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ACEP Now: Vol 33 – No 02 – February 2014

Aetna Agrees to Settlement Regarding Unfair Payments to Out-of-Network Providers

Feb 11, 2014 - By ACEP Now

Steps health care providers can take to claim funds from the $120 million settlement pool Aetna has...

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ED Leaders Prepare for Medicare Payment Reforms, Quality-of-Care Improvements

ED Leaders Prepare for Medicare Payment Reforms, Quality-of-Care Improvements

Feb 13, 2014 - By

As CMS' value-based purchasing program enters its second year, emergency departments are poised to influence hospital outcomes...

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The U.S. Federal Government Shutdown Doesn’t Bode Well for Our Future

The U.S. Federal Government Shutdown Doesn’t Bode Well for Our Future

Feb 13, 2014 - By

Review of events that led to the shutdown in October 2013, who’s to blame, and how emergency...

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Lack of Data for Evaluating Venothromboembolic Disease In Pregnant Patients Leaves Physicians Looking for Best Approach

Lack of Data for Evaluating Venothromboembolic Disease In Pregnant Patients Leaves Physicians Looking for Best Approach

Feb 13, 2014 - By

Common assessment methods including clinical decision rules, D-dimers, and PERC rules have limited use in detecting VTE...

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Guidelines On Administering Sedation to Patients Unnecessarily Restrictive for ED Physicians

Guidelines On Administering Sedation to Patients Unnecessarily Restrictive for ED Physicians

Feb 13, 2014 - By Robert E. O’Connor, MD, MPH, FACEP

ACEP seeks resolution to limitations on procedural sedation in the ED, renews call to allow EM physicians...

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CDC Reports Record Number of Malaria Cases in the U.S

CDC Reports Record Number of Malaria Cases in the U.S

Feb 13, 2014 - By Fredrick M. Abrahamian, DO , FACEP, FIDSA

Emergency physicians encouraged to review guidelines for diagnosing, treating this parasitic disease as infection rates reach highest...

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Asset-protection Planning May Be Your Best Defense Against a Medical Malpractice Judgment

Asset-protection Planning May Be Your Best Defense Against a Medical Malpractice Judgment

Feb 13, 2014 - By Douglas Segan, MD, JD

Steps ED physicians can take without a lawyer to protect their personal savings from an excess-limits verdict...

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Today’s Medical Students and the Medical School Landscape

Feb 11, 2014 - By Annalise Sorrentino, MD, FACEP

What students raised in the millennial generation will bring to the health care workforce, and how medical...

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Asset-protection Planning May Be Your Best Defense Against a Medical Malpractice Judgment

Sheltering Personal Assets from Medical Malpractice Liability Is Overrated

Feb 13, 2014 - By Michael Frank, MD, JD, FACEP, FCLM

Why excess-limits verdicts against physicians are rare and not something you need to plan for financially There...

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ACEP Council Speaks Out

ACEP to Reconsider Clinical Policy on Use of Intravenous tPA to Manage Acute Ischemic Stroke in the ED

Feb 11, 2014 - By ACEP Now

The Clinical Policies Committee will review ACEP members' comments and supporting evidence through March 24 In response...

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Reader Weighs In on Emergency Medicine Myths

Feb 11, 2014 - By Howard J. Swidler, MD, FACEP

More criticism for tramadol and the use of cephalosporins in place of penicillin EM Myths Discussed Great...

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ED Physicians Tweet About eTools, Ketamine, Evaluating Brain Death, and Free Open Access Meducation (FOAM)

ED Physicians Tweet About eTools, Ketamine, Evaluating Brain Death, and Free Open Access Meducation (FOAM)

Feb 13, 2014 - By

Catch up on some of emergency medicine's best tweets and learn to pack a punch into 140...

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Does a 10-Item Physical Exam Add Value to Patient Care

Does a 10-Item Physical Exam Add Value to Patient Care?

Feb 13, 2014 - By

Why a general health check may become obsolete As every emergency physician knows, the practical exam required...

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Avoid Foley Catheters to Improve ED Patients’ Comfort, Reduce Costs

Feb 12, 2014 - By

Prevent overuse of Foleys in the ED by knowing which patients do—and don't—need them and working with...

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Whole-Life Insurance Is Not an Attractive Asset Class

Whole-Life Insurance Is Not an Attractive Asset Class

Feb 12, 2014 - By

The upsides and downsides of investing in whole-life insurance, and how to choose a better coverage option...

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How to Use Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Identify Shoulder Dislocation

Feb 12, 2014 - By Christine Riguzzi, MD; Daniel Mantuani, MD; and Arun Nagdev, MD

Tips on using this imaging technique for the emergency physician Clinical Case A 28-year-old male presents to...

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What Will the CMS Two-Midnight Rule Mean for Emergency Medicine?

Feb 06, 2014 - By Paul Kivela, MD, MBA, FACEP

Determining inpatient versus outpatient admissions—a calculation with many financial implications—may fall to emergency physicians Update: The Centers...

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ACEP’s 2014 Report Card on Emergency Medicine Reveals Major Access-to-Care Deficit

Feb 06, 2014 - By ACEP Now

A near-failing grade for most states points to subpar conditions and policies for delivery of EM care,...

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Tips and Tricks for Performing Cricothyrotomy

Feb 06, 2014 - By

Despite advanced airway management options like mask ventilation supraglottic airways, there is still a role for cricothyrotomy...

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Can You Tell How Old This Bruise Is Based on its Color?

Feb 06, 2014 - By

Emergency physicians are often asked to date bruises/contusions, but many variables can make dating imprecise Emergency physicians...

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ACEP Calls for Awards Nominations and Announces New Section

Feb 06, 2014 - By ACEP Now

Nominations for ACEP leadership awards, board of directors, and ED director of the year are due this...

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