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ACEP Launches Pilot Phase of Its Emergency Dept. Accreditation Program

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ACEP’s Clinical Ultrasound Accreditation Program (CUAP) strives for continuous quality management and patient safety, communication, responsibility, and clarity regarding the use of clinical ultrasound. In 2022, only 25 percent of the patients needing OUD treatment received it, according to the report.

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

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Colleagues at the University of Mississippi Medical Center have developed a robust telehealth network with over 25 critical access hospitals in that state. The weighting must strongly be on patient safety and on expanding the opportunities for board certified emergency physicians. We must always work against a balance.

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ED Boarding

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Additionally, pre-ED telehealth, post-ED telehealth, and other programs that address frequent use are effective ways for ED physicians to improve patient safety, increase efficiency, and unload hospitals of patient care that may be better delivered in other settings. Accessed July 13, 2023. CMS website.