Nearly 500 EPs Visit Capitol Hill During Conference
Hundreds of emergency physicians and residents visited with federal lawmakers on Capitol Hill during ACEP’s 2011 Leadership…
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Nearly 500 EPs Visit Capitol Hill During Conference
Hundreds of emergency physicians and residents visited with federal lawmakers on Capitol Hill during ACEP’s 2011 Leadership... -
AAEM, Small Groups Join EM Action Fund
Recognizing the potential threat to the independent practice of emergency medicine, the American Academy of Emergency Medicine... -
Reimbursement and Coding Updated for 2011
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule on...
AAEM, Small Groups Join EM Action Fund
Recognizing the potential threat to the independent practice of emergency medicine, the American Academy of Emergency Medicine…
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….
Health Care Reform Priorities Discussed at Town Hall
With the nation’s health care reform law in place and no real expectation of its repeal, ACEP…
Investments in Health IT Will Happen in EDs
Investments in health information technology (IT) will continue to be made in emergency departments, thanks to two…
ACEP Develops Plan to Influence Reform
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed into law in March, but as expected with…
The Best Way to Predict the Future Is to Create It
R Health care reform is sending a message to patients, hospitals, payers, and providers that business as…
ACEP Quietly Continues to Work on Your Behalf
The past several months have seen health care reform dominate the attention of ACEP members, other physicians,…
PQRI, CMS Core Measures Increase Pressure to Report
Some emergency physicians may perceive hospital quality-improvement initiatives as endeavors that were conceived primarily by academic types…