The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JUNE 5, 2021

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. first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

Stroke 52

Stroke Urgent Care Critical Access Outcomes 52

ACEP Now

OCTOBER 30, 2024

There’s no hard line for how many hours you should be measured on in terms of boarding or in terms of how long you’re in the emergency department. Dr. Peck: Right here in Indiana and District 9, I have several critical access hospitals that are part of the consolidation effort of other systems.

Telemedicine 40

Telemedicine Critical Access Emergency Department Hospitals 40

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.

Hospitals 113

Hospitals Radiology Radiology Administration 113

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….

Seizures 52

Seizures Emergency Department Pediatrics Critical Access 52

EMDocs

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Johnson, MD ( Community EM, Salina Regional Health Center) // Reviewed by: Joshua Lowe, MD (EM Attending Physician, USAF); Marina Boushra, MD (Cleveland Clinic Foundation, EM-CCM); Brit Long, MD (@long_brit) Case A 40-year-old woman presents to a rural emergency department (ED) with left leg pain and swelling for the past 5 days.

Ultrasounds 71

Ultrasounds Documentation/Coding Wellness EMS 71

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.

Head Injuries 52

Head Injuries Emergency Department Research Pediatrics 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.

Emergency Department 98

Emergency Department EMS Critical Access Hospitals 98

ACEP Now

AUGUST 1, 2023

In November 2022, the American College of Emergency Physicians sent a letter to President Biden on behalf of 34 organizations, asking to convene stakeholders to identify solutions to address the emergency department (ED) boarding crisis.1 The effect of emergency department crowding on clinically oriented outcomes.

Military 98

Military Hospitals Emergency Department Leadership 98