Emergency Care Management 2006 - Ambulance and other medical transportation, review policy/procedure.DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c31097) has announced the addition of Emergency Care Management 2006 to their offering. A 79-page toolbox of guidelines, benefit interpretations, policies and procedures Policies and Procedures are a set of documents that describe an organization's policies for operation and the procedures necessary to fulfill the policies. They are often initiated because of some external requirement, such as environmental compliance or other governmental for the effective management of appropriate and medically necessary medically necessary Managed care adjective Referring to a covered service or treatment that is absolutely necessary to protect and enhance the health status of a Pt, and could adversely affect the Pt's condition if omitted, in accordance with accepted emergency and urgent care services. Includes strategies for after-hours, emergency care, plus review criteria guidelines to develop an effective after-hours and emergency care program that will provide quality-driven care and meet most coverage determinations. References and resources include links to emergency care protocols and guidelines and other web resources. Contents Include: Emergency services emergency services Emergency care '…services …necessary to prevent death or serious impairment of health and, because of the danger to life or health, require the use of the most accessible hospital available and equipped to furnish those services' Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (, EMTALA) is a United States Act of Congress passed in 1986 as part of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act. ER Authorization Systems Benefit coverage - example language Redirection Appeals Response time by providers for authorization Limitations/exclusions ER treatment review criteria matrix Ambulance and other medical transportation, review policy/procedure Reducing Emergency Room Visits - improving care and access in physician offices (New 12-05) Physicians Utilization Guide for ER Care ER utilization benchmarks Emergency Care Overview - Clinical (update 8-05) Emergency Care Committee Mandatory Reports - Domestic Violence ACLS ACLS abbr. advanced cardiac life support Certification Reimbursement for courses Triage triage Division of patients for priority of care, usually into three categories: those who will not survive even with treatment; those who will survive without treatment; and those whose survival depends on treatment. Emergency 'On-site' Ambulatory Care Triage (update 6-05, 8-05) Emergency Department Triage (New 8-05) Emergency Telephone Triage Case Management in the ED for High Utilizers (New 9-00, update 12-04) Reducing ER Care Visits (New 11-05) Office Emergency/Code Blue Policy and Procedure Code Blue Evaluation of Code Blue Response Emergency Equipment Adult Crash Cart: Content List Crash Cart/Defibrillator Check Lists Algorithms Specialty Referral by UCC An abbreviation for the Uniform Commercial Code. Physician Algorithm Priority Care Appointment following UCC Visit UCC Patient Disposition Algorithm Pre-Admission Function/ER Algorithm Reducing medication errors in the ER (New 12-05) 'Stat Nurse' Call Provider Tips ER Staffing and Related Issues Chest Pain/Chest Pain Units Dental Pain Management (New 11-04) Diagnostic X-ray, Post-trauma: Cervical spine, Knee, Ankle and Foot Patient Satisfaction with ER Services Patient Education Intervention (added 11-04) Advanced Directives Addendum - Court definition of emergency for Medicaid services (New 9-05) References - Emergency medical services An Emergency medical service (abbreviated to initialism "EMS" in many countries) is a service providing out-of-hospital acute care and transport to definitive care, to patients with illnesses and injuries which the patient believes constitutes a medical emergency. Resources - links to AAEM AAEM American Academy of Emergency Medicine AAEM American Academy of Environmental Medicine AAEM American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine AAEM Advanced Analytical Electron Microscope position statements, Hazmat, National Incident Management System - federal requirements, other (updated 12-05) Emergency Medicine web sites 'Famous Last Words' Our publication list For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c31097 |
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