When the Waiting Room Becomes the Entire Emergency Department
ED boarding is a system-wide failure, not an efficiency issue. Learn how new CMS metrics and hospital leadership accountability can solve the boarding crisis.
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When the Waiting Room Becomes the Entire Emergency Department
ED boarding is a system-wide failure, not an efficiency issue. Learn how new CMS metrics and hospital leadership accountability can solve the boarding crisis. -
A Physician Goes to Washington: Lessons from a Year in EM Advocacy
Two ED docs share how D.C. fellowships re-energized their practice. See why clinical stories are vital for policy change. -
New ACEP Executive Director Addresses America’s Emergency Docs
Michael Fraser shares priorities for ACEP: physician autonomy, improving wellness, and fighting the boarding crisis.
A Physician Goes to Washington: Lessons from a Year in EM Advocacy
Two ED docs share how D.C. fellowships re-energized their practice. See why clinical stories are vital for policy change.
New ACEP Executive Director Addresses America’s Emergency Docs
Michael Fraser shares priorities for ACEP: physician autonomy, improving wellness, and fighting the boarding crisis.
Q&A with ACEP President L. Anthony Cirillo
ACEP’s president discusses H.R. 1’s impact, corporate medicine, liability, and the pressures facing emergency physicians today.
Correcting Course: Repairing Gaps in the No Surprises Act
Flaws in the No Surprises Act’s IDR process and QPA calculations are harming emergency physicians. Physician advocacy is critical to restore balance.
Hospital at Home Is Here: An Opportunity EM Can’t Ignore
Hospital-at-home is reshaping acute care. Emergency medicine must claim a seat at the table to lead this change or risk being sidelined in this new era.
Emergency Physicians Advocate Addressing Climate Change To Improve Public Health
Physician advocacy has been instrumental in reducing tobacco-related mortality, preventing ozone layer degradation, reducing sugar consumption in…
Management of ED Crowding versus Mass Casualty Incidents: Is There an Ethical Difference?
It is a busy Saturday evening in your emergency department (ED). Every bed is filled, including those…
July 2025 News from the College
Upcoming JACEP Open Study Looks at Imaging in Prospective AISP Patients Low levels of C-reactive protein (CRP)…
Opinion: Demand Up, Beds Down—The Emergency Dept. Crowding Crisis
Hospital occupancy demands are projected to substantially increase over the next seven years from 75 percent to…