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... -
Carilion Clinic Transfer and Communications Center Helps Improve ED Patient Flow, Outcomes
For the past four years, I have had the honor of serving as the medical director of...
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…
Carilion Clinic Transfer and Communications Center Helps Improve ED Patient Flow, Outcomes
For the past four years, I have had the honor of serving as the medical director of…
Floating Doctors Volunteers Bring Patient Care to Remote Communities in Panama
There are many volunteer programs that bring physicians from industrialized nations to developing or underserved areas to…
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…
Is Dual-Shock Approach Dangerous to Defibrillators?
Having just read [“All Charged Up & No Place To Go,” July 2017], and being the chair…
How to Tell Whether a Psychiatric Emergency is Due to Disease or Psychological Illness
The emergency department serves as both the lifeline and the gateway to psychiatric care for millions of…
Kids Often Have a Chronic Cough after Respiratory Illness
Children treated for respiratory illnesses in the emergency department (ED) often have a chronic cough that lingers…
Early Fecal Transplant Improves Survival after Severe C. Diff Infection
Patients with severe Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) who receive early fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) have improved survival,…
Adjusting D-Dimer Test Thresholds Could Reduce Unnecessary Imaging
Nearly every strategy addressing the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) revolves around the D-dimer test. These crosslink…