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Benchmarking

  • Statistical Trends of Diagnostic Testing in the Emergency Department

    Emergency departments have become overall diagnostic and treatment centers of excellence and availability in the American health...
  • Pre-COVID ED Trends Suggest More Challenges Lie Ahead

    The role of emergency department physicians and leaders has been made dramatically more important due to the...
  • The Nation’s Search for a Solution to Surprise Billing Continues

    Nearly two years after I wrote a column about balance billing, the nation still wrestles with how...

Statistical Trends of Diagnostic Testing in the Emergency Department

February 19, 2021 - James J. Augustine, MD, FACEP - 1 Comment

Emergency departments have become overall diagnostic and treatment centers of excellence and availability in the American health…

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Pre-COVID ED Trends Suggest More Challenges Lie Ahead

November 18, 2020 - James J. Augustine, MD, FACEP - 0 Comment

The role of emergency department physicians and leaders has been made dramatically more important due to the…

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The Nation’s Search for a Solution to Surprise Billing Continues

August 25, 2020 - Cedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP - 0 Comment

Nearly two years after I wrote a column about balance billing, the nation still wrestles with how…

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California’s Approach to Surprise Billing Disadvantaged Physicians

August 25, 2020 - Chloé Woodington, MD - 0 Comment

Editor’s Note: Read Dr. Cedric Dark’s commentary on this EMRA + PolicyRx Health Policy Journal Club article….

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Emergency Department Usage Trends Before COVID-19

May 21, 2020 - James J. Augustine, MD, FACEP - 0 Comment

The number of patients seen in U.S. emergency departments has been steadily increasing since World War II….

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The 20 Numbers of Emergency Department Management

March 17, 2020 - James J. Augustine, MD, FACEP - 0 Comment

There is huge value to timely data collection and sharing within an individual emergency department and between…

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Latest Data Reveal the ED’s Role as Hospital Admission Gatekeeper

December 20, 2019 - James J. Augustine, MD, FACEP - 0 Comment

Emergency departments have become the nucleus of the hospitals they serve. Emergency physicians not only provide lifesaving…

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New Out-Of-Hospital Care Models Could Affect Your Emergency Dept

May 17, 2019 - James J. Augustine, MD, FACEP - 0 Comment

“Whoop, whoop, whoop!” The EMS radio alerts the ED staff to an incoming patient. Minutes later arrives…

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Optimizing Emergency Department Workspace to Promote Wellness

April 9, 2019 - David Lim, DO; Nicolette Mosinski, PA-C; Joyce Perfetti, DO; Evelyn Powers, PA-C; James Augustine, MD - 1 Comment

The emergency department receives and processes patients at an unpredictable volume and arrival pattern. The patients present…

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Identify and Plan for Your Emergency Department’s Particular Patient Mix

February 19, 2019 - James J. Augustine, MD, FACEP - 0 Comment

One of the critical roles of the emergency department is to provide unscheduled care to all persons,…

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