ED Leaders Prepare for Medicare Payment Reforms, Quality-of-Care Improvements
As CMS’ value-based purchasing program enters its second year, emergency departments are poised to influence hospital outcomes…
Public Policy
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The U.S. Federal Government Shutdown Doesn’t Bode Well for Our Future
Review of events that led to the shutdown in October 2013, who’s to blame, and how emergency... -
ED Leaders Prepare for Medicare Payment Reforms, Quality-of-Care Improvements
As CMS’ value-based purchasing program enters its second year, emergency departments are poised to influence hospital outcomes... -
Guidelines On Administering Sedation to Patients Unnecessarily Restrictive for ED Physicians
ACEP seeks resolution to limitations on procedural sedation in the ED, renews call to allow EM physicians...
Guidelines On Administering Sedation to Patients Unnecessarily Restrictive for ED Physicians
ACEP seeks resolution to limitations on procedural sedation in the ED, renews call to allow EM physicians…
What Will the CMS Two-Midnight Rule Mean for Emergency Medicine?
Determining inpatient versus outpatient admissions—a calculation with many financial implications—may fall to emergency physicians Update: The Centers…
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,…
A Health Savings Account May Be Your Best Retirement Plan
How an HSA can help cover health care costs and serve as a triple-tax-free, stealth IRA investment…
Pros and Cons of Independent Contractor Status for ED Physicians
Differences, advantages, and pitfalls of working as an IC versus a hospital employee in the ED In…
ED Waiting Room Posters on Prescribing Pain Medications May Violate EMTALA
Statement from CMS region 4 office could have far-reaching implications for EDs nationwide On Jan. 18, 2013,…
What Will Obamacare Mean for Emergency Physicians?
Five top voices in emergency medicine talk about the pros and cons of the Affordable Care Act…
ACEP Council Shapes Policy at 2013 Meeting
The 2013 ACEP Council considered several resolutions during its annual meeting last month, including issues related to…
The U.S. Federal Government Shutdown Doesn’t Bode Well for Our Future
Review of events that led to the shutdown in October 2013, who’s to blame, and how emergency…