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Crash Cart: Anthem Inc Policy Angers ACEP; Follow-Up After ED Missing; CA Nurse House Burns During Evacuation | Emergency Physicians Monthly
This week: ACEP says “Prudent Laypersons” at risk with Anthem Inc ED policy, study finds lack of follow-up after ED visits; California nurse's house burns as she evacuates patients in Intensive Care. Join in as our editors discuss the week's headlines. ----------------------- ACEP has stepped up its opposition to Anthem Inc’s policy of rejecting ED claims
Crash Cart: Nurse Legislator Says ERs Should Be Able to Refuse People; How ERs Saved Hospitals; Most Docs Have Encountered Abusive Remarks | Emergency Physicians Monthly
This week: GOP lawmaker Diane Black wants EMTALA changed to allow ERs to turn people away to cut costs; People avoided hospitals until ERs revolutionized them; New survey says 59 percent of docs have quietly suffered offensive remarks about their physical characteristics. Join in as our editors discuss the week's headlines. ----------------------- Rep. Diane Black (R-Tenn.),
Crash Cart: Talking About Near Misses; Death to “Dry Drowning”; Will NaloxBoxes Deliver OD Prevention? | Emergency Physicians Monthly
This week: Physicians openly discuss mistakes; Why the term “dry drowning” needs to go under; NaloxBox's solution for ODs may be worth a shot. Join in as our editors discuss the week's headlines. ----------------------- A surgical resident at University of North Carolina says physicians need to talk more openly about their mistakes, advocating for debriefings
Crash Cart: Gig-Style Staffing; Source of Surprise Bills; The Diagnosis of Human Trafficking | Emergency Physicians Monthly
This week: NomadHealth aims to reduce staffing shortages; One company behind many out-of-network charges; Why human trafficking needs an ICD code. Join in as our editors discuss the week's headlines. ----------------------- The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) projects a shortage of 40,800-104,900 physicians relative to need by the year 2030 An offshoot of telemedicine, Nomad
Bring ’em All video spotlights frontline medical workers | Emergency Physicians Monthly
Eugene Richards, who handled the photography and interviews for the ACEP 50th anniversary book, Bring 'em All, put together a video in honor of the medical workers. Richards said it was hard to see the headlines about frontline workers treating those dealing with COVID-19 without thinking of the people he profiled in the video, which
Crash Cart: Toyota Speeds ER Discharges; Parents of Patients Can Be Present Says More ERs; Why ERs Get a Holiday Surge | Emergency Physicians Monthly
This week: Toyota tune ups ER discharge process, making it 40% quicker; ERs may stop ushering loved ones into “the other room”; There’s several reasons why ERs get a 5-15% increase around the holidays. Join in as our editors discuss the week's headlines. ----------------------- Toyota likes to help make nonprofits more efficient, so when the company
Crash Cart: Handling the hurricanes in Houston and Florida—and beyond; a safe space for illegal drug users? | Emergency Physicians Monthly
This week: NPR on a Houston ER during Harvey; Hospitals preparing for Irma; Health records among Harvey losses; Supervised drug injection in Canada. Join in as our editors discuss the week's headlines. ----------------------- Downtown Houston’s only hospital is just blocks from a convention center where thousands of Harvey evacuees are staying. As NPR reports, 600
Crash Cart: Why Spending on EDs has Sykrocketed; DNR Tattoo Taboo? Why Wood You Do That? | Emergency Physicians Monthly
This week: Facility coding and virtual monopoly blamed for extreme ED bills; Should docs trust tattooed medical instructions?; Popping zit with woodworking blade = bad idea. Join in as our editors discuss the week's headlines. ----------------------- In an analysis of over 70 million ED bills, the Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI) and Vox have determined that
Crash Cart: Trump on Opioid Emergency; Knowledgeable Patients are Helpful; Full Stop Needed After ED Deaths | Emergency Physicians Monthly
This week: Trump may declare opioid epidemic an official emergency; Survey says more nurses appreciate knowledgeable patients than doctors; The common impulse to “move on” after deaths in the ED. Join in as our editors discuss the week’s headlines. Join in as our editors discuss the week's headlines. ----------------------- With 63% of 2015’s 52,000 American
Crash Cart: The Pain of Electronic Medical Records; Some Patients Still Demand White Docs; iPads Becoming Lifesavers | Emergency Physicians Monthly
This week: Digital records need redesign to avoid physician burnout; Asian American ER doc refused by white nationalists in Oregon; Two-way video calling tablets already saving lives in England. Join in as our editors discuss the week's headlines. ----------------------- While Electronic Media Records (EMRs) should make health care better, they are a major cause of