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 30, 2024

We don’t incentivize experience in our systems and our laws – both the provider’s experience as well as the patient’s experience, so when it comes to hospital boarding, it falls right in line with that. Another is to deliver the best patient care you possibly can, and those things don’t work very well together.

Telemedicine 40

Telemedicine Critical Access Emergency Department Hospitals 40

ACEP Now

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The reason I think orthopedists have done so well because they’ve been involved, they’ve been politically engaged, they’ve used their assets to preserve their assets. 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

ACEP Now

AUGUST 22, 2023

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.

Emergency Department 98

Emergency Department Academics Critical Access Research 98

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 70

Ultrasounds Documentation/Coding Wellness EMS 70

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. He appears well and is triaged to an ESI 4. Case 2 19 year old seizure A 19-year-old male is brought into your emergency department via EMS for witnessed seizure-like activity.

Seizures 52

Seizures Emergency Department Pediatrics Critical Access 52

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