Improvement of Procedure Documentation Compliance With the Implementation of a Visual Aid.

Background: Emergency department (ED) providers face increasing task burdens and requirements related to documentation and paperwork. To decrease the mental task burden for providers, our institution developed an infographic that illustrates which forms are necessary for complete documentation of nonemergent invasive procedures.

Objectives: Our study aims to analyze the effect of a nonelectronic health record-based infographic, paired with direct feedback, on compliance with nonemergent invasive procedure documentation performed in the ED.

The Effect of a Nursing Hold Team on Patient Satisfaction for Admitted Patients Discharged Directly From the Emergency Department.

Objectives: Emergency departments (ED) across the United States face challenges related to patient volume, available capacity, and patient throughput. Patient satisfaction is adversely affected by crowding and lengthy boarding times. This study aimed to determine whether the implementation of a dedicated nursing hold team (NHT) would improve patient satisfaction scores for admitted patients discharged directly from the ED.

Development and Implementation of an Alternate Care Site During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Introduction With the rampant spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the subsequent pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the need for medical resources has never been greater. In recent history, the deployment of surge medical facilities and their importance in improving the provision of crisis care became relevant. The primary objective of this study was to describe the development and implementation of an alternate care site (ACS) during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Resource utilization of adult patients referred to the emergency department from an urgent care center.

Background: The rise of urgent care centers (UCC) continues to serve as an alternative to emergency departments (ED) for patients with a perceived lower acuity complaint. Patients that are deemed to be higher acuity are often evaluated at an UCC and then redirected to EDs. However, limited data exist on resource utilization by patients who are transferred from UCCs to EDs.

Escape the Trauma Room.

Traditional conference didactics may not be effectively meeting the learning needs of today's emergency medicine (EM) residents, and educators are employing various interactive approaches to engage learners. Escape Room is a popular adventure game in which participants must work together to solve a series of puzzles to escape a locked room. Our aim was to adapt this game design to teach core EM content and procedural aptitude.