Update: Psych Boarding Ruled Unlawful in Washington State
The Washington State Supreme Court ruled Aug. 7, 2014, that boarding psychiatric patients temporarily in hospital emergency…
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Update: Psych Boarding Ruled Unlawful in Washington State
The Washington State Supreme Court ruled Aug. 7, 2014, that boarding psychiatric patients temporarily in hospital emergency... -
Washington Chapter ACEP Brings Fight Against Psychiatric Boarding to the Courts
UPDATE: Psych Boarding Ruled Unlawful in Washington State Stephen Anderson, MD, fully felt the impact of emergency... -
Solutions Needed to Reduce Boarding of Mental Health Patients in Emergency Departments
With fewer places left to turn, patients in need of mental health services are increasingly flocking to...
Washington Chapter ACEP Brings Fight Against Psychiatric Boarding to the Courts
UPDATE: Psych Boarding Ruled Unlawful in Washington State Stephen Anderson, MD, fully felt the impact of emergency…
Solutions Needed to Reduce Boarding of Mental Health Patients in Emergency Departments
With fewer places left to turn, patients in need of mental health services are increasingly flocking to…
Decreased Public Mental Health Spending Raises Concerns over Psychiatric Patient Boarding
The availability of inpatient psychiatric care has worsened significantly and progressively over the past four years on…
Pros and Cons of “Fountain of Youth” Treatments
In a boxing match, the divergent camps set themselves up in opposite corners. When it comes to…
Anti-aging Therapies to Combat Low Testosterone Syndrome Set Bad Precedent
Adriane Fugh-Berman, MD, director of PharmedOut, a Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) project whose mission includes educating healthcare…
CDC Reports Record Number of Malaria Cases in the U.S
Emergency physicians encouraged to review guidelines for diagnosing, treating this parasitic disease as infection rates reach highest…
ACEP’s 2014 Report Card on Emergency Medicine Reveals Major Access-to-Care Deficit
A near-failing grade for most states points to subpar conditions and policies for delivery of EM care,…
The Moral Challenge of Morbidly Obese ED Patients
More than a-third of all Americans are obese.1 Morbid obesity, variously defined as either BMI > 40kg/m2…
