EM Literature of Note

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

This article regarding the cost of upgrading emergency departments to be “ready” for sick children has been bouncing around in the background since its publication, with some initial lay press coverage. Then, they use these data and salary estimates to come up with the institutional costs of readiness.

Pediatrics 68

Pediatrics Emergency Department Critical Access Outcomes 68

Downeast Emergency Medicine

DECEMBER 1, 2021

While the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to overdose deaths and taxed constrained Emergency Department (ED) resources, it has also clarified the important role that emergency physicians have in expanding access to life-saving medications to treat opioid use disorder. Annals of Emergency Medicine.

Emergency Department 52

Emergency Department Documentation/Coding Leadership Administration 52

ACEP Now

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Some groups and practices have explored the option, understand what they’re getting into and have concluded that that they’re going to work together to get better outcomes under a unionized model. 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.

Critical Access 105

Critical Access Telemedicine Hospitals Administration 105

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. References: * Suzuki et al.

Stroke 52

Stroke Urgent Care Critical Access Outcomes 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

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….

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Seizures Emergency Department Pediatrics Critical Access 52

ACEP Now

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

These stakeholders are similarly shielded in court when adverse patient outcomes, such as negligent deaths, occur under their management or when the bought-out companies are challenged for anticompetitive business practices overseen by the PE firm. 7-9 The PE model then aims to sell acquired businesses for a profit within three to six years.

Hospitals 69

Hospitals Radiology Radiology Administration 69