Surgery Needed in Nearly Half of Appendicitis Patients Treated with Antibiotics
Antibiotic therapy can prevent or delay the need for an appendectomy, but ultimately nearly half of the…
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Dr. Christopher Kang Chosen ACEP President-Elect
On Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021, in Boston, the ACEP Council conducted its annual elections. Christopher S. Kang,…
New Study Analyzed Effects of Increasing Urgent Care Capacity
Editor’s Note: Read Dr. Cedric Dark’s commentary on this EMRA + PolicyRx Health Policy Journal Club article….
Are Current Efforts To Increase Access Missing the Point?
For the longest time, efforts to bring health care closer to the patient have fascinated me. Although…
After Mergers, Rural Hospitals More Likely to Stop Surgical Services
Rural hospitals that are acquired by larger hospitals or health systems are more likely to close their…
Reflections on Afghanistan
Members from the Government Services chapter of ACEP reflect on memories from their time serving overseas …
U.S. to Invest $70 Million to Boost Access to COVID-19 Tests
The Biden administration said it will invest $70 million to boost the availability and lower costs of…
Emergency Physicians Explore the Future of the Emergency Medicine Workforce
Note: Watch a video of the complete Workforce Roundtable here. I recently met with four emergency physicians—Jesse…
Rescue Team Doctor at the Surfside Condo Collapse Shares Experience
Shortly after 1:20 a.m. on June 24, 2021, a large section of Champlain Towers South, a 12-story…
ACEP Responds to Major Medicare Regulation Impacting Physician Payments
In early September, ACEP submitted a comprehensive response to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’)…