Radiation Therapy Overuse Spikes in the Emergency Department
Can you remember the last time you worked a shift in the emergency department and ordered zero...
ACEP Now: Vol 35 – No 06 – June 2016
ACEP 2016 Legislative Advocacy Conference Highlights
ACEP physicians took to Washington, D.C., and Capitol Hill at the 2016 Legislative Advocacy Conference May 15-18....
ACEP Diversity Summit Promotes Cultural Sensitivity, Acceptance Among Members
I recently attended ACEP’s Diversity Summit, spearheaded by ACEP President-Elect Rebecca Parker, MD, FACEP, as part of...
Naloxone Distribution to Patients in Emergency Department Raises Controversy
The article “Naloxone Distribution Strategies Needed in Emergency Departments” by Samuels et al (ACEP Now, March 2016)...
Health IT Developers’ Pledge to Increase EHR Interoperability Met With Skepticism
The English origins of the pudding proverb date back to the early 14th century. The tasting of...
Emergency Physician Dr. Mark Plaster Prepares Run for U.S. Congress
Mark Plaster, MD, is not your typical emergency physician and certainly not your typical politician. Born the...
Leadership and Advocacy Conference Informative, Inspirational for Emergency Medicine Residents
Dr. Cosgrove: “The world is run by those who show up.” I was never really one for...
ACEP Grants Support Policy Scholarships in Emergency Medicine
National health policy is playing an ever-increasing role in the day-to-day practice of medicine, and it’s becoming...
ICD-10 Diagnosis Codes to Use for Zika Virus Documentation
CPT codes are updated annually, typically on Jan. 1, and describe the cognitive and procedural care provided...
Four Techniques for Handling the Omega-Shaped Epiglottis
Curved blade laryngoscopy, whether with a conventional direct blade or video laryngoscope (with a Macintosh design or...
Ultrasound-Guided Glenohumeral Joint Evaluation and Aspiration
Evaluation of the patient with the painful shoulder can be difficult in the emergency department. The septic...
Emergency Medicine Techniques, Equipment List for Removing Fishhooks Lodged in Patients
“Foreign body–fishhook.” We commonly see these injuries in our emergency departments and think, “This could be a...
Rhode Island Hospital ED Boosts Efficiency by Adopting Brown University Patient Flow Model
The Rhode Island Hospital emergency department in Providence was built 10 years ago and is one of...
Emergency Medicine Experts Share Tips for Who to Follow on Twitter
Deciding who to follow is one of the holiest decisions one can make on Twitter. After all,...
Six Ways to Reduce Your Investment-Related Taxes
Q. I like seeing the money my investments are making, but every time tax season rolls around,...
Documentation Pearls for Level 5 Caveat in Medical Coding
Editor’s Note: Cutting through the red tape to make certain that you get paid for every dollar...
