Emerging Healthcare Trends Highlight Need to Define Quality, Value Metrics for Emergency Medicine
Where does emergency medicine fit into this emerging framework? Does it fit at all—does it even have…
Posts by Joseph Harrington
Rat-Bite Fever’s Non-Specific Symptoms Make Patient History Important for Diagnosis
The Case Chief complaint: fever and rash. I stare at the triage notes of the eight-year-old female…
ACEP to Develop Telemedicine Policy for Emergency Medicine
At ACEP’s 2014 Council Meeting, Resolution 36(14), Development of Telemedicine Policy for Emergency Medicine, was adopted by…
Combat Sleep Disorders From Working Night Shifts
You have just finished an overnight shift and are driving home after you stayed in the emergency…
Ebola Relief Efforts in Liberia Aided by Emergency Medicine Support, Donations
I have good friends in Liberia. I know the culture, the politics, and the medical system there….
Opinion: Why Freestanding, Physician- or Investor-Owned Emergency Departments May Be Bad for Emergency Medicine
Driving in and around the cities that make up the Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW) metroplex, I get the…
Competency Measurement Approach for Advanced Practice Providers in Emergency Medicine
Lately, the topic of competency of advanced practice providers (APPs), also known as physician assistants (PAs) and…
Recognize Pediatric Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis Symptoms, Manage Disease
The Case A previously healthy, fully immunized five-year-old boy presents to the pediatric emergency department with three…
Rural Hospital Closures Leave Whole Communities Without Access to Emergency Care
Imagine you are in Washington, D.C., and have a sudden onset of severe chest pain radiating to…
American Medical Association Ethics Code Helps Emergency Physicians Make Tough Decisions
Just another day in your busy emergency department, except that today one of your patients ended up…