Maryland Hospitals Feel Impact of Global Budget Revenue Model
In the 1976 movie All the President’s Men about Watergate, the informant “Deep Throat” tells Bob Woodward…
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Maryland Hospitals Feel Impact of Global Budget Revenue Model
In the 1976 movie All the President’s Men about Watergate, the informant “Deep Throat” tells Bob Woodward... -
2017 Emergency Department Coding and Reimbursement Update
The 2017 Medicare physician fee schedule was released on Nov. 2, 2016, with mostly good news for... -
Zoanthid Corals in Home Aquariums Present Risk of Lower Extremity Weakness
Zoanthid corals are commonly kept in home aquariums. They produce a potent palytoxin that has various neurologic...
2017 Emergency Department Coding and Reimbursement Update
The 2017 Medicare physician fee schedule was released on Nov. 2, 2016, with mostly good news for…
Zoanthid Corals in Home Aquariums Present Risk of Lower Extremity Weakness
Zoanthid corals are commonly kept in home aquariums. They produce a potent palytoxin that has various neurologic…
People with Traumatic Brain Injury More Likely To Go To Prison
(Reuters Health) – Men and women who suffered traumatic brain injury (TBI) had more than twice the…
Pulmonary Embolism Prevalence Examined in Patients with Syncope
“Have you thought about pulmonary embolism [PE]? I’ll come see the patient, but would you mind putting…
Tips for Diagnosing,Treating Toxin-Induced Hyperthermic Disorders
Case 1 A 39-year-old female is transferred to your emergency department from an outpatient same-day surgery center….
What Emergency Physicians Need to Know About Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Previously called reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) or causalgia, complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) entails severe and chronic…
Use End-Tidal Capnography for Placing Orogastric, Nasogastric Tubes, and CPR
In the last “Tricks of the Trade” column (November 2016), we reviewed how to use end-tidal capnography…
How Emergency Departments Can Embrace Diversity, Inclusion
In response to the article “Black MD” by Jenice Forde-Baker, MD, FACEP, the need to prove one‘s ability and capability as a…
Design Emergency Departments to Boost Patient, Staff Satisfaction
“We are excited to let you know that the board approved a major renovation of the emergency…