Pediatric Anesthesia Teams Use Sweet Smells to Calm Preoperative Patients
Scent from flavored lip balm smeared inside anesthesia or oxygen masks can improve patient tolerance and reduce…
ACEP Now: Vol 33 – No 04 – April 2014
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Pediatric Anesthesia Teams Use Sweet Smells to Calm Preoperative Patients
Scent from flavored lip balm smeared inside anesthesia or oxygen masks can improve patient tolerance and reduce... -
New Decision Instruments That Predict Risk of Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction May Make TIMI Score Obsolete
Risk-stratification tools such as the HEART Score, EDACS score, and North American Chest Pain Rule may replace... -
Tips for Managing Medical School Student Loans
Debt-consolidation, loan forgiveness programs can help emergency physicians deal with student loan debt Sarah Hoper, MD, recently...
New Decision Instruments That Predict Risk of Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction May Make TIMI Score Obsolete
Risk-stratification tools such as the HEART Score, EDACS score, and North American Chest Pain Rule may replace…
Tips for Managing Medical School Student Loans
Debt-consolidation, loan forgiveness programs can help emergency physicians deal with student loan debt Sarah Hoper, MD, recently…
How to Make the Incision, Insert the Tube in Cricothyrotomy
Tips on sternal stabilization, making vertical and horizontal incisions, palpitating the cricothyroid membrane from an emergency physician…
CMS and Maryland Enter into Accountable Care Agreement
Maryland shifts its hospitals from fee-for-service to pay-for-performance payment model; expenditures-per-capita system estimated to save Medicare $330…
Better Clinical Outcomes, Patient Satisfaction Go Hand in Hand for Emergency Physicians
Beyond surveys and payments, better physician–patient communication, trust lead to improved care delivery The words “patient satisfaction”…
What is Emergency Physicians’ Duty to Report in Cases of Clear and Present Danger?
Most state mandates require mental health professionals to report patients likely to harm themselves or others, while…
Medicare Audits Create More Headaches, Delays for Medical Billing
Emergency physicians and hospitals increasingly frustrated with length of audit process, delayed reimbursement on successfully appealed claims…
Opinion: Dispelling Myths, Reiterating Facts About the Affordable Care Act
Common claims about predicted physician shortages, health care benefit cuts by businesses, rising co-pays for emergency department…
Opioid Risk Tool Pegs Addiction Likelihood at Less Than 0.2% for Low-Risk Chronic-Pain Patients
With no perfect way to assess risk, an objective tool combined with urine drug testing can help…