Emergency Physician Saves Hockey Fan In Cardiopulmonary Arrest at Game
Quick-thinking emergency physician becomes a fan’s health care safety net during a cardiac emergency at a hockey...
ACEP Now: Vol 35 – No 02 – February 2016
Pediatric Emergency Playbook Podcast a Key Resource for Emergency Physicians
What is fear? These are the opening words of the podcast “The Undifferentiated Sick Infant,” which can...
Emergency Medicine Leaders Discuss Mergers, Acquisitions at ACEP15 Council Town Hall
Editor’s Note: The ACEP Council hosted a Town Hall meeting on mergers and acquisitions on Oct. 24,...
Antibiotics, Hospital Admission May Not Help Uncomplicated Diverticulitis
There is a bit of an axiom that circulates in medical school: “Half of what you’re learning...
Avoid Patient History Documentation Errors in Medical Coding
Particularly in our current climate of health care reform and ICD-10 transition, cutting through the red tape...
Emergency Physicians Should Put Choosing Wisely Recommendations Into Action
In 2012, the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation and Consumer Reports formally launched the Choosing...
What Will 2016 Presidential Election Mean for Health Care in the U.S.?
As of Feb. 1, we were officially 292 days away from the next presidential election on Nov....
Should I Purchase Life, Disability Insurance from Professional Societies?
Q. Every month, I get mail from the American Medical Association, ACEP, and other organizations trying to...
How the 2016 CMS Coding Changes Will Affect Emergency Physicians
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule...
Opinion: How Democracy in Emergency Medicine Groups Should Be Defined, Measured
I cringed when I saw the title “Pros and Cons: Does Size Matter?” and I kept the...
Prepping, Packing Among Challenges of Providing Medical Care in Antarctica
Antarctica is the Earth’s coldest, highest, and driest continent. You don’t believe that’s true? Antarctica’s average elevation...
ACEP Toxicology Information App Among Top Medical Apps of 2015
An ACEP mobile app that provides emergency physicians with quick toxicology information has been named one of...
PEMSoft/EBSCO Award for Pediatric Emergency Medicine Goes to Dr. Marianne Gausche-Hill
The winner of the 2016 ACEP and PEMSoft/EBSCO Achievement Award is Marianne Gausche-Hill, MD, FACEP. Dr. Gausche-Hill...
Nominations for ACEP Board of Director Candidates Due March 1
The ACEP Nominating Committee is accepting individual, chapter, and section recommendations for ACEP Board of Directors candidates....
ACEP Accepting Nominations Through March 1 for 2016 Awards Program
ACEP is accepting nominations through March 1, 2016, for the 2016 ACEP Awards Program, which honors members...
Code Black Filmmaker Dr. Ryan McGarry Responds to Criticism of Spinoff TV Series
I have a lot of admiration for Dr. Ryan McGarry and believe his film, Code Black, was...
