ACEP Responds to AHRQ Report on Diagnostic Errors in the ED
In mid-December 2022, ACEP and eight other emergency medicine organizations issued a letter expressing their deep concern…
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ACEP Responds to AHRQ Report on Diagnostic Errors in the ED
In mid-December 2022, ACEP and eight other emergency medicine organizations issued a letter expressing their deep concern... -
The AHRQ Diagnostic Errors Study: A Peer Reviewer’s Reaction
In December 2022, Newman-Toker et al., published a systematic review on emergency department (ED) diagnostic errors with funding... -
Report on ED Diagnostic Errors Sparks Controversy
When the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) released its systematic review of diagnostic errors in...
The AHRQ Diagnostic Errors Study: A Peer Reviewer’s Reaction
In December 2022, Newman-Toker et al., published a systematic review on emergency department (ED) diagnostic errors with funding…
Report on ED Diagnostic Errors Sparks Controversy
When the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) released its systematic review of diagnostic errors in…
Readers Respond: The Death of Diphenhyramine, Firearms in the ED, and More
The Death of Diphenhydramine I too would never bury Benadryl. I well remember our collective professional relief…
The Impact of Artificial Intelligence in the Emergency Department
In 2012, the retail store Target inadvertently informed a father that his young daughter was pregnant.1 The…
Reader: “Rumors of Diphenhydramine’s Death Are Greatly Exaggerated”
Dear Editor, Dr. Westafer’s commentary on diphenhydramine makes several valid points about some misuses (e.g,. sleep aid)…
Firearms and Emergency Department Safety
An excerpt from our Medical Editor in Chief Dr. Cedric Dark : As you read our August…
Firearm Relinquishment Laws Help Decrease Death
I will never forget the day I heard about the heinous murder of Dr. Tamara O’Neal—an emergency…
The Death of Diphenhydramine
Diphenhydramine (Benadryl), is ubiquitous in the emergency department (ED) and has historically been a component of many…
How ACEP Is Pushing for a Safer Workplace
As part of the Career Fulfillment pillar of ACEP’s new strategic plan, the College is committed to…