ACEP Now

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

And in our comment letter responding to the FTC and Department of Justice’s proposed updates to health care merger guidelines, ACEP urged the agencies to finalize these changes that would bring more scrutiny to health care mergers and slow down consolidation. Learn more at acep.org/PracticeEssentials.

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Northwestern EM Blog

JANUARY 2, 2023

In Japan, researcher used a cross-sectional study to analyze national suicide rates during the COVID-19 pandemic. The researchers point to a sense of shared purpose, connections via video platforms, anticipated government aid, and mental health awareness campaigns as possible explanations for the stable rate of suicide deaths [3].

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ACEP Now

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Imagine a 9-week pregnant patient who comes to the emergency department with vaginal bleeding and abdominal cramping. EMTALA mandates that any patient who comes to an emergency department experiencing an emergency medical condition must be treated and stabilized, which may involve an abortion.

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EMDocs

OCTOBER 17, 2023

A clinical decision rule to establish the diagnosis of acute diverticulitis at the emergency department. Management of Colonic Diverticulitis [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2020 Oct. Risk factors for complicated diverticulitis: systematic review and meta-analysis.

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