Improve Opioid Use Disorder Management by Changing Resident Training
The last decade has witnessed a brutal toll of opioid-related suffering and deaths. Opioid addiction has shifted from…
Posts by Joseph Harrington
Malpractice Litigation in the Era of COVID-19
Physicians are used to seeing billboards and daytime television advertisements for plaintiff’s attorney firms. Our reactions to…
Emergency Medicine Gains Ground in 2021
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the 2021 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed…
A Patient Transfer Leads to a Lawsuit
A difficult airway is every emergency physician’s worst nightmare. The decision to intubate a patient needs to…
Early Recognition in the Emergency Dept Is Key to Stopping Elder Abuse
The Case A 74-year-old female nursing home resident with moderate dementia presents with her daughter for evaluation…
To All People Staying Neutral About Black Lives Matter
Just when we thought life in 2020 couldn’t get any worse after the COVID-19 pandemic began to…
Stethoscopes & Hearing Aids: Choosing the Right Devices for You
Three years ago I noticed I was not hearing well through my stethoscope. I decided to try…
How to Avoid Missing a Pediatric Elbow Fracture
Pediatric elbow injuries are among the most challenging musculoskeletal conditions for emergency physicians. Kids can be a…
Team Rubicon Responds to COVID-19 Crisis in the Navajo Nation
Editors’ Note: This article was accepted on June 28, 2020, and was accurate at that time. Because…
California’s Approach to Surprise Billing Disadvantaged Physicians
Editor’s Note: Read Dr. Cedric Dark’s commentary on this EMRA + PolicyRx Health Policy Journal Club article….