Downeast Emergency Medicine

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Background Recent data from the National Center for Health Statistics reveal that in the 12-month period ending in April 2021, more than 100,000 Americans died of an overdose, a staggering increase of nearly 30% the prior year. Emergency Department-Initiated Buprenorphine/Naloxone Treatment for Opioid Dependence: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Emergency Department 52

Emergency Department Documentation/Coding Leadership Administration 52

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JUNE 5, 2021

Date: May 25th, 2021 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Garreth Debiegun is an emergency physician at Maine Medical Center in Portland, ME and clinical assistant professor with Tufts University School of Medicine. He also works at an urgent care and a rural critical access hospital. JAMA 2021 * Zi et al.

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Urgent Care Stroke Critical Access Outcomes 52

ACEP Now

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Still, this wave of private equity acquisitions in emergency medicine has come crashing down on the heads of many early-career physicians. As of 2022, 1 in 4 emergency departments in the United States were staffed by a private equity-owned physician group. Published May 31, 2021. Accessed August 25, 2024.

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Hospitals Radiology Radiology Administration 113

ACEP Now

JULY 6, 2023

Emergency physicians have earned the right to “re-brand” ourselves as indispensable, money-saving change agents in the health care enterprise. Of course, the bill for any episode of emergency department (ED) care can be substantial, exceeding the billed charges for equivalent care provided in some primary care offices.

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Head Injuries Emergency Department Research Pediatrics 52

Taming the SRU

MARCH 14, 2023

Case 1 Fussy 1 month old A 1-month-old (ex-34 week premature) infant comes to your emergency department for fussiness. Case 2 19 year old seizure A 19-year-old male is brought into your emergency department via EMS for witnessed seizure-like activity. More on this below as we work through a few cases….

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Seizures Emergency Department Pediatrics Critical Access 52

RebelEM

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Background: Pneumothorax management is a common clinical condition in the emergency department (ED) occurring in patients of varying ages and caused by multiple etiologies, including spontaneous, traumatic, and iatrogenic pneumothorax. Regardless of the cause, a thoracostomy is often required for treatment (Currie 2007 ).

Outcomes 52

Outcomes Hospitals Research Critical Access 52

ACEP Now

AUGUST 1, 2023

How does that apply to the role of the board certified emergency physician? Fundamentally, I believe every patient coming to an emergency department is best served by care delivered by board certified emergency physicians. When those same fundamentals done right achieve great success, they aren’t little at all.

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