Maryland Hospitals Feel Impact of Global Budget Revenue Model
In the 1976 movie All the President’s Men about Watergate, the informant “Deep Throat” tells Bob Woodward…
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Maryland Hospitals Feel Impact of Global Budget Revenue Model
In the 1976 movie All the President’s Men about Watergate, the informant “Deep Throat” tells Bob Woodward... -
California Bill Would Require Reporting of ‘Superbug’ Infections, Deaths
(Reuters) – A California state senator has introduced a bill that would mandate reporting of antibiotic-resistant infections... -
2016 ACEP Council Reviews Public Policy, Resolutions at Annual Meeting
LAS VEGAS—The 2016 ACEP Council considered several resolutions during its annual meeting in October, including issues related...
California Bill Would Require Reporting of ‘Superbug’ Infections, Deaths
(Reuters) – A California state senator has introduced a bill that would mandate reporting of antibiotic-resistant infections…
2016 ACEP Council Reviews Public Policy, Resolutions at Annual Meeting
LAS VEGAS—The 2016 ACEP Council considered several resolutions during its annual meeting in October, including issues related…
Opinion: Affordable Care Act Consolidation Increases Health Plans’ Market Power
“The opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating…
Cigna Ends Preauthorization Requirement to Treat Opioid Addiction
(Reuters) – Health insurer Cigna Corp. has discontinued its policy of requiring doctors to seek authorization before…
U.S. Justice Department to Enlist Federal Prosecutors to Fight Opioid Crisis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department will enlist federal prosecutors to help fight the nation’s opioid…
Virginia College Publicizes New Opioid Prescribing Guidelines Beyond Medical Community, Opens Wider Discussion About Addiction
According to a 2015 American Journal of Preventive Medicine study, the largest percentage drop in opioid prescribing…
Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs: Regulatory Burden or an Emergency Physician Function?
I had always assumed that I would remember my first code. I don’t, but I do remember…
Gun Control Issue Fosters Pro–Con Advocacy Debate in Emergency Medicine
Gun violence is an ever-growing concern in the United States, and there’s no question that emergency physicians…
Leadership and Advocacy Conference Informative, Inspirational for Emergency Medicine Residents
Dr. Cosgrove: “The world is run by those who show up.” I was never really one for…