The Disappearing Doctor: Challenging the Provider Paradigm
Using “provider” instead of “doctor” or “physician” devalues the profession and erodes professional identity. It’s time to reclaim the title.
Opinion
-
The Disappearing Doctor: Challenging the Provider Paradigm
Using "provider" instead of "doctor" or "physician" devalues the profession and erodes professional identity. It's time to reclaim the title. -
Reader and Editor Respond: Non-ABEM Certified Emergency Physicians
Reader Responds: Non-ABEM Doctors Deserve Dignity and Respect By Raj Parikh, MD Regarding your recent interview with... -
Opinion: The Hidden Power of Doing Less—A New Perspective on Clinician Wellness
In recent years, wellness articles for medical professionals have become nearly ubiquitous, filled with well-meaning advice on...
Reader and Editor Respond: Non-ABEM Certified Emergency Physicians
Reader Responds: Non-ABEM Doctors Deserve Dignity and Respect By Raj Parikh, MD Regarding your recent interview with…
Opinion: The Hidden Power of Doing Less—A New Perspective on Clinician Wellness
In recent years, wellness articles for medical professionals have become nearly ubiquitous, filled with well-meaning advice on…
Opinion: Demand Up, Beds Down—The Emergency Dept. Crowding Crisis
Hospital occupancy demands are projected to substantially increase over the next seven years from 75 percent to…
Pros and Cons: A Mandated Four-Year Residency
PRO: Move to Mandated Four-Year Residency a Crucial Step by Andrew Garrett Little, DO, FACEP The recent…
Opinion: When Health Care Regulatory Agencies Practice Medicine
When Jeremiah (Jay) Joson, PharmD, APh, BCPS, BCMTMS, was an inpatient pharmacy manager in 2013, his hospital…
The Death of Critical Thinking in Emergency Medicine
In recent years, emergency medicine, once the bastion of quick decision making, clinical acumen, and patient-centered care,…
Reader Responds: The Intersections of Physical and Mental Health Disorders
Thanks to Drs. Harrell and Bower for their excellent case discussion in the October issue of ACEP…
Strategies to Reduce Ambulance Patient Offload Delays
As emergency departments (EDs) have become the focus of bottlenecks in the entire health care system—from insufficient…
Point/Counterpoint: Abortion in the Emergency Department
Point: Medical Emergencies in Pregnant Women Should Not Be Falsely Equated With Expanding Access to Elective or…