Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner Utilization Task Force Update
The Emergency Physician Assistant (PA)/Nurse Practitioner (NP) Utilization Task Force has finished its work and presented its…
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Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner Utilization Task Force Update
The Emergency Physician Assistant (PA)/Nurse Practitioner (NP) Utilization Task Force has finished its work and presented its... -
How to Maximize Reimbursement for Advanced Practice Provider Services
Question: How can we maximize reimbursement for services provided by advanced practice providers? Answer: “Non-physician provider” (NPP),... -
Does Adding Scribes Improve Emergency Department Efficiency?
The Case Your democratic ED group has embraced electronic medical records (EMRs). You have been doing computer...
How to Maximize Reimbursement for Advanced Practice Provider Services
Question: How can we maximize reimbursement for services provided by advanced practice providers? Answer: “Non-physician provider” (NPP),…
Does Adding Scribes Improve Emergency Department Efficiency?
The Case Your democratic ED group has embraced electronic medical records (EMRs). You have been doing computer…
ACEP Task Force Examining Collaboration with Advanced Practice Providers
One of the most discussed and debated issues in emergency medicine over the past few years has…
ACEP Emergency Physician Workforce Task Force Study Is Under Way
ACEP’s fourth and most comprehensive workforce study is under way. This two-year study aims to describe the…
How to Handle Electrocardiogram Reimbursement
Question: Can I be reimbursed for interpreting my patient’s 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) rather than the cardiologist? Answer:…
Time-to-Hospital May Be Key to Disparate Results in Studies on Pre-Hospital Plasma Administration
Two large studies have come to conflicting conclusions about whether emergency medical technicians should give plasma to…
Cross-Checking Between Emergency Physicians Reduces Adverse Events
Systematic cross-checking between physicians can reduce medical errors in the emergency department, according to results from the…
ACEP Members Provide Emergency Care at the Super Bowl
Standing on the sidelines, I hear the sounds of Lady Gaga’s version of the national anthem end…
Fort Worth Hospital Uses Innovation and Teamwork to Drive a Wildly Successful Emergency Department
The emergency department at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth is a different breed of…