CMS Administrator Dr. Patrick Conway Discusses Health Care Innovation, Costs, Technology
Patrick H. Conway, MD, MSc, has had an interesting journey. He is a Texas resident who became…
Emergency Physicians
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CMS Administrator Dr. Patrick Conway Discusses Health Care Innovation, Costs, Technology
Patrick H. Conway, MD, MSc, has had an interesting journey. He is a Texas resident who became... -
More Advanced Practice Providers Working in Emergency Departments
The management of patients in the emergency department requires skilled staff members working as a team to... -
ACEP Members Meet with Senator Ben Cardin to Discuss Political Issues, Health Care Policy
The fierce snowstorm that occurred during this year’s ACEP’s Leadership & Advocacy Conference cancelled multiple meetings with...
More Advanced Practice Providers Working in Emergency Departments
The management of patients in the emergency department requires skilled staff members working as a team to…
ACEP Members Meet with Senator Ben Cardin to Discuss Political Issues, Health Care Policy
The fierce snowstorm that occurred during this year’s ACEP’s Leadership & Advocacy Conference cancelled multiple meetings with…
Carilion Clinic Transfer and Communications Center Helps Improve ED Patient Flow, Outcomes
For the past four years, I have had the honor of serving as the medical director of…
Floating Doctors Volunteers Bring Patient Care to Remote Communities in Panama
There are many volunteer programs that bring physicians from industrialized nations to developing or underserved areas to…
Emergency Physicians Can Satisfy ABEM’s MOC Part 4 Requirement with Clinical Emergency Data Registry
Physicians who participate in the Clinical Emergency Data Registry (CEDR) can now meet their Part IV requirement,…
Kids Often Have a Chronic Cough after Respiratory Illness
Children treated for respiratory illnesses in the emergency department (ED) often have a chronic cough that lingers…
Early Fecal Transplant Improves Survival after Severe C. Diff Infection
Patients with severe Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) who receive early fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) have improved survival,…
Adjusting D-Dimer Test Thresholds Could Reduce Unnecessary Imaging
Nearly every strategy addressing the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) revolves around the D-dimer test. These crosslink…
How to Manage Emergency Department Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices
In previous decades, the therapies for congestive heart failure (CHF) were limited both with respect to options…