Emergency Medicine Advocacy Handbook

EM Advocacy Handbook Grant Foreword Contributors Table of Contents Ch. 1 - Insurance Basics Ch. 2 - Insurance Challenges Ch. 3 - Utilization of Emergency Services Ch. 4 - The Impact Of EMTALA Ch. 5 - Crowding and Boarding Ch. 6 - Non-Emergent Visits and Challenges to the Prudent Layperson Standard Ch. 7 - Frequent Fliers: High Cost, High Need Ch. 8 - Freestanding EDs, Satellite EDs, and Urgent Care Centers Ch. 9 - Introduction to Payment Ch. 10 - Reforming Fee-for-Service — Paying for Performance Ch. 11 - Delivery System Reform Ch. 12 - Data Registries: Impact on Quality and Reimbursement Ch. 13 - Balance Billing and Fair Coverage Ch. 14 - Regulatory Environment Evolution and Dangers Ch. 15 - Graduate Medical Education Funding Ch. 16 - Physician Shortage and Physician Workforce Challenge Ch. 17 - Advanced Practice Providers in the ED Ch. 18 - Controversies in Board Certification Ch. 19 - Medical Liability Reform Ch. 20 - Corporate Practice of [Emergency] Medicine Ch. 21 - EHRs and HIEs: Technology In Patient Care Ch. 22 - Telehealth Ch 23 - Palliative and End-of-Life Care in the ED Ch. 24 - Mental Health in the ED Ch. 25 - Community Paramedicine and EMS Policy Issues Ch. 26 - Opioids Ch. 27 - Drug Shortages and Prescription Drug Costs Ch. 28 - Social Determinants of Health Ch. 29 - Women's Health ch. 30 - How A Bill Becomes A Law Ch. 31 - Legislative Advocacy Ch. 32 - Getting Involved In The House of Medicine Ch. 33 - Health Services Research References Audio Edition