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NRC Health names winner of new award recognizing critical access facilities

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NRC Health is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 Consumer Loyalty Awards and the Excellence in Patient Experience Awards. The post NRC Health names winner of new award recognizing critical access facilities appeared first on NRC Health.

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2023 ACEP Elections Preview: Meet the President-Elect and Council Officer Candidates

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Colleagues at the University of Mississippi Medical Center have developed a robust telehealth network with over 25 critical access hospitals in that state. One of the major areas of focus must be on the distribution of emergency physicians with opportunities within residency to have substantive rural and critical access experience.

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The Private Equity Wave in Health Care

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6,17-18 In a 2023 systematic review, no studies showed decreased costs to patients or payors, and the effect of PE ownership on quality of care measures was “mixed to harmful,” a pattern that has continued in subsequent studies. They leave the area deprived of access.” Published July 10, 2023. Accessed August 25, 2024.

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Gradually Circling Around the GRACE Project’s “Reasonable Practice”

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In an environment in which patients may have their entire work-up in the waiting room, or attend a critical access hospital staffed by non-emergency physicians, or lack the financial support to follow up with an appropriate specialist, a pragmatic approach to care is required. Accessed July 14, 2023. About SAEM.

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ACEP Council Tackles Key Issues During Philadelphia Meeting

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The 2023 Council considered 62 resolutions: 44 adopted, 10 were not adopted, and 7 were referred to the Board of Directors. Any member can submit a resolution, as long as it is supported by at least one other ACEP member. If adopted, the resolutions become official ACEP policy.

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Red Leg in the Heartland of America: A Rural Physician’s Approach to the Patient with a Potential DVT

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However, duplex ultrasonography may not be readily available at all times in rural or critical access facilities. Accessed September 20, 2023. Background Duplex ultrasonography is the gold standard in the diagnosis of DVTs, with a sensitivity of 98% and specificity of 95% for a proximal DVT [1].

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Emergency Medicine Deserves to “Re-Brand” Itself as a Cost Saver

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In 2023 we must move beyond that title. Gaddis is a “PGY-37” who has stepped away from full-time employment after a 32-year full-time career in academic emergency medicine, and now works a limited number of shifts in a rural Critical Access hospital in Missouri. Accessed June 10, 2023. Accessed June 10, 2023.