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ACEP Now: Vol 33 – No 03 – March 2014

Respectful Communication Key to Reducing Barriers to Care for Transgender Patients in the ED

Respectful Communication Key to Reducing Barriers to Care for Transgender Patients in the ED

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How emergency physicians can tailor their approach to transgender individuals and establish patient trust Nine months ago,...

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How to Recognize, Treat Victims of Sex Trafficking

How to Recognize, Treat Victims of Sex Trafficking

Mar 07, 2014 - By Jessica Munoz, RN, BSN, MSN, APRN-RX, FNP-BC

Emergency medicine providers must have keen interviewing skills, an ability to convey openness and kindness to the...

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New Guidelines Enhance Care Standards for Elderly Patients in the ED

New Guidelines Enhance Care Standards for Elderly Patients in the ED

Mar 06, 2014 - By Christopher R. Carpenter, MD, MSc, FACEP; Ula Hwang, MD, MPH, FACEP; & Mark Rosenberg, DO, MBA, FACEP

Recommendations cover staffing, education, equipment, procedures, follow-up tips, and performance improvement measures for geriatric emergency care The...

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ICD-9 to ICD-10: The Coding Migration

ICD-9 to ICD-10: The Coding Migration

Mar 07, 2014 - By Pam Bensen, MD, MS, FACEP

How the International Classification of Diseases coding system got its start and why emergency physicians should know...

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Legal Wrangling, Political Debate Continue as Affordable Care Act Takes Hold

Legal Wrangling, Political Debate Continue as Affordable Care Act Takes Hold

Mar 06, 2014 - By Bryn Nelson

Provisions of health care reform spark lawsuits, divide state leaders, and encourage release of federal guidelines to...

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Ten Ways Obamacare Could Impact Patients, Emergency Departments, and the Physician Workforce

Mar 06, 2014 - By Todd Taylor, MD, FACEP, and Kevin Klauer, DO, EJD, FACEP

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that 2.5 million people will leave the workforce over the next...

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Emergency Medicine in the White House

Emergency Medicine in the White House

Mar 06, 2014 - By Ricardo Martinez, MD, FACEP

National Security Council staff director for medical preparedness policy, Richard Hunt, MD, FACEP, discusses the value of...

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Health Advice Delivered By Text May Help Reduce ED Visits by Patients with Diabetes

Follow-up Health Advice Delivered By Text May Help Improve Care for Patients with Diabetes

Mar 07, 2014 - By Sanjay Arora, MD

Medication reminders, motivational and healthy-living tips sent by physicians through TExT-MED mobile health messaging program helped diabetics...

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Health Issues To Consider Among Transgender Patients

Mar 06, 2014 - By Gretchen Henkel

Conditions related to cross-sex hormone use, postoperative wounds, cardiovascular risk, and sexual and mental health concerns in...

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Myths in Emergency Medicine

Myths in Emergency Medicine

Mar 07, 2014 - By

Emergency physicians dispel common beliefs about contrast allergies, antibiotics in nasal packing, tap water as an irrigation...

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The Sustainable Growth Rate Formula, Then and Now

The Sustainable Growth Rate Formula, Then and Now

Mar 07, 2014 - By

How the SGR Medicare physician-payment formula became flawed and why a fix is unlikely in 2014 Even...

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A Rational Approach to the Opioid-Seeking Patient

A Rational Approach to the Opioid-Seeking Patient

Mar 07, 2014 - By

How emergency physicians can minimize stress, avoid confrontations while meeting patient needs Drug Diversion and Abuse Is...

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An Intubation Checklist for Emergency Department Physicians

Mar 07, 2014 - By Scott D. Weingart, MD, FCCM, and Angela Hua, MD

The EMCrit call/response checklist offers tips to prepare patients and ED teams, gather equipment needed to perform...

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A High-Value Diagnostic Approach to Low-Back Pain

A High-Value Diagnostic Approach to Low-Back Pain

Mar 07, 2014 - By

Instead of imaging, a clinical history and physical exam can safely evaluate back pain in ED patients...

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What ED Performance Measures Should Mean to You

What ED Performance Measures Should Mean to You

Mar 07, 2014 - By

Important data sources and applications of ED measures and how they can impact the practice of emergency...

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Avoid Paying Too Much for Financial Advice

Avoid Paying Too Much for Financial Advice

Mar 07, 2014 - By

What physicians should consider when hiring a financial planner or asset manager In 2010, a former postal...

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ACEP Sets April Deadline for Research Forum Abstracts

Mar 07, 2014 - By

Abstracts will be accepted until 4 pm CST on April 25 Abstracts will be peer-reviewed for presentation...

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ACEP Faculty Teaching Award Nominations Due Next Month

Mar 06, 2014 - By

Nominations for outstanding educators in emergency medicine must be submitted by April 14 Each year, ACEP sponsors...

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Comment Period for tPA Clinical Policy Closing Soon

Mar 06, 2014 - By

Comments related to guidelines about use of intravenous thrombolytics for ischemic stroke must be submitted to ACEP...

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Clinical Policy on tPA for Ischemic Stroke Important for Emergency Medicine

Mar 07, 2014 - By

Revising the use of thrombolytics in ischemic stroke could reverse nationally accepted practices, guidelines in the ED...

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Emergency Medicine and the Affordable Care Act

Mar 07, 2014 - By

As practitioners of universal coverage, EM providers should be at forefront of discussions about health care rights...

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