A large-scale study by researchers from the Regenstrief Institute and the Indiana University School of Medicine has found that patient pain upon arrival in the Emergency Department (ED) as well as the ...

In this large cohort study, 18.5% of patients who left the emergency department (ED) without being seen returned within 7 days, with a significant proportion requiring hospitalization. Researchers ...

The first two parts of this Clinical Efficiency Tricks series laid out the systemic and individual changes that can improve emergency department (ED) patient flow during the arrivaland in-room ...

This article describes the positive impact that actively managing functional recovery has on postacute placement for patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery. Objective: To describe the ...

Many hospitals are struggling to address crowded and inefficient emergency departments. As the ED is the “front door” to the hospital for many patients, it is essential that hospitals have efficient, ...

Are surgeons giving patients unrealistic expectations about recovery after robotic lung surgery? That's what CU Department of Surgery faculty member Robert Meguid, M.D., MPH, and surgery resident Adam ...

Clinicians have long struggled with patient education. Often, materials are simplified to at or below a fifth-grade reading level in an effort to ensure accessibility. Ironically, this approach can ...