Radiation Therapy Overuse Spikes in the Emergency Department
Can you remember the last time you worked a shift in the emergency department and ordered zero…
Practice Management
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Radiation Therapy Overuse Spikes in the Emergency Department
Can you remember the last time you worked a shift in the emergency department and ordered zero... -
Rhode Island Hospital ED Boosts Efficiency by Adopting Brown University Patient Flow Model
The Rhode Island Hospital emergency department in Providence was built 10 years ago and is one of... -
Naloxone Distribution to Patients in Emergency Department Raises Controversy
The article “Naloxone Distribution Strategies Needed in Emergency Departments” by Samuels et al (ACEP Now, March 2016)...
Rhode Island Hospital ED Boosts Efficiency by Adopting Brown University Patient Flow Model
The Rhode Island Hospital emergency department in Providence was built 10 years ago and is one of…
Naloxone Distribution to Patients in Emergency Department Raises Controversy
The article “Naloxone Distribution Strategies Needed in Emergency Departments” by Samuels et al (ACEP Now, March 2016)…
Documentation Pearls for Level 5 Caveat in Medical Coding
Editor’s Note: Cutting through the red tape to make certain that you get paid for every dollar…
Health IT Developers’ Pledge to Increase EHR Interoperability Met With Skepticism
The English origins of the pudding proverb date back to the early 14th century. The tasting of…
ICD-10 Diagnosis Codes to Use for Zika Virus Documentation
CPT codes are updated annually, typically on Jan. 1, and describe the cognitive and procedural care provided…
Studies Document Risks of Assault for Health Care Workers
A new report that reviews research on assaults against doctors, nurses and other medical personnel concludes that…
Opinion: Emergency Physicians Challenge Implementing Choosing Wisely Recommendations at Bedside
Editor’s Note: We received many responses to February’s article, “Time to Walk the Walk: Choosing Wisely and…
Fort Worth Hospital Uses Innovation and Teamwork to Drive a Wildly Successful Emergency Department
The emergency department at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth is a different breed of…
Anthem Blue Cross Starts Prepayment Review on Level 5 Emergency Department E/M Medicare Claims
Anthem Blue Cross has announced that beginning January 2016, the plan will begin a prepayment review of…