Emergency Physicians Urged Not to Prescribe New Opioid, Zohydro ER, Given High Potential for Abuse
Despite the United States encompassing just 5 percent of the world’s population, it accounts for 84 percent…
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Emergency Physicians Urged Not to Prescribe New Opioid, Zohydro ER, Given High Potential for Abuse
Despite the United States encompassing just 5 percent of the world’s population, it accounts for 84 percent... -
Critics of Zohydro ER Approval Suspect Conflict of Interest with Pharmaceutical Industry
Whether you buy into a Food and Drug Administration conspiracy theory or not, there are many problems... -
CMS Releases Physician Payment Data for the First Time Since 1979
On April 9, 2014, the annual payments individual physicians receive from Medicare were made public by the...
Critics of Zohydro ER Approval Suspect Conflict of Interest with Pharmaceutical Industry
Whether you buy into a Food and Drug Administration conspiracy theory or not, there are many problems…
CMS Releases Physician Payment Data for the First Time Since 1979
On April 9, 2014, the annual payments individual physicians receive from Medicare were made public by the…
Health Care Professionals Share Insights on Challenges, Future of Emergency Medicine
Kevin M. Klauer, DO, EJD, FACEP: What are top challenges in 2014 for health care? Where do…
Duty Hour Requirements To Be Subjected to Scientific Evidence (Finally)
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) has given permission for hospitals participating in two new…
Emergency Physicians Increasingly Work Simultaneously as Hospitalists in Nation’s Smallest Hospitals
On a recent Friday, Pattie Malone, MD, worked the emergency room at Ocean Beach Hospital, a 25-bed,…
ACEP’s Choosing Wisely Recommendations Stress Importance of Shared Decision Making in Emergency Medicine
During ACEP’s annual conference in Seattle last fall, the College released its five recommendations for inclusion in…
Prevent Loss of RVUs, Reduced Physician Compensation by Properly Documenting Evaluation and Management Services in the Emergency Department
An interview with reimbursement and coding expert Michael Granovsky, MD, CPC, FACEP When it comes to compensation,…
How to Approach End-of-Life Care Discussions, Determine Treatment Goals for Patients Near Death in the Emergency Department
Case: A 79-year-old woman with metastatic lung cancer presents to the ED with severe dyspnea. Assisted ventilation…
Avoid Potential Pitfalls of Living Wills, DNR, and POLST with Checklists, Standardization
For clarification, the living will’s presence does not mean it should be followed. It simply indicates that…