Emergency Physicians Can Combat Burnout with Gratitude
Those who practice emergency medicine work hard, sacrifice sleep, and masterfully multi-task to care for patients who…
Posts by Dawn Antoline-Wang
EMBRS: Fanning the Flames of EM Research
One of the many benefits ACEP provides its members is an outstanding educational program called Emergency Medicine…
Balloon Occlusion of Aorta in Trauma Patients May Increase Complications, Death
Use of resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) may increase complications and mortality in severely…
Coding Wizard: Coding for CPR
Question: Is cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) a separately reimbursable procedure? Do I personally need to perform the compressions…
Insurance Status Tied to Likelihood of Hospital Transfer
Uninsured patients and those with Medicaid are more likely to be transferred from an emergency department to…
Blood-Thinner Reversal Agent Works in 82% of Serious Bleeding Cases
Broader results from the ANNEXA-4 trial have confirmed that Portola Pharmaceuticals’ andexanet alfa, sold as Andexxa, can…
Get Ready for ACEP Wellness Week 2019
This year’s ACEP Wellness Week is April 7–13, 2019, and our theme is Wellness 2.0–Intelligently Designing Emergency…
Similar Thrombectomy Benefits for Transferred “Late-Window” Stroke Patients
Functional outcomes after thrombectomy for ischemic stroke in the late window are similar for transferred patients and…
AHA Initiative Boosts Quality of Care for STEMI
Quality of care for patients with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) has improved in hospitals participating in the…
Intoxication from Synthetic-Cannabinoid-Receptor Agonists Often Missed
Nearly half of patients with suspected synthetic-cannabinoid-receptor agonist (SCRA) intoxication test negative for an SCRA, and many…