ACEP Suspends Physician for Expert Witness and Ethics Code Violations
The ACEP Board of Directors suspended Diane M. Sixsmith, MD, FACEP, from ACEP membership for a period…
Posts by Joseph Harrington
Reduce Opioid Duration and Quantity to Limit Use, Avoid Addiction
Editor’s Note: This is the seventh part of an ongoing series on what emergency physicians can do…
Notes From Emergency Physician Working When the Camp Fire Threatened Hospital
The town of Paradise, California, burned to the ground on Nov. 8, 2018, in the Camp Fire….
Coding Wizard: How to Document Burn Treatment
Editor’s Note: Cutting through the red tape to make certain that you get paid for every dollar…
How Emergency Physicians Can Advocate for Vaccination
If we’re the safety net we claim to be, I think emergency physicians should confront the increasing…
How to Code Nail Procedures
Editor’s Note: Cutting through the red tape to make certain that you get paid for every dollar…
The Updated National Practitioner Data Bank Reporting Requirements
Congress enacted the Health Care Quality Improvement Act (Title IV) in 1986, which created the National Practitioner…
A Case Example: Reversing Anticoagulant Dabigatran with Idarucizumab
The Case A 75-year-old man presents to your emergency department via paramedics. His transport time was about…
New-Drug Details: Reversing Anticoagulant Dabigatran with Idarucizumab
Idarucizumab (Praxbind) is the first and only specific reversal agent for a novel oral anticoagulant (NOAC) approved…
Year 2068: The Next 50 Years in Emergency Medicine
DALLAS, Aug. 16, 2068 —“Good morning, Mr. Smith,” the nursing home’s artificial intelligence bot chimes. “Your heart…