Don’t Overlook Traumatic Brain Injury in Intimate Partner Violence
The Case A 24-year-old woman is brought to the emergency department via EMS. She was found by…
Posts by Joseph Harrington
Congress Backs Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the ED Program
In December 2019, Congress authorized funding for the Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department program—the…
Tips for Coping with Dr. Google, Online Reviews, Social Media, and More
Your patients are online. You are online. How many of these scenarios ring true? “I did an…
Meningitis Test Could Reduce Unnecessary Admissions
Disclosure: Dr. Talan is a paid consultant for BioFire Diagnostics and has advised on the development of…
ACEP Is Updating Its Electronic Wellness Guidebook
For many years physicians and hospital administrators erroneously thought that everyone was responsible for his or her…
Researchers Probe Effects of the ACA’s Expanded Coverage on EDs
Editor’s Note: Read Dr. Cedric Dark’s commentary on this EMRA + PolicyRx Health Policy Journal Club article….
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…
How to Support Breastfeeding at Conferences and Testing Centers
Physicians have been taught to advocate for breastfeeding with our patients; however, our profession makes it challenging…
Coding Wizard: Vaping-Related Illness
A new ICD-10 diagnosis code for vaping-related illness (U07.0, vaping-related disorder) has been assigned due to the…
Emergency Medicine in Norway
In February 2013, I was contacted by a Norwegian anesthesiologist who had heard through the grapevine that…