Patients’ Wishes for End-of-Life Care Seldom Followed
Steep Medicare spending at end of life, lengthy ICU stays for patients with chronic illnesses evidence of…
Cost of Health Care
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Patients’ Wishes for End-of-Life Care Seldom Followed
Steep Medicare spending at end of life, lengthy ICU stays for patients with chronic illnesses evidence of... -
Intraosseous Vascular Access – Our Specialty Societies Agree, Why Can’t We?
The Emergency Nurses Association and ACEP both have positions that support the use of intraosseous (IO) vascular... -
Obamacare Is Coming, and the Sky Is Not Falling
First the forces arrayed against it tried to defeat it but failed. Then the cry was, “Repeal...
Intraosseous Vascular Access – Our Specialty Societies Agree, Why Can’t We?
The Emergency Nurses Association and ACEP both have positions that support the use of intraosseous (IO) vascular…
Obamacare Is Coming, and the Sky Is Not Falling
First the forces arrayed against it tried to defeat it but failed. Then the cry was, “Repeal…
ACEP Joins Choosing Wisely Campaign
In last month’s ACEP13 Opening Session, ACEP announced its list of five tests and procedures that may…
The ER is a Cost-Effective Place to Receive Acute Care
There is a persistent narrative about emergency rooms that says they are overly expensive places to receive…
‘Profit’ Misses Mark
Dr. Solomon really muddled through his column on “Profit in health care” (June 2013, p. 12), leaving…
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor, Dr. James Mitchiner wrote in ACEP News (August 2012) that he was committed to single…
Value of Emergency Medicine
In addition to a press release issued at last month’s Leadership and Advocacy Conference to highlight the…
New Study: EPs Key to Reducing Health Care Costs
A recent study by the RAND Corporation found emergency physicians are key decision-makers for nearly half of…
It’s Not Managed Care Any More
Where does emergency medicine fit in the emerging and evolving new health care world? Who will define…