Evaluating Fever in Well-Appearing Infants and Children
In the May 2016 issue of Annals of Emergency Medicine, ACEP published a clinical policy focusing on…
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Documentation Pearls for Moderate, Conscious Sedation in Medical Coding
Editor’s Note: Cutting through the red tape to make certain that you get paid for every dollar…
Fort Worth Hospital Uses Innovation and Teamwork to Drive a Wildly Successful Emergency Department
The emergency department at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth is a different breed of…
Anthem Blue Cross Starts Prepayment Review on Level 5 Emergency Department E/M Medicare Claims
Anthem Blue Cross has announced that beginning January 2016, the plan will begin a prepayment review of…
Emergency Medicine Leaders at Diversity Executive Reception Unite to Focus on Improving Health Care
Since ACEP13 in Seattle, medical directors, regional directors, members of boards of directors, vice presidents, chief medical…
How to Handle a Medical Mistake
Error in judgment must occur in the practice of an art which consists largely of balancing probabilities.—William…
National Surveys on Emergency Department Trends Bring Future Improvements Into Focus
Emergency physicians and emergency department leaders face an important time in determining how to serve the needs…
Factors Driving Expanded Use of Tissue Plasminogen Activator for Acute Ischemic Stroke
There are dueling laments between what could be called “the stroke industrial complex” and the physicians on…
Boost Patient Satisfaction Scores, Become a Better Doctor
The hardest part of change is being convinced of its need. Patient satisfaction (experience of care) is…
Emergency Physician, Congressman Joe Heck Sets Sights on U.S. Senate Seat
In 2010, Joe Heck, DO, FACEP, became the first emergency physician elected to the U.S. Congress. He…