Emergency Physicians Explore the Future of the Emeregncy Medicine Workforce
I recently met with four emergency physicians—Jesse Pines, MD, MBA, FACEP, national director of clinical innovation at…
About Cedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP
Cedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP, is assistant professor of emergency medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, on the Board of Directors of Doctors for America, and Medical Editor in Chief of ACEP Now.
Posts by Cedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP
Do We Really Want To Limit Physician Chart Access?
Emergency physicians have a difficult job. In no other profession can a person be interrupted more than…
Dr. Cedric Dark: An Unexpected Journey to Medical Editor in Chief
Thank you for entrusting me with the mantle of Medical Editor in Chief of the “Official Voice…
Will COVID-19 Change Medicine for the Better?
Many emergency physicians outside of the initial hot zones remember the first few weeks of the COVID-19…
Frequent ED Users Often Need Extra Help Accessing Health Resources
Recently, one of our frequent emergency department users, an older woman with alabaster skin who I had…
We Must Be at the Forefront in Correcting Racism in Medicine
Since the spring when coronavirus first came to our shores, and throughout a tumultuous summer focused on…
The Nation’s Search for a Solution to Surprise Billing Continues
Nearly two years after I wrote a column about balance billing, the nation still wrestles with how…
To Combat Potential Implicit Bias in EMS, Diversify the Workforce
Unconscious bias, the subject Uché Blackstock, MD, wrote a November 2019 column on in ACEP Now, can…
Medicaid Expansion Has Helped Patients and Docs in States that Opted In
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) has brought about massive changes to the structure of…
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,…