Management Consultant
Emergency Physicians Medical Group
Chief Executive Officer, Medical Practice
Risk Assessment Inc.
Ann Arbor, MI

Marty Karpiel, MPA, FACHE, FHFMA
Emergency Services Consultant
Karpiel Consulting Group Inc.
Long Beach, CA

Thom A. Mayer, MD, FACEP
Chairman
Department of Emergency Medicine
Fairfax Hospital
Falls Church, VA

Larry B. Mellick, MD, MS, FAAP, FACEP
Vice Chairman, Academic Affairs
Interim Section Chief, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Assistant Residency Director
Professor, Emergency Medicine
University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL

Robert B. Takla, MD, FACEP
Medical Director and Chair
Department of Emergency Medicine
St. John Hospital and Medical Center
Detroit

Michael J. Williams, MPA/HAS
President
The Abaris Group
Walnut Creek, CA

Continuing Education Information:

Objectives:

• apply new information about various approaches to ED management;
• discuss how developments in the regulatory arena apply to the ED setting;
• implement managerial procedures suggested by your peers in the publication.

Target Audience:

This educational activity is designed for emergency physicians, ED nurses, and other clinicians.

Accreditation and Credit Designation:

Relias LLC is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Relias LLC designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (15 per year). Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Relias LLC is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Contact hours [1.25] will be awarded to participants who meet the criteria for successful completion. California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider CEP#13791.

Expiration:

This CME activity is in effect for 36 months from the date of the publication.

Instructions for Participation:

Physicians and nurses participate in this CME/CE activity by reading the issues, using the provided references for further research, and studying the questions at the end of each issue. Participants will then be directed to a website, where they will complete an online assessment to show what they've learned. They must score 100 on the assessment in order to complete the activity, but they are allowed to answer the questions multiple times if needed. After they have successfully completed the assessment, they will receive their credit letter. Participants will be asked to complete two activity evaluations annually.