Don't Forget the Bubbles

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

A retrospective cohort analysis of the ED portion of the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey from 2006 to 2009 in the US revealed that less than one-half of patients undergoing ETI in the ED received sedative drugs while in the ED. When there is an immediate threat to life (e.g., What are the potential physiological sequelae?

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ACEP Now

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

In 1901, UVA opened its first hospital with 25 beds and three operating rooms. The emergency department (ED) at UVA was rebuilt in 2019 and the department had not fully optimized its operations when COVID-19 hit. But inside these charming historic walls is a research-driven, quaternary-care, academic, medical center.

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American Medical Compliance

AUGUST 7, 2024

Moreover, compliance with HIPAA helps healthcare providers avoid substantial fines and legal penalties associated with data breaches, thereby maintaining compliance with federal standards and ensuring the smooth operation of their practices. It ensures healthcare providers operate ethically.

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ACEP Now

JUNE 14, 2024

Transferring patients from one ED to another hospital is an established part of emergency medicine practice. Patients who need inpatient services do not match the index hospitals’ capabilities, or the patient requests such a transfer, or the hospital has no available inpatient space. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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ACEP Now

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Physician leadership is a priority for ACEP President Aisha T. The Leadership Spotlight highlights examples of emergency physicians using their foundation in emergency medicine to lead, teach, and inspire the next generation. That’s what leadership is. Terry, MD, MPH, FACEP. She’s approaching the issue from all sides.

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ACEP Now

DECEMBER 10, 2023

While the challenges related to boarding have persisted for decades, the dangers today are unprecedented, and solutions are beyond any individual physician or hospital effort. ACEP leadership on difficult issues like this is invigorating emergency physicians across the country. This can be prevented.”

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33 Charts

OCTOBER 2, 2021

The fundamental problem: we turned on 24/7/365 access for patients (who of course like it) with no operational or business model to handle it. Why MyChart messages create a challenge for hospital systems So more contact and connection between doctors and patients seems like a good thing, right? Crucial that we fix this. Absolutely.

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Mind The Bleep

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Scottish Mountain Rescue (SMR) is an umbrella organisation, with teams the final decider of how they operate. Your skills as a doctor need to be different to your hospital role or abilities. Team equipment, procedures, training schedules/frequency, and skill mix vary between teams greatly. What illnesses or injuries do we see?

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PHEM Cast

APRIL 19, 2016

Remember this, especially when managing adolescents; children may not be as interactive or as co-operative as you would expect for their age. If the prehospital team consider the patient to be futile they will take them to the nearest local hospital. This has a huge impact on the local hospital – is that fair?

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ACEP Now

AUGUST 28, 2024

John Hospital in Detroit, MI, did not resolve their concerns about working conditions, staffing levels, or patient safety. But emergency doctor Michelle Wiener, MD, president of the striking union, Greater Detroit Association of Emergency Physicians, said she quickly started to notice some changes around the hospital.

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ACEP Now

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Participating in the demonstration on April 24 th allowed us to join local and national organizations, a refreshing break from long hours in the hospital, to declare that abortion is healthcare and reproductive rights are human rights. She is interested in a wide variety of topics related to health equity and population health.

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ACEP Now

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

This second interview, conducted toward the conclusion of Dr. Aisha Terry’s tenure as President, reviews her goal of strengthening the leadership pipeline for the College and follows up on challenges that arose during the past 12 months. One of the things you wanted to accomplish was talking about the leadership pipeline for ACEP.

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PulmCCM

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Nyckoletta Martin, a former employee of Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates, sent a letter to the subcommittee alleging that KODA pressured her and other staff to retrieve organs from an awake patient who later left the hospital alive. Transplant hospitals generally pay OPOs for each organ they transplant.

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