The Gouverneur Ambulatory Care Unit: A New Approach to Ambulatory Care

The Ambulatory Care Unit at Derriford Hospital.

Ambulatory emergency care (AEC) is an essential component of any acute medical unit (AMU). This statement is predicated on the clinical and financial benefits it confers. In this article, the author outlines the implementation of the Ambulatory Care Unit at Derriford Hospital and the first 6 months of service provision. The initial data collated demonstrates the impact the service has had local...

Transitioning from acute care to ambulatory care.

Medication therapy in ambulatory medical care. National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey and National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, 1992.

OBJECTIVES This report describes medications provided or prescribed during ambulatory medical care visits in 1992. Total ambulatory care medication therapy combines data from office-based physicians, hospital outpatient departments (OPD's), and hospital emergency departments (ED's). Drug therapy is described along three dimensions: number of drugs provided or prescribed (drug mention), whether ...

Revisions to requirements for ambulatory care organizations.

ambulatory care standards to ensure that these accreditation requirements remain relevant. These requirements, located in the “Human Resources” (HR), “Leadership” (LD), “Medication Management” (MM), “National Patient Safety Goals” (NPSG), and “Provision of Care, Treatment, and Services” chapters, were identified as not adding value, needing clarification, or containing language that may not be ...

Evolve and integrate: a new imperative for ambulatory care.

A highly evolved ambulatory care delivery system possesses four key attributes: high-quality care, exceptional levels of access, outstanding patient and staff satisfaction, and cost-effective delivery of care. Such a system seeks to ease management of the patient care continuum by delivering as many services as possible under one umbrella. High-quality, cost-effective care is achieved through i...