Anthem Blue Cross Starts Prepayment Review on Level 5 Emergency Department E/M Medicare Claims
Anthem Blue Cross has announced that beginning January 2016, the plan will begin a prepayment review of…
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Anthem Blue Cross Starts Prepayment Review on Level 5 Emergency Department E/M Medicare Claims
Anthem Blue Cross has announced that beginning January 2016, the plan will begin a prepayment review of... -
ACEP President Dr. Jay Kaplan Discusses Challenges Facing Emergency Medicine
Each year brings new challenges for our specialty to face and a new President to lead the... -
Antibiotics, Hospital Admission May Not Help Uncomplicated Diverticulitis
There is a bit of an axiom that circulates in medical school: “Half of what you’re learning...
ACEP President Dr. Jay Kaplan Discusses Challenges Facing Emergency Medicine
Each year brings new challenges for our specialty to face and a new President to lead the…
Antibiotics, Hospital Admission May Not Help Uncomplicated Diverticulitis
There is a bit of an axiom that circulates in medical school: “Half of what you’re learning…
Opinion: Supertrack Segmentation May Better Serve Low-Acuity Emergency Department Population
I found it somewhat difficult to empathize with Perth Amboy’s ED dilemma (227 minutes discharge average, 3.2…
Resources for Discussing a Suicide Attempt in the Family with Children
The Rocky Mountain Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), located at the Denver and Salt…
Reducing Boarding Time in the Emergency Department Can Improve Patient Care
A few years ago, emergency department leaders were given a valuable gift. The Joint Commission and then…
AIDET: A Popular Way of Improving Patients’ Care Experience
A number of communication strategies have evolved over the past decade to improve the patient encounter and…
Is Universal Suicide Screening in the Emergency Department Saving Lives or Wasting Time?
In 2013, more than 41,000 individuals died of suicide in the United States, and while that number…
Communication and Cloud Connections Key to Improving Care for ‘Frequent Fliers’
BOSTON—The onus of reducing superutilizers in emergency departments is on a lot of people. Politicians. Health care…
ACEP15: Emergency Physicians Should Be Present, Focus on Good, and Make Personal Connections
BOSTON—You’ve got to be present to win. Well, emergency physician Jennifer L’Hommedieu Stankus, MD, JD, FACEP, was…