Podcast

Joseph Twanmoh, MD MBA FAAEM, Co-Chair of the AAEM Operations Management Committee and Senior Vice President of MS2, a health care consulting firm and Ferdinando Mirarchi, DO FAAEM, an emergency physician at UPMC Hamot in Eire, PA, discuss solutions to address emergency department overcrowding. Intro music by SaReGaMa, 'Sky is the Limit,' from the album 'Sky is the Limit,' powered by JAMENDO.

Joseph Twanmoh, MD MBA FAAEM, Co-Chair of the AAEM Operations Management Committee and Senior Vice President of MS2, a health care consulting firm and Tom Scaletta, MD FAAEM, President, Smart-ER; ED Chair at Edward Hospital (Naperville, IL); and Past President of AAEM discuss solutions to address emergency department over-utilizers. Intro music by SaReGaMa, 'Sky is the Limit,' from the album 'Sky is the Limit,' powered by JAMENDO.

David Farcy, MD FAAEM FCCM, Chairman of Emergency Medicine at Mount Sinai Medical in Miami Beach, Florida, speaks with Todd Slesinger, MD FAAEM, Program Director, Emergency Medicine Residency at Aventura Hospital in Florida about non-invasive positive pressure, the types of delivery, and specific disease processes it may help. Intro music by NICOCO, "Quiberon," from the album "Nicoco," powered by JAMENDO.

Joseph Guarisco, MD FAAEM, ED Chair at Ochsner Hospital (New Orleans, LA) and Co-Chair of the AAEM Operations Management Committee, interviews Joseph Twanmoh, MD MBA FAAEM, Co-Chair of the AAEM Operations Management Committee and Senior Vice President of MS2, a health care consulting firm. In part two of this episode, Drs. Guarisco and Twanmoh conclude their discussion of common myths in ED operations surrounding crowding and ED throughput and dive into best practices. Intro music by SaReGaMa, 'Sky is the Limit,' from the album 'Sky is the Limit,' powered by JAMENDO.

Joseph Guarisco, MD FAAEM, ED Chair at Ochsner Hospital (New Orleans, LA) and Co-Chair of the AAEM Operations Management Committee, interviews Joseph Twanmoh, MD MBA FAAEM, Co-Chair of the AAEM Operations Management Committee and Senior Vice President of MS2, a health care consulting firm. In part one of this episode, Drs. Guarisco and Twanmoh discuss common myths in ED operations surrounding crowding and ED throughput. Intro music by SaReGaMa, 'Sky is the Limit,' from the album 'Sky is the Limit,' powered by JAMENDO.

David Farcy, MD FAAEM FCCM, Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine at Mount Sinai Medical in Miami Beach, Florida, speaks with Dr. Niklas Nielsen, an attending physician at Helsingborg Hospital in Sweden. In this episode, Drs. Farcy and Nielsen discuss TTM study and target temperature management in patients following cardiac arrest. Intro music by SaReGaMa, "Sky is the Limit," from the album "Sky is the Limit," powered by JAMENDO.

David Farcy, MD FAAEM FCCM, Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine at Mount Sinai Medical in Miami Beach, Florida, speaks with David Huang, MD MPH, Associate Professor at the University of Pittsburgh in the departments of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care. In this episode, Drs. Farcy and Huang discuss the neuromuscular blocking agents in mechanically ventilated patients. <i>Intro music by SaReGaMa, "Sky is the Limit," from the album "Sky is the Limit," powered by JAMENDO.</i>

David Farcy, MD FAAEM FCCM, Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine at Mount Sinai Medical in Miami Beach, Florida, speaks with Ashika Jain, MD, Assistant Professor at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY. In this episode, Drs. Farcy and Jain discuss CVP, ultrasound, and how to assess fluid responsiveness in your critically ill patient. Ultrasound photos available on the AAEM blog at www.aaem.org/publications/blog. Intro music by SaReGaMa, "Sky is the Limit," from the album "Sky is the Limit," powered by JAMENDO.

Joseph Guarisco, MD FAAEM, ED Chair at Ochsner Hospital (New Orleans, LA) and Chair of the AAEM Operations Management Committee, interviews Todd B. Taylor, MD FAAEM, an emergency physician and independent consultant in the areas of healthcare IT and practice management. In part two of this episode, the discussion of scribes in the emergency department continues, covering question of outsourcing versus a homegrown program, how to execute a program, staffing models and pearls & pitfalls. Intro music by SaReGaMa, 'Sky is the Limit,' from the album 'Sky is the Limit,' powered by JAMENDO.

Joseph Guarisco, MD FAAEM, ED Chair at Ochsner Hospital (New Orleans, LA) and Chair of the AAEM Operations Management Committee, interviews Todd B. Taylor, MD FAAEM, an emergency physician and independent consultant in the areas of healthcare IT and practice management. In part one of this episode, Drs. Guarisco and Todd discuss scribes in the emergency department covering the history and definition of scribes, in addition to data surrounding the financial and efficiency outcomes of these programs. Intro music by SaReGaMa, 'Sky is the Limit,' from the album 'Sky is the Limit,' powered by JAMENDO.

David Farcy, MD FAAEM FCCM, Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine at Mount Sinai Medical in Miami Beach, Florida, speaks with Joseph Shiber, MD FAAEM FCCM FACP, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care at the University of Florida, Jacksonville. In this episode, Drs. Farcy and Shiber investigate how to improve the care and survival of post cardiac arrest syndrome patients by discussing a patient case of a 67 y/o female. Intro music by NICOCO, "Quiberon," from the album "Nicoco," powered by JAMENDO.

Mark Graban, MS MBA, author of the books Lean Hospitals, Healthcare Kaizen, and The Executive Guide to Healthcare Kaizen, interviews Joseph Guarisco, MD FAAEM, ED Chair at Ochsner Hospital (New Orleans, LA) and Chair of the AAEM Operations Management Committee. In part one of this episode, Mr. Graban and Dr. Guarisco discuss reasons for emergency department difficulties with throughput & patient flow and outline the critical drivers for improving the ED. They outline a conceptual breakdown of the ED and creating an agenda for change. Intro music by SaReGaMa, 'Sky is the Limit,' from the album 'Sky is the Limit,' powered by JAMENDO.

Mark Graban, MS MBA, author of the books Lean Hospitals, Healthcare Kaizen, and The Executive Guide to Healthcare Kaizen, interviews Joseph Guarisco, MD FAAEM, ED Chair at Ochsner Hospital (New Orleans, LA) and Chair of the AAEM Operations Management Committee. In part two of this episode, Mr. Graban and Dr. Guarisco discuss solutions to address this difficult area of management and implications for the ED. They outline queuing theory, the concept of variance, and the split-flow model. Intro music by SaReGaMa, 'Sky is the Limit,' from the album 'Sky is the Limit,' powered by JAMENDO.

Joseph Guarisco, MD FAAEM, ED Chair at Ochsner Hospital (New Orleans, LA) and Chair of the AAEM Operations Management Committee, speaks with Tom Scaletta, MD FAAEM, President, Smart-ER; ED Chair at Edward Hospital (Naperville, IL); and Past President of AAEM. In this episode, Drs. Guarisco and Scaletta discuss various issues related to emergency department patient satisfaction. Discussion points include: measurement and drivers of patient satisfaction, incentives for physicians, insights for leadership, and the how the changing landscape of health care will effect patient satisfaction moving forward. Intro music by SaReGaMa, 'Sky is the Limit,' from the album 'Sky is the Limit,' powered by JAMENDO.

Joseph Guarisco, MD FAAEM, ED Chair at Ochsner Hospital (New Orleans, LA) and Chair of the AAEM Operations Management Committee, speaks with Tom Scaletta, MD FAAEM, President, Smart-ER; ED Chair at Edward Hospital (Naperville, IL); and Past President of AAEM. In this episode, Drs. Guarisco and Scaletta discuss various issues related to emergency department patient satisfaction. Discussion points include: measurement and drivers of patient satisfaction, incentives for physicians, insights for leadership, and the how the changing landscape of health care will effect patient satisfaction moving forward. Intro music by SaReGaMa, 'Sky is the Limit,' from the album 'Sky is the Limit,' powered by JAMENDO.