Emergency Physician’s Neck Pain and Headache Lead to Dissection Diagnosis
Last year, my wife and I put our 1-year-old daughter into daycare for the first time. She…
Posts by Joseph Harrington
Stigma Surrounding Physician Suicides Means Many Go Unreported
When I was a resident, I came home from a swing shift in May to the smell…
Low Back Pain Emergencies Could Signal Neurological Injuries
When physicians pick up a chart in the emergency department and see that the chief complaint is…
Wearable Health Care Technology, Devices that Emergency Physicians Need to Know About
This is Part 2 of our ongoing series on the Internet Of Medical Things (IOMT). There are…
Vermont to Launch All-Payer Accountable Care Organization Model for Financing Health Care
Beginning in January 2017, Vermont will launch a voluntary all-payer accountable care organization (ACO) model for financing…
Maryland Hospitals Feel Impact of Global Budget Revenue Model
In the 1976 movie All the President’s Men about Watergate, the informant “Deep Throat” tells Bob Woodward…
2017 Emergency Department Coding and Reimbursement Update
The 2017 Medicare physician fee schedule was released on Nov. 2, 2016, with mostly good news for…
ACEP Issues Financial Report for the 2015–16 Fiscal Year
ACEP is a membership organization, and the members have a right to know its financial status. Therefore,…
ACEP Outlines Flaws, Biases in New England Journal of Medicine Story on Balance Billing
In November, The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) published an article of great concern for all…
Zoanthid Corals in Home Aquariums Present Risk of Lower Extremity Weakness
Zoanthid corals are commonly kept in home aquariums. They produce a potent palytoxin that has various neurologic…