Project ETHAN Telehealth Program Cuts Number of Emergency Department Transports in Houston
Although the Houston Fire Department receives approximately 800 to 900 911 calls a day, a fair number…
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Project ETHAN Telehealth Program Cuts Number of Emergency Department Transports in Houston
Although the Houston Fire Department receives approximately 800 to 900 911 calls a day, a fair number... -
Increase in High-Deductible Health Insurance Patients Raises Payment Concerns
Your payer and acuity mixes are integral and vitally important to your financial success. Payer Mix There... -
How CMS’ Value-Based Modifier Program May Affect Emergency Physicians
The Affordable Care Act requires that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) apply a value-based...
Increase in High-Deductible Health Insurance Patients Raises Payment Concerns
Your payer and acuity mixes are integral and vitally important to your financial success. Payer Mix There…
How CMS’ Value-Based Modifier Program May Affect Emergency Physicians
The Affordable Care Act requires that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) apply a value-based…
Emergency Department Flow, Patient Walkaway Key Performance Measures
Emergency department flow and reduction of patient walkaway are both very important performance measures. Flow requires coordinated…
How to Navigate Challenges of Electronic Medical Records
Electronic medical records (EMRs) are a source of angst for practicing emergency physicians everywhere. Why should this…
ACEP Board Member Dr. Michael Bishop Named Vice Chair of American Medical Association RUC
Michael Bishop, MD, FACEP, an emergency physician at Indiana University Health Bloomington Hospital and former member of…
Ultrasound-Guided Distal Sciatic Nerve Block
Arun Nagdev, MD, Emily Lovallo, MD, and Brian Johnson, MD, MPH, explain how to perform an ultrasound-guided…
Reimburse for Advance Care Planning, ACEP Urges the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
On May 12, 2015, ACEP joined more than 30 other health care and elders’ rights groups to…
How to Minimize Diarrhea Risk for Patients Taking IV Antibiotics
Case A 48-year-old man presents to your ED complaining of a two-day history of a warm, painful,…
How to Perform Ultrasound-Guided Distal Sciatic Nerve Block in the Popliteal Fossa
The ultrasound-guided distal sciatic nerve block is the ideal block for patients with distal leg and ankle…