Vermont to Launch All-Payer Accountable Care Organization Model for Financing Health Care
Beginning in January 2017, Vermont will launch a voluntary all-payer accountable care organization (ACO) model for financing…
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Maryland Hospitals Feel Impact of Global Budget Revenue Model
In the 1976 movie All the President’s Men about Watergate, the informant “Deep Throat” tells Bob Woodward…
2017 Emergency Department Coding and Reimbursement Update
The 2017 Medicare physician fee schedule was released on Nov. 2, 2016, with mostly good news for…
ACEP Issues Financial Report for the 2015–16 Fiscal Year
ACEP is a membership organization, and the members have a right to know its financial status. Therefore,…
African-American Physicians Land Emergency Medicine Leadership Roles
Leon L. Haley Jr., MD, MHSA, FACEP, CPE, became dean of the College of Medicine and vice…
ACEP Nominating Committee Accepting Applications for Board, Council Positions through March 1, 2017
The ACEP Nominating Committee is accepting nominations until March 1, 2017, for the national ACEP Board of…
ACEP Outlines Flaws, Biases in New England Journal of Medicine Story on Balance Billing
In November, The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) published an article of great concern for all…
Zoanthid Corals in Home Aquariums Present Risk of Lower Extremity Weakness
Zoanthid corals are commonly kept in home aquariums. They produce a potent palytoxin that has various neurologic…
Pulmonary Embolism Prevalence Examined in Patients with Syncope
“Have you thought about pulmonary embolism [PE]? I’ll come see the patient, but would you mind putting…
Tips for Diagnosing,Treating Toxin-Induced Hyperthermic Disorders
Case 1 A 39-year-old female is transferred to your emergency department from an outpatient same-day surgery center….