Praise for Article “Text Rx” on Electronic Patient Communications
Thank you for the “Text Rx” article that appeared in the March 2014 issue of ACEP Now….
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Praise for Article “Text Rx” on Electronic Patient Communications
Thank you for the “Text Rx” article that appeared in the March 2014 issue of ACEP Now.... -
Emergency Physicians Increasingly Work Simultaneously as Hospitalists in Nation’s Smallest Hospitals
On a recent Friday, Pattie Malone, MD, worked the emergency room at Ocean Beach Hospital, a 25-bed,... -
ACEP’s Choosing Wisely Recommendations Stress Importance of Shared Decision Making in Emergency Medicine
During ACEP’s annual conference in Seattle last fall, the College released its five recommendations for inclusion in...
Emergency Physicians Increasingly Work Simultaneously as Hospitalists in Nation’s Smallest Hospitals
On a recent Friday, Pattie Malone, MD, worked the emergency room at Ocean Beach Hospital, a 25-bed,…
ACEP’s Choosing Wisely Recommendations Stress Importance of Shared Decision Making in Emergency Medicine
During ACEP’s annual conference in Seattle last fall, the College released its five recommendations for inclusion in…
Prevent Loss of RVUs, Reduced Physician Compensation by Properly Documenting Evaluation and Management Services in the Emergency Department
An interview with reimbursement and coding expert Michael Granovsky, MD, CPC, FACEP When it comes to compensation,…
How to Approach End-of-Life Care Discussions, Determine Treatment Goals for Patients Near Death in the Emergency Department
Case: A 79-year-old woman with metastatic lung cancer presents to the ED with severe dyspnea. Assisted ventilation…
Avoid Potential Pitfalls of Living Wills, DNR, and POLST with Checklists, Standardization
For clarification, the living will’s presence does not mean it should be followed. It simply indicates that…
How To Prevent Peri-intubation Deaths with Careful Medication Choice
You are considering your next steps in management when you hear the BP cuff cycle…64/34…repeat…61/30…Heart rate now…
Physical Exam in Patient Care Not Only Practice Threatened as Role of Emergency Physicians Evolves
It seems easier being retired from clinical practice and living outside the United States to see big-picture…
Expanded Diagnostic Testing in the Emergency Department Raises Need for Cohort Data
The utilization of diagnostic testing in the ED has expanded with the growing number of tools available…
Free Medical Translator App for iPhone, iPad Available to ACEP Members
Canopy, ACEP’s newest affinity partner, is offering its popular Medical Translator app to help health care providers…