Even If Patient Reviews Don’t Correlate With Quality Care, Don’t Ignore Them
In response to a 2016 article exploring the themes common among Yelp reviews of emergency department visits,…
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How Did Your Last Patient Rate You on Yelp?
Editor’s Note: Read Dr. Cedric Dark’s commentary on this EMRA + PolicyRx Health Policy Journal Club article….
How Did University Hospital in San Antonio Reduce ED Boarding?
It is well-recognized that delays in inpatient discharges result in ED boarding of admitted patients. Boarding has…
Allies, Advocates, and Accomplices Are Critical to Diversity and Inclusion
We have made significant strides toward emergency medicine workplace diversity. That cannot be denied. But given the…
ACEP Supports Two New International Emergency Medicine Courses at ACEP19
A decade ago, the World Health Assembly adopted Resolution 60.22 titled “Health Systems: Emergency Care Systems.” This…
Tips for Quickly Diagnosing Compartment Syndrome
The Case A 28-year-old male presents after a motorcycle crash. He has right lower leg pain and…
Meet Lefamulin, a New Antibiotic for Your Infection Toolkit
In medical school teaching for most of the last half century, the ascendant antibiotic in our armamentarium…
The Latest Emergency Department Utilization Numbers Are In
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released its statistical survey of emergency department visits for…
FACEPs in the Crowd: Dr. Lane Patten, Dr. Frederick Blum, and Dr. Melissa Kohn
Lane Patten, MD, FACEP Lane Patten, MD, FACEP, an emergency physician at North Memorial Health in Minneapolis,…
How to Maximize Reimbursement for Advanced Practice Provider Services
Question: How can we maximize reimbursement for services provided by advanced practice providers? Answer: “Non-physician provider” (NPP),…