How Did Your Last Patient Rate You on Yelp?
Editor’s Note: Read Dr. Cedric Dark’s commentary on this EMRA + PolicyRx Health Policy Journal Club article….
Quality & Safety
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How Did Your Last Patient Rate You on Yelp?
Editor’s Note: Read Dr. Cedric Dark’s commentary on this EMRA + PolicyRx Health Policy Journal Club article.... -
ACEP’s End-of-Fiscal-Year Report
At the end of our fiscal year, I traditionally present a year-end recap of the new projects... -
Emergency Department Inefficiency Drives Poor Quality
Emergency departments face significant challenges in patient management and concomitant increases in regulatory and reporting requirements. Some...
ACEP’s End-of-Fiscal-Year Report
At the end of our fiscal year, I traditionally present a year-end recap of the new projects…
Emergency Department Inefficiency Drives Poor Quality
Emergency departments face significant challenges in patient management and concomitant increases in regulatory and reporting requirements. Some…
ACEP Helps Develop Fentanyl Safety Video for First Responders
The Department of Justice (DOJ) hosted a White House event last month to announce the release of…
Fidaxomicin May Be Best Choice for C. difficile
Fidaxomicin merits placement ahead of vancomycin and other agents in treatment of Clostridium difficile infections, according to…
Compliance with SEP-1 Quality Measure Does Not Affect Sepsis Mortality
Compliance with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) SEP-1 quality measure does not improve sepsis…
Do You EM Well?
Get ready for Wellness Week 2018! From March 11–17, ACEP will be celebrating our annual Wellness Week….
Hospital Quality-Control Program Tied to Rise in Heart Failure Deaths
Financial penalties designed to encourage hospitals to avoid repeat hospitalizations are working, but they’re also associated with…
Is Involuntary Hold for Psychiatric Patients the Only Answer?
Eleanor (not her real name) talked to me at length about her experience as a patient who…
Novel Telemedicine Approaches Offer Direct-to-Patient Services, Peer-to-Peer Support for Providers
Telemedicine can be defined as “the remote delivery of health care services and clinical information using telecommunications…