PEMBlog

MAY 31, 2023

Best Practices for Evaluation and Treatment of Agitated Children and Adolescents (BETA) in the Emergency Department: Consensus Statement of the American Association for Emergency Psychiatry. 2022 May 11;12(5):e059876. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059876. PMID: 35545394; PMCID: PMC9096567. New A, Tucci VT, Rios J.

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Total Medical ComplianceHIPAA

JANUARY 12, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) had its busiest year with the announcement of its 22 nd enforcement settlement on December 15, 2022. Nevertheless, they do represent current general best practices. Last year, the U.S. All indicators show no intention of this slowing down, either.

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ACEP Now

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Major resuscitation organizations worldwide meet in this forum to share knowledge and best practices. At a recent meeting at Red Cross headquarters, a DHA leader reported that their decision to switch saved the MHS more than $23 million in 2022 and $25 million in 2023.

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EB Medicine

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD interviews Lela Bachrach, MD, MS, Larissa Truschel, MD, MPH, and Makini Chisolm-Straker, MD, MPH - the authors of the July 2022 PEMP article on Human Trafficking of Children and Adolescents: Recognition and Response in the Emergency Department. Do you find this dissuades patients form reporting?

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

AUGUST 20, 2022

Date: August 18th, 2022 Reference: Munn et al. Date: August 18th, 2022 Reference: Munn et al. Eddy is also the senior author on the CJEM article summarizing the Canadian Stroke Best Practice (CSBP) 2018 Guidelines. first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

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Taming the SRU

MARCH 12, 2024

mmol/L), patients would automatically have additional laboratory studies drawn including a basic metabolic panel, whole blood potassium, and a venous blood gas and a best practice advisory (BPA) in the electronic medical record notified clinicians of potential candidates for the study pathway. If positive (>1.1 10.1111/acem.14685

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 22, 2024

Choosing Wisely aims to help clinicians align with best practices by avoiding interventions that are not supported by evidence. Don’t Forget the Bubbles, 2022 Levinson W, Kallewaard M, Bhatia RS, et al. 2022 Sep 13;10:945540. These interventions should be discussed carefully with patients before being carried out.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

MARCH 31, 2025

This was followed by interviews of 21 professionals (from 5 different units with varying CDR processes to gain a wide range of practice). The toolkit developed through this study provides this guidance, represents best practice, and is suitable for use in all child deaths.

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American Medical Compliance

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Mandated reporters must understand all of the requirements and best practices surrounding reporting. Learners will understand every best practice upon completion of this course. Additionally, DCFS investigators contact reporters after a report has been filed.

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EMDocs

JUNE 2, 2023

Best Practices for Evaluation and Treatment of Agitated Children and Adolescents (BETA) in the Emergency Department: Consensus Statement of the American Association for Emergency Psychiatry. 2022 May 11;12(5):e059876. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059876. PMID: 35545394; PMCID: PMC9096567. New A, Tucci VT, Rios J.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Clinical scoring tools for appendicitis The recently published Best Practice Pathway Guidance by NHS England recommends using clinical risk scores to assess all children with suspected appendicitis. BMJ Open, 2022. Remember to test for urine b-HCG in female patients. JAMA, 2007. Fawkner-Corbett, D., 12 (11): p. 155 (7): p.

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SheMD

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Some of the interview information may not be relevant during the 2020-2021 & 2021-2022 academic years. Best Practices for Conducting Residency Program Interviews. Disclaimer: This post was written before the COVID-19 pandemic. This post contains affiliate links. Read , our disclosure for more info. Sources: 1.

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EMDocs

JUNE 16, 2023

ED Best Practices Optimizing the Environment Separate area from main ED is possible that has less distractions, loud noises. 2022-057383 Nordstrom K, Berlin JS, Nash SS, Shah SB, Schmelzer NA, Worley LLM. Why are we boarding? Morse, Katherine A. Nash, Kavita Parikh, Bonnie T. Pediatrics March 2023; 151 (3): e2022057383.

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ACEP Now

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The following is a summary of the guidelines; An algorithm that synthesizes best practice recommendations based on the guidelines is available at [link] and from the Brain Trauma Foundation. Accessed 2022, [link]. Prehospital Guidelines for the management of traumatic brain injury – 3rd edition. Prehosp Emerg Care. J Safety Res.

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Total Medical ComplianceHIPAA

AUGUST 4, 2023

What are the best practices around responding to these online reviews? The practice did not respond to OCR’s data request or the administrative subpoena and waived its rights to a hearing by not contesting the findings in OCR’s Notice of Proposed Determination. Or should you not respond at all?

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ACEP Now

OCTOBER 9, 2024

In 2022, only 25 percent of the patients needing OUD treatment received it, according to the report. The accreditation criteria will evolve based on feedback, best practices, and emerging trends in emergency medicine. Gausche-Hill says that the program you see at launch in 2025 probably will change based on feedback in 2026.

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PEMBlog

AUGUST 30, 2023

System changes to electronic ordering have been shown to induce more permanent clinical practice change and continual updates to these systems are necessary to keep pace with knowledge evolution and best practice. 2022 Jan 1;149(1):e2021051405. 2007;150(4):429-433. PMID: 17382126. Pediatrics. doi: 10.1542/peds.2021-051405.

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Mind The Bleep

MAY 16, 2023

Harvey S, “ How to Use the Bristol Stool Chart in Childhood Constipation ,” Archives of Disease in Childhood: Education & Practice, 2022. [3] LaznerM, “The Alex Emergency Department, Paediatric Practice Guideline. Belking-Gerson J, “BMJ Best Practice: Constipation in Children,” 5 March 2023.

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Broome Docs

JUNE 20, 2023

BMJ Best Practice. 2022 Aug;48(8):1009-1023. Epub 2022 May 13. Epub 2022 Oct 19. Epub 2022 Oct 19. Epub 2022 Dec 22. JAMA Intern Med. 2023 May 1:e230780. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.0780. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37126332 There is a full write up here by Justin. Caulfield T. Intensive Care Med.

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EMDocs

OCTOBER 17, 2023

American Gastroenterological Association (2021) Best Practice Advice 1: Computed tomography should be considered to confirm the diagnosis of diverticulitis in patients without a prior imaging-confirmed diagnosis and to evaluate for potential complications in patients with severe presentations. 2022 Mar;175(3):399-415.

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Taming the SRU

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

10, 19 May 2022, p. 2, July 2022, pp. Taming the SRU , www.tamingthesru.com/clinical-practice-guidelines. Adverse reactions to transfusion of blood products and Best Practices for Prevention.” Journal of Clinical Medicine , vol. 2859, [link] Afroz, Tamanna, et al. Global Journal of Transfusion Medicine , vol.

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EMDocs

MAY 29, 2023

Best practices advise not to routinely order an ESR to evaluate for inflammation in an undifferentiated patient and to instead order a CRP when evaluating for acute inflammation (4). Updated 2022 May 8]. Updated 2022 Jul 18]. PMID: 17654065. (9) 9) Tishkowski K, Gupta V. Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate. C Reactive Protein.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

2022 Dec;41(12):947–52. 2022 Jun;58(6):1007–12. 2022 Dec;251:98-104.e5. NICE; [cited 2022 Dec 28]. 2017 Sep 7 [cited 2022 Dec 28];2022(8). Clinical practice guidelines for acute otitis media in children: a systematic review and appraisal of European national guidelines. Pediatr Infect Dis J.

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EM Literature of Note

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Human-Generated Medical Templates” Study number n -million demonstrating retrieval-augmented generation – that is to say, using a relatively sophisticated series of prompts to an LLM – improves output and reduces “hallucinations” In this specific instance, the LLM was effectively mimicking the output of BMJ Best Practice templates.

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PulmCCM

MARCH 11, 2024

Societies push back on CMS’s cuts to critical care billing In 2022, the U.S. Read their letter to CMS here , asking that critical care billing return to pre-2022 historical norms. In 2022, CMS also officially permitted concurrent or additive critical care time billing by multiple clinicians on the same patient throughout the day.

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American Medical Compliance

JANUARY 23, 2025

In 2022, the number of organizations providing healthcare training increased from 132 to 146, marking a 10% rise from the previous year. This growth goes beyond numbersit directly impacts patient care by ensuring that healthcare workers have access to the latest medical knowledge, technologies, and best practices.

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EMDocs

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Direct the Department of Justice to formulate best practices for investigating and prosecuting civil rights violations within AI algorithms. Small and Rural Practices’ Experiences in Previous Programs and Expected Performance in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System, Government Accountability Office. link] Bond, A.

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American Medical Compliance

MARCH 6, 2025

Staying informed about the latest policies, best practices, and reporting requirements is essential for healthcare professionals to mitigate risks and uphold ethical standards. Billion in FY 2022 Settlements and judgments under the False Claims Act (FCA) exceeded $2.2 False Claims Act Recoveries Surpass $2.2

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ACEP Now

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Best practices for catheter placement include the use of short-tipped catheters (avoidance of coudé tipped catheters), close observation of the patient during balloon inflation (although this may prove challenging in patients with sensory deficits), and marking the length of the old catheter to match the new one. Updated 2022 Nov 7].

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EMDocs

JANUARY 20, 2025

The latest Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) sepsis guidelines from 2021 recommend giving patients with signs of hypoperfusion an initial 30 ml/kg bolus as a best practice statement 13 based on the PROCESS, 14 ARISE, 15 and PROMISE 16 trials. Crit Care 26, 19 (2022) Liu VX, Fielding-Singh V, et al. N Engl J Med.

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Mind The Bleep

DECEMBER 6, 2024

and (2022), A BURST-BAUS consensus document for best practice in the conduct of scrotal exploration for suspected testicular torsion: the Finding Consensus for Orchidopexy in Torsion (FIX-IT) study. References References Partin, A.W., Kavoussi, L.R., Dmochowski, R.R., Campbell, M.F., Walsh, P.C. and Wein, A.J. Fahmy, M.A.B.

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Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

For example, the primary clinic in the United Kingdom saw a 5,000% increase in adolescent girls from 2010 to 2022 (Turner, 2022). We will keep you informed of the outcome of these investigations in due course as per COPE best practice guideline.” September 9, 2022). Why Was the Article Retracted? Stevens, S.

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