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

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Often these “backups” are located 20-30 minutes from being physically present when called to assist patient care at the bedside. 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. We must always work against a balance.

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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. Accessed July 13, 2023. It would also enhance our ability to impact population health and reduce total cost of care. CMS website.