Spotlight on Observation Care
Medicare claims for observation care rose from $828,000 in 2006 to more than $1.1 million in 2009….
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Spotlight on Observation Care
Medicare claims for observation care rose from $828,000 in 2006 to more than $1.1 million in 2009.... -
Payment for ECG Interpretations: ACEP Finalizes Settlement
ACEP, as a signatory society in the medical societies’ class settlement with Humana, has finalized an agreement... -
Abdominal Pain: A Black Box of Liability
Abdominal pain is the most common chief complaint among emergency department patients, yet firm diagnosis and etiology...
Payment for ECG Interpretations: ACEP Finalizes Settlement
ACEP, as a signatory society in the medical societies’ class settlement with Humana, has finalized an agreement…
Abdominal Pain: A Black Box of Liability
Abdominal pain is the most common chief complaint among emergency department patients, yet firm diagnosis and etiology…
Standard of Care Review Panel: Ruptured Tendon
The Panel did not find any literature advocating that patients be admitted because of bad weather A…
By what criteria is it acceptable to declare death in DCD donors?
Irreversibility is consistent with legal The determination of death affects all physicians, and modern medical technology has…
Be Prepared for In-Flight Medical Emergencies
An overhead speaker rings several times and is followed by a brief burst of static. “Ladies and…
ACEP Quietly Continues to Work on Your Behalf
The past several months have seen health care reform dominate the attention of ACEP members, other physicians,…
The EP in the Courtroom: Expert Witness Testimony
An emergency physician receives a call from an attorney, who asks, “Could you review a case for…