CMS Administrator Dr. Patrick Conway Discusses Health Care Innovation, Costs, Technology
Patrick H. Conway, MD, MSc, has had an interesting journey. He is a Texas resident who became…
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CMS Administrator Dr. Patrick Conway Discusses Health Care Innovation, Costs, Technology
Patrick H. Conway, MD, MSc, has had an interesting journey. He is a Texas resident who became... -
ACEP Members Meet with Senator Ben Cardin to Discuss Political Issues, Health Care Policy
The fierce snowstorm that occurred during this year’s ACEP’s Leadership & Advocacy Conference cancelled multiple meetings with... -
Prudent Layperson Standard in Emergency Medicine Under Attack
In the history of the specialty of emergency medicine, there have been landmark pieces of legislation that...
ACEP Members Meet with Senator Ben Cardin to Discuss Political Issues, Health Care Policy
The fierce snowstorm that occurred during this year’s ACEP’s Leadership & Advocacy Conference cancelled multiple meetings with…
Prudent Layperson Standard in Emergency Medicine Under Attack
In the history of the specialty of emergency medicine, there have been landmark pieces of legislation that…
DEA Proposes Cutting Production of Some Opioid Painkillers
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has proposed a 20 percent reduction in the manufacture of certain…
New Mexico Supreme Court Ruling Helps Ensure Patient Care Across State Lines
A recent New Mexico Supreme Court decision has huge professional liability ramifications for physicians treating patients from…
The Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Is Live
It just got easier for emergency physicians to obtain medical licenses in multiple states. For decades, most…
U.S. Pedestrian Deaths Surge; Experts See Tie to Cellphones
(Reuters) – U.S. pedestrian deaths rose sharply for the second year in a row in 2016, a…
Republicans Propose Giving U.S. States Option to keep Obamacare
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two Republican senators have said that U.S. states should be allowed to stay in…
President Trump May Not Enforce Individual Health Insurance Mandate Says Aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration may no longer enforce a rule requiring individual Americans to carry…
2017 Emergency Department Coding and Reimbursement Update
The 2017 Medicare physician fee schedule was released on Nov. 2, 2016, with mostly good news for…