Construction Continues on ACEP’s New Headquarters; Opening Expected September 2016
The walls are up, and construction is moving forward toward a fall grand opening for the new…
Posts by Joseph Harrington
AAENP, AANPCP Partner to Develop Emergency Nurse Practitioner Certification Exam
The American Academy of Emergency Nurse Practitioners (AAENP) and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program…
Naloxone Distribution Strategies Needed in Emergency Departments
The Case A 57-year-old man is brought in by family in a private vehicle after a “heroin…
New CMS Rules Introduce Bundled Payments for Observation Care
Last November, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published its 2016 final rule for the…
Guidance on Cerebrospinal Fluid Sterilization in Pediatric Meningitis, Carotid Injury Risk after Palatal Wound in Children
The best questions often stem from the inquisitive learner. As educators, we love—and are always humbled—by those…
Documentation Pearls for Navigating Abscess Incision/Drainage Codes
Editor’s Note: Cutting through the red tape to make certain that you get paid for every dollar…
Emergency Physicians Encouraged to Draw Attention to Pharmaceutical Drug Shortages
Although many ACEP members have forgotten about times when medications were consistently plentiful, it’s really been just…
Cold Temperatures Greet Emergency Physician Spending Winter in Antarctica
“How do you get to Antarctica?” may be the third most common question I get when I…
Prepping, Packing Among Challenges of Providing Medical Care in Antarctica
Antarctica is the Earth’s coldest, highest, and driest continent. You don’t believe that’s true? Antarctica’s average elevation…
Opinion: How Democracy in Emergency Medicine Groups Should Be Defined, Measured
I cringed when I saw the title “Pros and Cons: Does Size Matter?” and I kept the…