I Want Out of the Guilt Journal Club
I don’t know how well you keep up with your professional reading, but I gave up years…
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Weightism in Health Care
More than 30% of the American population is obese.1 Studies have repeatedly demonstrated a bias against obese... -
I Want Out of the Guilt Journal Club
I don’t know how well you keep up with your professional reading, but I gave up years... -
For Auld Lang Syne
This time of year I find myself thinking of people and times gone by. Memories come in...
For Auld Lang Syne
This time of year I find myself thinking of people and times gone by. Memories come in…
Look for the Waterline
We passed time in the car talking, reading, listening to the radio, and playing games. It was…
Value-Based Care Movement Heads Toward the ED
Editor’s Note: This article is the third in a series looking at how quality-improvement and performance-reporting programs…
Dream Breathers
For every person who has done something significant in his or her life, there is at least…
PQRI, CMS Core Measures Increase Pressure to Report
Some emergency physicians may perceive hospital quality-improvement initiatives as endeavors that were conceived primarily by academic types…
I’ll Never Forget
If you practice emergency medicine long enough, you begin to accumulate a handful of experiences that you…
A Clean Car Is Worth More
Everyone likes a clean car. It’s a great feeling to come out of the car wash or…
Assessing the Impact of Health Care Reform
So, now what? The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 was signed into law in…
Weightism in Health Care
More than 30% of the American population is obese.1 Studies have repeatedly demonstrated a bias against obese…