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

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Regardless of the domain, somewhere an expert panel has convened to issue a pronouncement informing all of the ideal care of patients under their specialty umbrella, indirectly extending to their care in the emergency department. 1 To date, there have been three GRACE publications. 1 To date, there have been three GRACE publications.

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ACEP Launches Pilot Phase of Its Emergency Dept. Accreditation Program

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Emergency physicians have long taken pride in delivering care every day of the week, every hour of the day. ACEP’s Emergency Department Accreditation program adds a layer to that, says Marianne Gausche-Hill, MD, FACEP, FAAP, FAEM, Chair of the program’s Board of Governors. There are five sets of domains.

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ACEP Council Tackles Key Issues During Philadelphia Meeting

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The Council consists of members representing ACEP’s 53 chapters, 39 sections of membership, the Association of Academic Chairs of Emergency Medicine, the Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors, the Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association, and the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.

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

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

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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. If that sounds distinctly definitive, then point purposefully made. Another point purposefully made.