“There have always been challenges in emergency medicine, and the challenges 40-plus years ago are a little bit different than the challenges that today’s physicians are facing. ACEP is crucial in addressing these challenges, and I’m glad that the organization is still around to help us today.”
—ZACHARY JAROU, MD
PRESIDENT OF THE EMERGENCY
MEDICINE RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION
2010–2018
March 2010
Affordable Care Act passed
Credit: Associated Press
February 2011
Emergency Medicine Action Fund formed
July 2012
Office of Emergency Care Research formed at the National Institutes of Health
October 2013
innovatED debut at ACEP13
January 2014
ACEP News retired with launch of ACEP Now
April 2015
ACEP launched Clinical Emergency Data Registry
June 2015
Steven J. Stack, MD, FACEP, became first emergency physician to be President of the AMA
ACEP launched Clinical Ultrasound Accreditation
August 2016
ACEP’s headquarters moved to new building in Irving, Texas
2017
ACEP sued U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to fight for fair out-of-network care reimbursement
May 2018
ACEP launched Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation Program
July 2018
ACEP sued Anthem BlueCross BlueShield for violating prudent layperson standard
ACEP’s Headquarters Through the Years
From a humble start sharing office space with the Michigan State Medical Society to its new state-of-the-art…
History of the Emergency Medicine Action Fund
In 2011, following the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), the litany of…
EM Through the Lens: Snapshots in the Evolution of Emergency Medicine
Much has changed in emergency medicine over the years (eg, procedures, technology, regulations, etc.) but the focus…
The History of innovatED
Emergency physicians are known for their innovative approaches to patient care and technology. In 2013, ACEP created…