Remove Critical Access Remove Leadership Remove Outcomes
article thumbnail

Journal Club - Emergency Department Initiated Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder

Downeast Emergency Medicine

The primary outcome was enrollment in and receiving addiction treatment at 30-days post-randomization. Additional outcomes included self-reported days of illicit opioid use, urine testing for illicit opioids, HIV risk, and use of addiction treatment services. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2021; 78(3): 434-442.[ ROSENBERG ET AL.

article thumbnail

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

ACEP Now

Colleagues at the University of Mississippi Medical Center have developed a robust telehealth network with over 25 critical access hospitals in that state. One of the major areas of focus must be on the distribution of emergency physicians with opportunities within residency to have substantive rural and critical access experience.

article thumbnail

ED Boarding

ACEP Now

Funds could be used to hire additional physicians or advanced practice clinicians to augment clinical gaps, or to provide leadership. ED crowding and boarding are causing patient experiences and outcomes to worsen. Accessed July 13, 2023. The effect of emergency department crowding on clinically oriented outcomes.