Respectful Communication Key to Reducing Barriers to Care for Transgender Patients in the ED
How emergency physicians can tailor their approach to transgender individuals and establish patient trust Nine months ago,...
ACEP Now: Vol 33 – No 03 – March 2014
How to Recognize, Treat Victims of Sex Trafficking
Emergency medicine providers must have keen interviewing skills, an ability to convey openness and kindness to the...
New Guidelines Enhance Care Standards for Elderly Patients in the ED
Recommendations cover staffing, education, equipment, procedures, follow-up tips, and performance improvement measures for geriatric emergency care The...
ICD-9 to ICD-10: The Coding Migration
How the International Classification of Diseases coding system got its start and why emergency physicians should know...
Legal Wrangling, Political Debate Continue as Affordable Care Act Takes Hold
Provisions of health care reform spark lawsuits, divide state leaders, and encourage release of federal guidelines to...
Ten Ways Obamacare Could Impact Patients, Emergency Departments, and the Physician Workforce
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that 2.5 million people will leave the workforce over the next...
Emergency Medicine in the White House
National Security Council staff director for medical preparedness policy, Richard Hunt, MD, FACEP, discusses the value of...
Follow-up Health Advice Delivered By Text May Help Improve Care for Patients with Diabetes
Medication reminders, motivational and healthy-living tips sent by physicians through TExT-MED mobile health messaging program helped diabetics...
Health Issues To Consider Among Transgender Patients
Conditions related to cross-sex hormone use, postoperative wounds, cardiovascular risk, and sexual and mental health concerns in...
Myths in Emergency Medicine
Emergency physicians dispel common beliefs about contrast allergies, antibiotics in nasal packing, tap water as an irrigation...
The Sustainable Growth Rate Formula, Then and Now
How the SGR Medicare physician-payment formula became flawed and why a fix is unlikely in 2014 Even...
A Rational Approach to the Opioid-Seeking Patient
How emergency physicians can minimize stress, avoid confrontations while meeting patient needs Drug Diversion and Abuse Is...
An Intubation Checklist for Emergency Department Physicians
The EMCrit call/response checklist offers tips to prepare patients and ED teams, gather equipment needed to perform...
A High-Value Diagnostic Approach to Low-Back Pain
Instead of imaging, a clinical history and physical exam can safely evaluate back pain in ED patients...
What ED Performance Measures Should Mean to You
Important data sources and applications of ED measures and how they can impact the practice of emergency...
Avoid Paying Too Much for Financial Advice
What physicians should consider when hiring a financial planner or asset manager In 2010, a former postal...
ACEP Sets April Deadline for Research Forum Abstracts
Abstracts will be accepted until 4 pm CST on April 25 Abstracts will be peer-reviewed for presentation...
ACEP Faculty Teaching Award Nominations Due Next Month
Nominations for outstanding educators in emergency medicine must be submitted by April 14 Each year, ACEP sponsors...
Comment Period for tPA Clinical Policy Closing Soon
Comments related to guidelines about use of intravenous thrombolytics for ischemic stroke must be submitted to ACEP...
Clinical Policy on tPA for Ischemic Stroke Important for Emergency Medicine
Revising the use of thrombolytics in ischemic stroke could reverse nationally accepted practices, guidelines in the ED...
Emergency Medicine and the Affordable Care Act
As practitioners of universal coverage, EM providers should be at forefront of discussions about health care rights...
