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August 2023 News From the College

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ACEP Calls for Action on Boarding, Corporatization, and Surprise Billing ACEP’s advocacy team has been busy this summer, advocating for emergency physicians on important issues. 2023 CPT Documentation Guidelines FAQ Updated, Expanded ACEP has updated its 2023 CPT Documentation Guidelines, expanding from 39 to 70 questions.

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Interhospital Transfer Capabilities Still Pose Major Issues

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3 The additional lengthy ED stays for transfer patients are equally resource-intense for emergency physicians and especially emergency nurses. The issue of inpatient boarding compromising ED operations has been widely reported.

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Preparing for what Nature can dish out

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

If all are at home, action is easier; when the family is scattered, or under the authority of the school's emergency plans (please reread), it may be harder to reunite, or if the first meeting-place is at risk --what is the alternate choice? Trying to recover or replace missing documents is tedious and difficult.

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"The crowner hath sat on her and finds it Christian burial." [Hamlet]

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All efforts to identify the decedent by hospital staff, law enforcement agencies or social service agencies should be well documented in the medical records. Based upon California Health and Safety Code 102850 and Government Code 27491. Based upon California Health and Safety Code 102850 and Government Code 27491.

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Milestones of Modern Progress in Emergency Care

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Organization and Specialization in Emergency Nursing. Emergency Medicine Specialization, Recognition, and Organization. Emergency Nurse Practitioners also learned these skills as Licensed Independent Practitioners. Emergency Ultrasound is one of the greatest advances in emergency care. EDNA->ENA.

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Early Modern Resuscitators

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Documents improvements in BVMs previously investigated and found deficient in FIO2. Classic pre-EMS document describing rescue care by rural volunteer squads. History of emergency medical services in the United States. CARDEN, E., & FRIEDMAN, D. Further studies of manually operated self-inflating resuscitation bags.

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ILCOR goes Annual! AHA gives focused recommendations.

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The following quotes from the ILCOR and AHA documents, under fair-use doctrine, will help summarize for you the changes. Omitted for brevity, please see original document. New evidence will be reviewed, graded as to quality, recommendations proposed, and new research areas for the coming cycle prioritized.

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