How CMS’ Value-Based Modifier Program May Affect Emergency Physicians
The Affordable Care Act requires that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) apply a value-based…
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How CMS’ Value-Based Modifier Program May Affect Emergency Physicians
The Affordable Care Act requires that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) apply a value-based... -
Emergency Department Flow, Patient Walkaway Key Performance Measures
Emergency department flow and reduction of patient walkaway are both very important performance measures. Flow requires coordinated... -
How to Navigate Challenges of Electronic Medical Records
Electronic medical records (EMRs) are a source of angst for practicing emergency physicians everywhere. Why should this...
Emergency Department Flow, Patient Walkaway Key Performance Measures
Emergency department flow and reduction of patient walkaway are both very important performance measures. Flow requires coordinated…
How to Navigate Challenges of Electronic Medical Records
Electronic medical records (EMRs) are a source of angst for practicing emergency physicians everywhere. Why should this…
Focus on Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome Can Interfere With Early Sepsis Detection
If you provide direct patient care in a hospital setting, you no doubt have great familiarity with…
Sick Travelers Returning from West Africa Most Likely to Have Malaria
While Ebola virus disease (EVD) is on everyone’s mind, ill travelers returning from West Africa are far…
Ultrasound-Guided Distal Sciatic Nerve Block
Arun Nagdev, MD, Emily Lovallo, MD, and Brian Johnson, MD, MPH, explain how to perform an ultrasound-guided…
How to Minimize Diarrhea Risk for Patients Taking IV Antibiotics
Case A 48-year-old man presents to your ED complaining of a two-day history of a warm, painful,…
Emergency Physicians Should Provide Palliative Care Options
The Choosing Wisely campaign is making a big push to involve palliative care in the emergency department….
Should Families Watch CPR in the Emergency Department?
The Case A 72-year-old man is brought in by emergency medical services in full cardiac arrest. He…
How to Perform Ultrasound-Guided Distal Sciatic Nerve Block in the Popliteal Fossa
The ultrasound-guided distal sciatic nerve block is the ideal block for patients with distal leg and ankle…