Dr. Stanton is a full-time practicing emergency physician with Central Emergency Physicians in Lexington, Kentucky; host of ACEP Frontline and Everyday Medicine podcasts; and past president of Kentucky ACEP.
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ACEP Now: Vol 36 – No 01 – January 2017
Dr. Parker is President of ACEP; an attending emergency physician with West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, Illinois; senior vice president of Envision Healthcare; and president of Team Parker LLC, a consulting group. Dr. Parker is also a clinical assistant professor at the Texas Tech El Paso department of emergency medicine.
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- Cooper Z, Scott Morton F. Out-of-network emergency-physician bills—an unwelcome surprise. N Engl J Med. 2016;375(20):1915-1918.
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4 Responses to “ACEP Outlines Flaws, Biases in New England Journal of Medicine Story on Balance Billing”
January 21, 2017
David Meurer, MDWho will speak for EM in a correspondance to the NEJM opinion piece? This would be a good start
February 3, 2017
Rebecca ParkerACEP’s response has been submitted and accepted. We are waiting for the date of publication.
January 23, 2017
Mark L. Madenwald MDEM Physician still see everyone that walks into an ER per federal law. I do so happily. The physicians on the review board for the NEJM certainly do not see every patient that walks into their office. They only see patients that can pay their fees
February 3, 2017
Rebecca ParkerYes, a very important point. The unfunded EMTALA is a crucial component, and unique aspect of emergency medicine. That is a part of my and ACEP’s response to the NEJM.