More Hospitals are Closing
The wave of increasing hospital closures and service line cutbacks continues to sweep the U.S. A recent…
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More Hospitals are Closing
The wave of increasing hospital closures and service line cutbacks continues to sweep the U.S. A recent... -
Case Report: Pancreatitis Mimics STEMI
Many conditions outside of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) mimic ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), but only a handful... -
Suicide Attempt in the Terminally Ill Cancer Patient with Advance Directive
A middle-aged male with squamous cell carcinoma and extensive metastases is brought to the emergency department (ED)...
Case Report: Pancreatitis Mimics STEMI
Many conditions outside of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) mimic ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), but only a handful…
Suicide Attempt in the Terminally Ill Cancer Patient with Advance Directive
A middle-aged male with squamous cell carcinoma and extensive metastases is brought to the emergency department (ED)…
Maryland Implements Value-Based Alternative Payment Model
In January 2023, the state of Maryland launched the first-ever government-based emergency medicine alternative payment model. An…
Emergency Physician Provides HIV and Hepatitis C Testing, Counseling to Underserved Communities
Yvette Calderon, MD, FACEP, understood health disparities from an early age. Born to Puerto Rican parents who…
ACEP Chapter Roundup: Highlights and Updates from 2023
As we close out 2023, ACEP’s chapters were invited to share news from the past year and…
An Actionable, Visual Dashboard Approach to Boarding
Boarding has reached crisis levels across the United States, recently culminating in a letter from ACEP and…
Data-Driven Approach Yields New Approach for Emergency Department Triage
Emergency medicine involves a density of decision-making that exceeds that of any other medical specialty. Emergency physicians…
Tackling Emergency Department Crowding
Emergency departments (EDs) are currently dealing with big problems of overcrowding and boarding. The number of patients…
Stanford’s Innovation Exchange
The third annual Stanford Emergency Medicine Innovation Symposium (STEMI X) was held on June 22nd, 2023. The…