Quality and Safety Considerations for Patients With a POLST or Living Will
The National Academy of Sciences released its groundbreaking report on end-of-life (EOL) care, confirming EOL care is…
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Quality and Safety Considerations for Patients With a POLST or Living Will
The National Academy of Sciences released its groundbreaking report on end-of-life (EOL) care, confirming EOL care is... -
Non-Inferiority Trial Research Can Be Inferior
The objective of non-inferiority trials is to compare a novel treatment to an active treatment, with a... -
Emergency Medicine Foundation Earns Top Rating from Charity Navigator
For the second year in a row, the Emergency Medicine Foundation (EMF) has earned a four-star rating,...
Non-Inferiority Trial Research Can Be Inferior
The objective of non-inferiority trials is to compare a novel treatment to an active treatment, with a…
Emergency Medicine Foundation Earns Top Rating from Charity Navigator
For the second year in a row, the Emergency Medicine Foundation (EMF) has earned a four-star rating,…
Emergency Medicine Leaders at Diversity Executive Reception Unite to Focus on Improving Health Care
Since ACEP13 in Seattle, medical directors, regional directors, members of boards of directors, vice presidents, chief medical…
How to Handle a Medical Mistake
Error in judgment must occur in the practice of an art which consists largely of balancing probabilities.—William…
Boost Patient Satisfaction Scores, Become a Better Doctor
The hardest part of change is being convinced of its need. Patient satisfaction (experience of care) is…
Sepsis and Septic Shock Get New International Consensus Definitions
The Sepsis Definitions Task Force, using expanded quantitative information, has updated its definitions for sepsis and septic…
Opinion: Institute of Medicine Report on Medical Misdiagnoses Overly Critical of Emergency Medicine
The 2015 Institute of Medicine (IOM) publication “Improving Diagnosis in Healthcare” takes an important step in the…
Macrolide Antibiotics Increase Risk of Serious Cardiac Events
Macrolide antibiotic use is associated with an increased risk of sudden cardiac death and ventricular tachyarrhythmias, researchers…
‘Health’ Supplements Send 23,000 to the Emergency Department Each Year
Dietary supplements send 23,000 people, many of them children, to the emergency room in the U.S. each…