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Assessing Root Causes of First Case On-time Start (FCOTS) Delay in the Orthopedic Department at a Busy Level II Community Teaching Hospital
September 06, 2022 EDT
Assessing Root Causes of First Case On-time Start (FCOTS) Delay in the Orthopedic Department at a Busy Level II Community Teaching Hospital
Blake SaulElise KetelaarAmjad YaishMichael WagnerRobert ComrieGrace D. BrannanCarolina RestiniMichelle Balancio

Results from a quality improvement project designed to identify the rates and primary causes of first case delay for elective procedures within the orthopedic department at their suburban community hospital.

Contacting Patients After an Emergency Department Visit to Influence their Follow-Up Care Preferences
September 26, 2018 EDT
Contacting Patients After an Emergency Department Visit to Influence their Follow-Up Care Preferences
Matthew C. BombardHannah CM KoachesOmar J. Francis

Emergency Departments (ED) have faced increasing challenges in providing quality, cost-effective patient care.

Examination of How the Affordable Care Act Influenced Use of Lower-Acuity Emergency Department Services
September 26, 2018 EDT
Examination of How the Affordable Care Act Influenced Use of Lower-Acuity Emergency Department Services
Joe HaddadKyle FinkKatherine Pitus

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was implemented to make insurance accessible and reduce healthcare costs.

Effectiveness of a Faculty Development Course on Delivering Learner-Centered Feedback Utilizing the Flipped Training Model
April 27, 2018 EDT
Effectiveness of a Faculty Development Course on Delivering Learner-Centered Feedback Utilizing the Flipped Training Model
Brandy ChurchWilliam D. CorserAngela Harrison

Effective feedback is an important step in the acquisition of residents’ clinical skills and a key component of most adult learning strategies.

April 27, 2018 EDT
Ripping the Myth: Patients’ Symptomatic Descriptions of Acute Thoracic Aortic Dissection
Meghna NagabhushanJames Webley

The objective of this retrospective project was to assess the frequency with which patients presenting to an emergency department had used the descriptive terms “ripping” and “tearing”.

December 19, 2017 EDT
Comparison of Acute Kidney Injury During Treatment with Vancomycin and either Piperacillin-Tazobactam or Meropenem
John M. CannonRichard W. DouceErin R. GrubbsChristopher B. WillsAsam KhanElizabeth M. SchmidtMichael S. Wang

Empiric antibiotics are often required in hospitalized patients with serious infections who may be septic and at risk for drug resistant organisms.

Utilizing PDSA Cycle in Implementing a Chest Pain Accelerated Diagnostic Protocol
December 19, 2017 EDT
Utilizing PDSA Cycle in Implementing a Chest Pain Accelerated Diagnostic Protocol
Gretchen BrecknerJennifer WalkerKaren HanleyNikolai Butki

The authors in the Emergency Department (ED) at McLaren Oakland utilized the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) model to implement, evaluate and incrementally modify a Chest Pain Accelerated Diagnostic Protocol.

Thermal Energy Produced by Medium Velocity Pistol Projectiles and the Effects on Peripheral Nerve Tissue
August 24, 2017 EDT
Thermal Energy Produced by Medium Velocity Pistol Projectiles and the Effects on Peripheral Nerve Tissue
Alexander J. ColenLogan F. HansonGermaine R. FritsCameron G. Hanson

Sidearm pistols are more frequently involved in violent crimes due to their relatively small size and ability to be concealed.

Accuracy of Patient Height, Weight and Ideal Body Weight Estimates in the Emergency Department
February 02, 2017 EDT
Accuracy of Patient Height, Weight and Ideal Body Weight Estimates in the Emergency Department
Kevin BoehmCassie WeltJeanette Grimaldi

The purpose of this study was to establish the accuracy of emergency medicine professionals’ estimates of a sample of patients’ heights, weights and ideal body weights (IBW).

Development of a Quality Improvement/Patient Safety Curriculum to Increase Emergency Medicine Resident Scholarly Activity
October 24, 2016 EDT
Development of a Quality Improvement/Patient Safety Curriculum to Increase Emergency Medicine Resident Scholarly Activity
Nik ButkiMartina GhiardiWilliam D. Corser

There currently is no standard method for teaching Quality Improvement/Patient Safety (QIPS) content to prepare resident physicians planning QIPS projects. As part of the 2015-2016 MSU Statewide Campus System...

October 24, 2016 EDT
Billing Implications of Emergency Medicine Resident Physicians’ Laceration Length Estimates
Joseph ShererRoya CaloiaWilliam D. CorserKevin Tishkowski

Lacerations are a common occurrence in urgent care and emergency room settings. The types of lacerations repaired in these settings range from superficial and linear to deep and stellate.

October 24, 2016 EDT
Examination of Resident Physician Quality Improvement/Patient Safety Project Confidence Levels from Multiple Programs
Carolyn McGrailJosie UrbanBrandy ChurchWilliam D. Corser

It is now increasingly recognized that physicians should be engaged in quality improvement/patient safety (QIPS) activities to make their patient care systems perform more reliably and safely.