ACEP Member Medical-Legal Survey Results
Survey revealed that many members are unaware of ACEP’s medical-legal resources and activities. Introduction and Methods During…
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ACEP Member Medical-Legal Survey Results
Survey revealed that many members are unaware of ACEP’s medical-legal resources and activities. Introduction and Methods During... -
EM Action Fund Notes Successful First 6 Months
The Affordable Care Act of 2010 was a game-changer. So to aggressively advocate for the interests of... -
Review Panel Examines Finger Gangrene Case
A 55-year-old female presented to the emergency department with an avulsion laceration to the tip of her...
EM Action Fund Notes Successful First 6 Months
The Affordable Care Act of 2010 was a game-changer. So to aggressively advocate for the interests of…
Review Panel Examines Finger Gangrene Case
A 55-year-old female presented to the emergency department with an avulsion laceration to the tip of her…
Camouflaging Informed Consent
In 1972, Canterbury v. Spence changed American health law, and with it, the patient-physician relationship. Some ethicists…
Quiet Competence
In the 200 years since José Gaspar held women for ransom on Captiva Island in Florida, things…
Making the Case for Palliative Care in the ED
Emergency physicians often feel obligated to order tests and do procedures they don’t believe will help the…
ACEP Fighting for Medical Liability Reform
As the regulatory process to implement the 2010 health care reform law continues at its laborious pace,…
Peaceful Death
As the days fly by, the fate of the current federal health care legislation has come into…
Revised Joint Commission Standard Addresses Medical Staff, Hospital Leadership
Beginning March 31, health care providers must be in compliance with The Joint Commission’s revised standard for…
Emergency Physicians and End-of-Life Care in the ED
Emergency physicians surely realize that care of our sickest patients is immensely aided by advance directives. Advance…