Emergency Medicine in the White House
National Security Council staff director for medical preparedness policy, Richard Hunt, MD, FACEP, discusses the value of…
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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…
ED Leaders Prepare for Medicare Payment Reforms, Quality-of-Care Improvements
As CMS’ value-based purchasing program enters its second year, emergency departments are poised to influence hospital outcomes…
ED Physicians Tweet About eTools, Ketamine, Evaluating Brain Death, and Free Open Access Meducation (FOAM)
Catch up on some of emergency medicine’s best tweets and learn to pack a punch into 140…
Sheltering Personal Assets from Medical Malpractice Liability Is Overrated
Why excess-limits verdicts against physicians are rare and not something you need to plan for financially There…
Asset-protection Planning May Be Your Best Defense Against a Medical Malpractice Judgment
Steps ED physicians can take without a lawyer to protect their personal savings from an excess-limits verdict…
The U.S. Federal Government Shutdown Doesn’t Bode Well for Our Future
Review of events that led to the shutdown in October 2013, who’s to blame, and how emergency…