Opinion: Emergency Physicians Should Work On Solutions to Balance Billing Issues
Balance billing is a matter in which emergency physicians have been placed in an indefensible position. While…
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European Association of Urology Guidelines for Evaluating, Managing Blunt Renal Trauma
The ACEP Clinical Policies Committee regularly reviews guidelines published by other organizations and professional societies. Periodically, new…
Emergency Physicians Compete on NBC TV’s American Ninja Warrior
Jennifer L’Hommedieu Stankus, MD, JD, FACEP, is always looking for a challenge. “When I saw [NBC’s] American…
Point-of-Care Pelvic Ultrasound Done by Emergency Physicians Comes Under Fire
Emergency physician–performed (EP) pelvic ultrasound has been shown to save lives, expedite patient care, and improve patient…
Emergency Medicine Code Black Documentary Basis for CBS TV Primetime Series
When ACEP Now last spoke with emergency physician and documentary filmmaker Ryan McGarry, MD, his film, Code…
Emergency Medicine Leaders Talk Reimbursement, Boarding, and Quality at Q&A
BOSTON—Steven Stack, MD, FACEP, doesn’t think people understand emergency physicians well enough. Luckily, Dr. Stack—the first practicing…
Communication and Cloud Connections Key to Improving Care for ‘Frequent Fliers’
BOSTON—The onus of reducing superutilizers in emergency departments is on a lot of people. Politicians. Health care…