Emergency Physician Embarks on Second Medical Expedition to Antarctica
This winter, I’ll be practicing emergency medicine on the beach. Sound sweet? Well, “beach” may not quite…
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Opinion: Institute of Medicine Report on Medical Misdiagnoses Overly Critical of Emergency Medicine
The 2015 Institute of Medicine (IOM) publication “Improving Diagnosis in Healthcare” takes an important step in the…
Emergency Department Benchmarking Alliance Releases 2014 Data on Staffing, Physician Productivity
There is considerable variation in the staff that provide patient care in American EDs. The Emergency Department…
Diltiazem Achieves More Rapid Rate Control in Atrial Fibrillation than Metoprolol
Case: A 49-year-old man with no past medical history presents to the ED with palpitations for five…
FOAM Podcasts Introduce Readers to Benefits of Multimedia Learning
Since 2014, we have been writing and producing FOAMcast, a podcast on a mission to bridge the…
Emergency Medicine Wellness Week 2016 to Focus on Self-Care for Emergency Physicians
ACEP views wellness as so critical to the success of an emergency physician that Emergency Medicine Wellness…
Richard Shoemaker, MD, Among Emergency Physicians Who’ve Competed on American Ninja Warrior
I read the article on the ED physicians participating on American Ninja Warrior. However, the list was…
Nominations for Emergency Department Director of the Year Award Due February 15
Nominations are being accepted for the Blue Jay Consulting/Emergency Medicine Foundation Emergency Department Director of the Year…
What Emergency Physicians Need to Know about the 2016 CMS Fee Schedule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule…
How Health Care Consolidation Is Changing Emergency Medicine
Consolidation in the health care market isn’t a new trend, but the frenzy of mergers and acquisitions…