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

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Factoring such, an order to transfer the patient immediately by ground or air EMS is the only actual support per se these non-physicians receive. Colleagues at the University of Mississippi Medical Center have developed a robust telehealth network with over 25 critical access hospitals in that state.

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ED Boarding

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For example, EMS personnel, certified nursing assistants, and medical assistants could reduce the nursing work burden for tasks such as drawing blood, hanging simple fluids, placing IVs, and other tasks. Funds could be used to hire additional physicians or advanced practice clinicians to augment clinical gaps, or to provide leadership.