Telemedicine Comes of Age in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Editors’ Note: This article was accepted on April 26, 2020, and was accurate at that time. Because…
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Tips for COVID-19 Coding
Editor’s Note: Cutting through the red tape to make certain that you get paid for every dollar…
ED Patient Satisfaction Is Increasing Despite Global COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed life as we know it. A fluid situation, there has been great…
The 2020 ICD-10 Definitions of Heat Illness Go Beyond Heatstroke
The United States’ International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) codes for 2020 contain updated definitions of heat illness…
Elderly Patient Dies after Emergency Dept. Bounceback, Lawsuit Results
Patients who have been discharged from the emergency department and rapidly return for another complaint present a…
COVID-19 While Black
Editors’ Note: This article was accepted on April 13, 2020, and was accurate at that time. Because…
Opinion: Caution Required with COVID-19 Antibody/Immune Testing
It has been announced that rapid, point-of-care “antibody immune status” testing for the SARS-CoV-2 virus (which causes…
ACEP Tackles Federal and Regulatory Barriers to COVID-19 Care
Editors’ Note: This article was accepted on April 17, 2020, and was accurate at that time. We…
How to Intubate Suspected COVID-19 Patients With a Protective Box
Editors’ Note: This article was accepted on April 6, 2020, and was accurate at that time. Because…
Viral Lament
Malaise the herald and conniver Assured ’tis sleep adrift to woes Then fire barks the clarion for…