Study Reveals the Emergency Department’s Large Role in Health Care
Editor’s Note: Read Dr. Cedric Dark’s commentary on this EMRA + PolicyRx Health Policy Journal Club article….
Posts by Joseph Harrington
Building a Democratic, Independent, Community ED Practice
Emergency medicine is a constantly changing and evolving medical practice. The business side of emergency medicine is…
Hurricane Florence and the Use of Telemedicine
Hurricane Florence struck North Carolina as a Category 1 storm on Sept. 14, 2018, bringing with it…
High-Yield Ocular Ultrasound Applications in the ED, Part 1
Part 1 of a 3-part series. Part 2. Part 3. The Case Monday, 23:00—Your first patient of…
For One Medical Student, a Job as a Scribe Was the Pathway to Emergency Medicine
I turned 18 in the emergency department. The charge nurse surprised me with a cake, and as…
New ACEP Framework Protects Patients from Out-of-Network Billing
On Jan. 28, 2019, ACEP released a framework of proposed solutions to protect emergency patients from surprise…
ACEP Is Launching New EM Journal, Seeks Editor-in-Chief
ACEP is launching a new open-access journal in 2020 and is seeking applicants for editor-in-chief. The editor will…
ACEP Members Receive Order of International Federation for EM Award
Ashley Bean, MD, FACEP, and Gary Gaddis, MD, PhD, FACEP, were honored with the Order of the…
Reduce Opioid Duration and Quantity to Limit Use, Avoid Addiction
Editor’s Note: This is the seventh part of an ongoing series on what emergency physicians can do…
Comment Now on Clinical Policy Draft for Acute Headache
The draft “Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in the Evaluation and Management of Adult Patients Presenting to the…