How to Handle Electrocardiogram Reimbursement
Question: Can I be reimbursed for interpreting my patient’s 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) rather than the cardiologist? Answer:…
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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...
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…
Physician Staffing Model at Texas Health ED Helps Maintain Top Clinical, Operational Metrics
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth is part of a 25-hospital system and one of the…
Emergency Medications Act Would Fix Gap in EMS Law That Could Harm Patients
Pending federal regulations threaten a longstanding practice that has allowed emergency medical services (EMS) personnel to administer…
Emergency Department Benchmarking Alliance Releases 2014 Data on Staffing, Physician Productivity
There is considerable variation in the staff that provide patient care in American EDs. The Emergency Department…
American Academy of Physician Assistants Reacts to AMA President Dr. Steven Stack’s Statements About PAs
We have received many responses to the third part of our interview series with AMA President Steven…
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With regard to state legislative activity regulating the opioid prescribing practices of emergency physicians, which of the following wouId you support? Check all that apply.
- Restrictions on duration (36%, 229 Votes)
- Restrictions of quantity (34%, 219 Votes)
- Mandatory checking of prescription drug monitoring systems for all opioid prescriptions from the ED (30%, 194 Votes)
Total Voters: 367
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SEMPA Offers Support, Clarification for AMA President Dr. Steven Stack’s Comments on Advanced Practice Providers
This letter is in response to the article featured in the September 14, 2015, issue of ACEP…