Follow-up Health Advice Delivered By Text May Help Improve Care for Patients with Diabetes
Medication reminders, motivational and healthy-living tips sent by physicians through TExT-MED mobile health messaging program helped diabetics…
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New Guidelines Enhance Care Standards for Elderly Patients in the ED
Recommendations cover staffing, education, equipment, procedures, follow-up tips, and performance improvement measures for geriatric emergency care The…
Legal Wrangling, Political Debate Continue as Affordable Care Act Takes Hold
Provisions of health care reform spark lawsuits, divide state leaders, and encourage release of federal guidelines to…
Ten Ways Obamacare Could Impact Patients, Emergency Departments, and the Physician Workforce
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that 2.5 million people will leave the workforce over the next…
Health Issues To Consider Among Transgender Patients
Conditions related to cross-sex hormone use, postoperative wounds, cardiovascular risk, and sexual and mental health concerns in…
Emergency Medicine in the White House
National Security Council staff director for medical preparedness policy, Richard Hunt, MD, FACEP, discusses the value of…
Comment Period for tPA Clinical Policy Closing Soon
Comments related to guidelines about use of intravenous thrombolytics for ischemic stroke must be submitted to ACEP…
ACEP Faculty Teaching Award Nominations Due Next Month
Nominations for outstanding educators in emergency medicine must be submitted by April 14 Each year, ACEP sponsors…
CDC Reports Record Number of Malaria Cases in the U.S
Emergency physicians encouraged to review guidelines for diagnosing, treating this parasitic disease as infection rates reach highest…
Does a 10-Item Physical Exam Add Value to Patient Care?
Why a general health check may become obsolete As every emergency physician knows, the practical exam required…