ACEP Defending “Prudent Layperson” in Court
In its escalating fight against Anthem BlueCross BlueShield’s dangerous policy of retroactive denials of ED visits the…
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ACEP Defending “Prudent Layperson” in Court
In its escalating fight against Anthem BlueCross BlueShield’s dangerous policy of retroactive denials of ED visits the... -
Dr. John Rogers Pens Post-Resignation Letter to ACEP Council
To the ACEP Council: It has been a little more than a week since my resignation as... -
Fidaxomicin May Be Best Choice for C. difficile
Fidaxomicin merits placement ahead of vancomycin and other agents in treatment of Clostridium difficile infections, according to...
Dr. John Rogers Pens Post-Resignation Letter to ACEP Council
To the ACEP Council: It has been a little more than a week since my resignation as…
Fidaxomicin May Be Best Choice for C. difficile
Fidaxomicin merits placement ahead of vancomycin and other agents in treatment of Clostridium difficile infections, according to…
Time-to-Hospital May Be Key to Disparate Results in Studies on Pre-Hospital Plasma Administration
Two large studies have come to conflicting conclusions about whether emergency medical technicians should give plasma to…
Compliance with SEP-1 Quality Measure Does Not Affect Sepsis Mortality
Compliance with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) SEP-1 quality measure does not improve sepsis…
Unintended Buprenorphine Exposure Among Children a Growing Problem
U.S. poison centers received more than 11,000 calls from 2007 to 2016 related to unintended pediatric exposures…
Stress Echo Offers Alternative to Coronary CT for Chest-pain Triage in the Emergency Department
Stress echocardiography (SE) may be a good alternative to coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) when triaging patients…
ACEP President-Elect Resigns; Interim Chosen
Prior to the June Board of Directors meeting at ACEP Headquarters, ACEP President-Elect, John Rogers, MD, FACEP,…
Tick, Mosquito-Borne Infections Surge in United States
The number of Americans sickened each year by bites from infected mosquitoes, ticks or fleas tripled from…
Cross-Checking Between Emergency Physicians Reduces Adverse Events
Systematic cross-checking between physicians can reduce medical errors in the emergency department, according to results from the…