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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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Pain can be associated with a friction rub on cardiac auscultation, a pericardial effusion on a bedside echocardiogram, or diffuse ST elevations on an EKG. The Treatment of Acute Pain in the Emergency Department: A White Paper Position Statement Prepared for the American Academy of Emergency Medicine. J Emerg Med.

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Taming the SRU

JANUARY 22, 2025

2,3] In 2020, the CDC estimates that asthma exacerbations accounted for almost 1,000,000 ED visits and almost 100,000 inpatient hospitalizations. [4] million emergency department (ED) visits and about 700,000 hospitalizations attributed to COPD exacerbations. [8] Annually, there are approximately 1.5

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