2019 ACEP Elections Preview: Meet the President-Elect Candidates
Each year, ACEP’s Council elects new leaders for the College at its meeting. The Council, which represents…
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What’s the Deal with Pocket Ultrasound?
Pocket ultrasound devices have arrived! With their price points set at less than $3,000, the era of…
ABEM Has a Plan to Make Certification More Meaningful and Accessible
Emergency medicine certification is undergoing an evolution. The American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) will soon begin…
ACEP4U: Update on ACEP’s Electronic Health Record Advocacy Efforts
Everyone who works in health care knows electronic health records (EHRs), originally designed to streamline patient records…
Calling Patients Benefits Them, and You, Too
I love picking up the phone, calling a patient, and finding out that they are feeling better…
New Study Says Calls and Letters from Physicians Cut Future Emergency Department Visits
Editor’s Note: Read Dr. Cedric Dark’s commentary on this EMRA + PolicyRx Health Policy Journal Club article….
Coding Wizard: How To Get Paid for Point-of-Care Ultrasound
Question: How can I be reimbursed for performing and interpreting my bedside point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS)? Answer: According…
Does Adding Scribes Improve Emergency Department Efficiency?
The Case Your democratic ED group has embraced electronic medical records (EMRs). You have been doing computer…
Insurance Companies Force Emergency Departments Out of Network, Shift Costs to Patients
The cost of out-of-network care has come under scrutiny and grabbed media attention as physicians, insurance companies,…
ACEP Task Force Examining Collaboration with Advanced Practice Providers
One of the most discussed and debated issues in emergency medicine over the past few years has…