Research

Getting Started in EM Research: Lessons from Rising Stars

5/20/2024 Charles Sanky, MD, MPH , Anna Heffron, MD

The EMRA Research Committee interviewed 4 soon-to-be legends in the emergency medicine research community, from residents to established faculty, to understand their experiences. Our interviewees — Ma

Op-Ed , Advancement of EM , Ethics

AI in EM: The Byte-Sized Benefits and Glitches

4/15/2024 Austin Michael Miller, DO

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being used in emergency medicine and critical care to improve clinical decision-making, patient outcomes, and operational efficiency. However, the use of A

Administration & Operations , Health Care Administration

Nowhere to Go: Addressing the Boarding Crisis in the Emergency Department

4/15/2024 Richard Ngo, DMD , Carly Rosen, MD , Christina Brown, MD , Andrew Luo, MD , Savanah Harshbarger, MD, MBA , Karan Bains, MD, MBA , Nicholas Stark, MD, MBA

During a pivotal panel discussion hosted by EMRA’s Admin & Ops Committee at ACEP23, leading experts urgently called for a paradigm shift in how ED crowding is perceived and addressed. Far from being a

Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Administration & Operations , Social EM

Health Policy Journal Club: Final Destination

4/11/2024 Phillip Groden, MD , Vidya Eswaran, MD , Rachel Solnick, MD

Does triage create a bias that might contribute to mis-diagnosis? The Health Policy Journal Club evaluates a recent study of the Emergency Severity Index.

Administration & Operations

Eclipse Study: Can Celestial Forces Affect ED Visits and Acuity?

4/10/2024 Aaron J. Grossberg, DO , Jessie K. Cable, DO , Rakael D. Brown, DO , Sagar C. Galwankar, MBBS , Ali Z. Al-Rawi, MD

Our study, examining how eclipses affect human behavior in terms of ED visits and acuity, suggests that the presence of an eclipse does not detrimentally affect human behavior. Human beings are sentie

Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Administration & Operations , Social EM

Health Policy Journal Club: Documentation Matters

2/8/2024 Elina Kurkurina, MPH , Vidya Eswaran, MD , Rachel Solnick, MD , Cedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP

Social determinants of health are an important and well-documented driver of health care utilization and outcomes - so important, in fact, that there's a class of ICD codes specifically for it. Are yo

Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Technology, Telehealth, and Informatics , Administration & Operations

Health Policy Journal Club: The Limit (SHOULD) Not Exist!

12/7/2023 Ryan Leone, MSc , Vidya Eswaran, MD , Cedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP

Improving a physician's ability to manage electronic health records might improve not only the physician's workday, but also the patient's satisfaction. How is policy helping (or hindering) this? The

Research

Greatest Hits in Emergency Medicine Research: 2023

12/6/2023 Charles Sanky, MD, MPH , David Gordon , Kristina Pagano , Nathan Roberts, MD

EMRA’s Research Committee, in partnership with other EMRA committees, has compiled a quick review of some of the most practice-affirming or practice-changing papers recently published. This is by no m

Career Planning , Administration & Operations , Administration and Operations Committee

The Art of Negotiation: Workshop Reflections for the EM Physician

8/10/2023 Richard Ngo, DMD , Andrew Luo, MD , Christina Brown, MD , Karan Bains, MD, MBA , Savanah Harshbarger, MD, MBA , Carly Rosen, MD , Nicholas Stark, MD, MBA

Emergency physicians use negotiation skills everyday — with both patients and peers. Building strong negotiation skills early can make long-term impacts on career progression.

Advocacy , Administration & Operations , Health Care Administration

Overview: What Every EM Resident Needs to Know About Reimbursement in 2023

7/15/2023 Aaron R. Kuzel, DO, MBA , Nicholas Cozzi, MD, MBA , Brian Hiestand, MD , Alexa Golden, MD , Jamie Shoemaker, MD , David McKenzie

Physician reimbursement has been one of the most volatile areas of advocacy this year. Graduating EM residents need to know the basics in order to navigate contracts and practice effectively.

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