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SGEM#308: Taking Care of Patients Everyday with Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Corey Heitz is an emergency physician in Roanoke, Virginia. He is also the CME editor for Academic Emergency Medicine. The impact of advanced practice provider staffing on emergency department care: productivity, flow, safety, and experience. He is also the CME editor for Academic Emergency Medicine.

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Meet the Emergency Physicians Running for Congress

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Some groups and practices have explored the option, understand what they’re getting into and have concluded that that they’re going to work together to get better outcomes under a unionized model. testifying before Congress to advocate for telemedicine and value based care. OTHER EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN CANDIDATES Click to enlarge.

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ED Boarding

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In November 2022, the American College of Emergency Physicians sent a letter to President Biden on behalf of 34 organizations, asking to convene stakeholders to identify solutions to address the emergency department (ED) boarding crisis.1 ED crowding and boarding are causing patient experiences and outcomes to worsen.