Waypoints of the journey
Life is a journey marked by the waypoints of humbling events. We all experience these affairs, great...
ACEP News: Vol 32 – No 01 – January 2013
Better in a breath
Happy New Year. (Period. Not an exclamation point). It’s a sober reminder of time passing and a...
Elders in the ED
I just love my grandmother. She’s pretty awesome. No, sir, she does not let her oxygen tank...
Ultrasound for thoracentesis
Introduction Thoracentesis is a common procedure that is used for both diagnostic evaluation and symptomatic treatment of...
Does flu vaccination help your heart?
We seem always to be looking for health benefits from things that might otherwise be seen as...
Job searching on the Web
As an emergency physician, your only reliable source for on-line job searching is via sites devoted exclusively...
Podcasts are great, but …
“I learned very early the difference between knowing the name of something and knowing something.” –-Richard P....
HHS asking EPs about admissions
The Office of Inspector General at the Health and Human Services Department has reportedly sent letters to...
The medium is the message
Nobody has ever claimed that medicine is being consistently well-taught. Generally the medicine that is taught in...
Physician value-based payment modifier starts in 2015
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) implement a...
Nomination deadline nears for ACEP awards program
ACEP is accepting nominations until Feb. 15 for the 2013 Awards Program, which annually honors those who...
NEW RULES: the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS)
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released final rules for the 2013 Medicare Physician...
Learn to supervise your advanced practice provider
Some of the most important risk areas related to advanced practice providers (APPs) or mid-level providers include:...
EMPRN: Research network amplifies physician voices
EMPRN, the Emergency Medicine Practice Research Network, recently completed its first survey and presented some of the...
Reimbursement and coding updated for 2013
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Nov....
Texting and drinking – Do they mix?
News articles cover incidents of dangerous overconsumption among college students and the rise in text messaging and...
Blame the messenger
As physicians, we have been well trained to understand the pathophysiological processes that bring about death and...
