Telemedicine Dramatically Reduces Patient Transfers
Telemedicine enables faster medical decision-making, such as where a patient should receive treatment. “If a patient can…
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Duty Hour Requirements To Be Subjected to Scientific Evidence (Finally)
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) has given permission for hospitals participating in two new…
Emergency Physicians Increasingly Work Simultaneously as Hospitalists in Nation’s Smallest Hospitals
On a recent Friday, Pattie Malone, MD, worked the emergency room at Ocean Beach Hospital, a 25-bed,…
ACEP’s Choosing Wisely Recommendations Stress Importance of Shared Decision Making in Emergency Medicine
During ACEP’s annual conference in Seattle last fall, the College released its five recommendations for inclusion in…
Prevent Loss of RVUs, Reduced Physician Compensation by Properly Documenting Evaluation and Management Services in the Emergency Department
An interview with reimbursement and coding expert Michael Granovsky, MD, CPC, FACEP When it comes to compensation,…
How to Approach End-of-Life Care Discussions, Determine Treatment Goals for Patients Near Death in the Emergency Department
Case: A 79-year-old woman with metastatic lung cancer presents to the ED with severe dyspnea. Assisted ventilation…
Avoid Potential Pitfalls of Living Wills, DNR, and POLST with Checklists, Standardization
For clarification, the living will’s presence does not mean it should be followed. It simply indicates that…
Residency Coordinators Can Be Allies of Emergency Medicine Residents
Those coordinators who preferred to remain anonymous were quite specific about the consequences of not respecting or…
Comment Period Open for ACEP Draft Thoracic Aortic Dissection Clinical Policy
A Clinical Policies Subcommittee of ACEP has completed a draft clinical guideline: “Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in…
ACEP Begins Selection Process for New Committee Members
Volunteer to serve on an ACEP Council committee and lend your experience and expertise. Members will be…