Coding for Behavioral Health Patients With Extended Stays
Editor’s Note: Cutting through the red tape to make certain that you get paid for every dollar…
Mental Health
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Coding for Behavioral Health Patients With Extended Stays
Editor’s Note: Cutting through the red tape to make certain that you get paid for every dollar... -
ACEP Has COVID-19 Resources and Help for Emergency Physicians
The COVID-19 pandemic is front and center. The situation continues to change rapidly, but here is a... -
By the Numbers: Mental Health Visits Are Increasing
Of 139 Million U.S. ED visits in 2017 4.8 Million visits had a primary diagnosis of mental...
ACEP Has COVID-19 Resources and Help for Emergency Physicians
The COVID-19 pandemic is front and center. The situation continues to change rapidly, but here is a…
By the Numbers: Mental Health Visits Are Increasing
Of 139 Million U.S. ED visits in 2017 4.8 Million visits had a primary diagnosis of mental…
ACEP4U: Improving Patient Access to Mental Health Care
Nearly one in five American adults struggles with some form of mental illness, and ED visits for…
2019 Midyear Report from ACEP President Dr. Vidor Friedman
Leading an organization as large and diverse as ACEP requires a focus on both the urgent problems…
ACEP Seeks Cosponsors for Bill to Improve Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department
Contact your legislators to cosponsor S. 1334/ H.R. 2519, the Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency…
Emergency Physician with Depression Chronicles Her 10-Year Fight to Keep Her License
I am a board-certified emergency physician licensed to practice medicine in Oregon since 2001. I am a…
Managing Mental Health Issues in the Emergency Department
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Patients with mental health issues range from suicidal children dealing with bullying to aging World War…
Mental Health Care Across the Age Spectrum
Ask any emergency physician finishing a shift if they treated any patients with mental health issues. “Ninety-nine…
Federal Government Declares Emergency Physicians Incapable of Performing Medical Screening Exam for Psychiatric Patients in AnMed Lawsuit
There is no EMTALA issue in emergency medicine more difficult, more confusing, or more risk-prone than managing…