How Close Is AI to Replacing Emergency Physicians?
Explore the data behind how large language models stack up against physicians, and discover how close AI really is to transforming emergency department care.
Blog Archives
Point-of-Care EEG Is Coming to the Emergency Department
Bedside EEG offers a practical ED solution for rapid seizure detection, post-cardiac arrest care, and avoiding patient transfers for diagnosis alone.
Case Report: Minor Fall Triggers Acute Forehead Swelling
When minor pediatric head trauma leads to persistent forehead swelling, suspect Pott puffy tumor. Learn the key symptoms, imaging choices, and ED work-up.
NEMPAC Spotlight: Emergency Physician Candidates in 2026
With a record 50 physicians running for Congress in 2026, NEMPAC is helping emergency physicians overcome campaign challenges and shape federal healthcare policy.
When Cost Keeps Patients Away
How high-deductible health plans force patients to delay necessary care, leaving the emergency department to absorb the financial and clinical fallout.
Readers Respond: Manual Rectal Disimpaction in Toddler Results in Lawsuit
This article prompted enormous feedback from ACEP Now readers. Click through to read these two letters, and check the articles comments for many more.
Reader Responds: On the Value of Postponing Retirement
Great article about Stuart Clive, MD, regarding postponing retirement. (ACEP Now, Approaching Retirement, Emergency Physician Weighed the…
Reader Responds: Safer Methods for Isolated Digital Procedures
Can digital tourniquets offer a safer, localized alternative to forearm cuffs for single-digit extensor tendon repairs in the ED?
Readers Respond: Lasting Solution to ED Workplace Violence Must Prioritize Prevention
Preventing ED workplace violence requires upstream action. Risk assessments and interdisciplinary leadership can stop threats before harm occurs.
Forensic Myths in the Emergency Department
Many forensic methods lack scientific validity. Discover why bite mark analysis, bruise dating, ALS, and the shaken baby triad can lead to ED misdiagnoses.