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David M. Walker, M.D., Assistant Professor of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Yale University School of Medicine, New…
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Reimbursement and Coding Updated for 2011
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule on…
In Defense of Flu Shots
I disagree with Dr. Brian Zachariah’s statement that influenza vaccination of health care personnel lacks “proven beneficience”…
Hypothermia Therapy for Cardiac Arrest: Not Enough Proof
I would like to express my concern about the front page headline and story in the November…
The Role of Nesiritide
The majority of patients who present to the emergency department in acute pulmonary edema are markedly improved…
Get the Latest Research in the December Annals
Here is a quick look at an article published in the December issue of Annals of Emergency…
ED Director of the Year Nominations Open
The Emergency Medicine Foundation is now accepting nominations for the 2011 Blue Jay Consulting/EMF Award for Emergency…
Spotlight on Observation Care
Medicare claims for observation care rose from $828,000 in 2006 to more than $1.1 million in 2009….
Weightism in Health Care
More than 30% of the American population is obese.1 Studies have repeatedly demonstrated a bias against obese…
Duty Hour Changes Won’t Change Resident Rotations
With the latest version of duty hour restrictions from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME),…