Choice Between Hospital and Home
Although Dr. Bruce Leff [Hospital Care in the Home on the Horizon, ACEP News, March 2011] and…
Cost of Health Care
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Emergency Physicians’ Role in Health Care Stewardship
It is 3 a.m. on a Saturday morning when a 20-year-old man presents to the emergency department... -
Choice Between Hospital and Home
Although Dr. Bruce Leff [Hospital Care in the Home on the Horizon, ACEP News, March 2011] and... -
Resist the Urge to Give Nesiritide
As a shareholder of common stock in Johnson and Johnson (J&J), the parent company of Scios (the...
Resist the Urge to Give Nesiritide
As a shareholder of common stock in Johnson and Johnson (J&J), the parent company of Scios (the…
Making the Case for Palliative Care in the ED
Emergency physicians often feel obligated to order tests and do procedures they don’t believe will help the…
Three Legs to Stand On
I was warm and comfortable on the stuffed couch watching the New England Patriots wallop the Chicago…
Peaceful Death
As the days fly by, the fate of the current federal health care legislation has come into…
Reimbursement and Coding Updated for 2011
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule on…
Spotlight on Observation Care
Medicare claims for observation care rose from $828,000 in 2006 to more than $1.1 million in 2009….
Payment for ECG Interpretations: ACEP Finalizes Settlement
ACEP, as a signatory society in the medical societies’ class settlement with Humana, has finalized an agreement…
ACEP Elects Next President, Other Leaders
Dr. David Seaberg was chosen president-elect during the annual ACEP Council meeting in late September in conjunction…
Emergency Physicians’ Role in Health Care Stewardship
It is 3 a.m. on a Saturday morning when a 20-year-old man presents to the emergency department…