Administration & Operations , Awards

EMRA & EDPMA Scholarship: A Worthy Investment

2/4/2021 Nicholas Cozzi, MD, MBA , Tehreem Rehman, MD, MPH , Allen Chang, MD

In a year ravaged by a global pandemic and uncertainty, three EMRA physicians-in-training were selected for the unique opportunity to be 2020 EMRA/EDPMA Scholars.

Administration & Operations , Admin Ops Literature Review , Telemedicine

Financial Impacts of ED Observation Units: Literature and Strategies Review

2/3/2021 Clinton Lam , Jared Ditkowsky, MD , Vineet Kumar Sharma, MD, MS , Nicholas Stark, MD, MBA

The emergency department observation unit (EDOU) is a specialized unit designed for efficient, ongoing medical treatment, assessment, and reassessment of patients before the decision can be made to di

Administration & Operations , Admin Ops Literature Review

Against-Medical-Advice Discharges from the ED: Literature and Strategies Review

12/17/2020 Clinton Lam , Jared Ditkowsky, MD , Vineet Kumar Sharma, MD, MS , Nicholas Stark, MD, MBA

Every year in the United States, approximately 500,000 patients request to be discharged against medical advice. This can lead to poor outcomes for the patient, ethical turmoil for the physician, and

Administration & Operations , Admin Ops Literature Review , EMS

The Impact of Prehospital Imaging Modalities: Literature and Strategies Review

12/17/2020 Davis Cho , Jared Ditkowsky, MD , Vineet Kumar Sharma, MD, MS

Prehospital imaging modalities have the potential to change the way we deliver prehospital care. However, the cost effectiveness of equipping EMS with portable imaging modalities has yet to be seen.

Administration & Operations , Admin Ops Literature Review , Telemedicine

The Impact of Telemedicine on ED Costs and Utilization: Literature and Strategies Review

12/17/2020 Nicholas Todd , Jared Ditkowsky, MD , Vineet Kumar Sharma, MD, MS

Telemedicine may have the potential to modulate health care utilization and costs on a grand scale. The application of telemedicine is being explored as an alternative way of delivering care without i

Administration & Operations , Admin Ops Literature Review

Emergency Department Boarding: Literature and Strategies Review

12/17/2020 Vineet Kumar Sharma, MD, MS , Jared Ditkowsky, MD , Ynhi Thomas, MD, MPH, MSc , Nicholas Stark, MD, MBA , Nicholas Cozzi, MD, MBA

Emergency departments across the United States have been plagued with overcrowding. In 2006 the U.S. Institute of Medicine declared crowding a national epidemic. Despite well-documented detrimental ef

Airway , Research

Updates in the Airway

12/1/2020 Cameron Upchurch, MD , Joshua Kornegay, MD

The year of 2019 ushered in an abundance of interesting, practice-informing, and excellently conducted research regarding airway and peri-intubation management that is potentially applicable to the em

Psychiatry , Administration & Operations

ED Psychiatric Petitioning: An Unvarnished Glance

10/9/2020 Molly Enenbach , Gwen Levitt, DO, DFAPA

As providers on the front line in the emergency department, resident physicians need to pause and understand the process of petitioning patients for psychiatric placement, as this is essential to bett

Administration & Operations

Are You Satisfied with Your Patient Satisfaction Scores?

8/17/2020 Darian Arman, MD

Patient satisfaction is becoming an increasingly important metric in medicine. But how often are ED patients happy and satisfied? Nevertheless, it's worth knowing how to measure this important aspect

Advancement of EM , Administration & Operations

Cocktails with Chairs: Pearls for EM Physicians in Training

8/17/2020 Nicholas Cozzi, MD, MBA , Adrian Cotarelo, MD, MHS , Wendy Sun, MD

EMRA and SAEM RAMS collaborated alongside EM department chairs across the nation as part of the May Virtual SAEM Meeting. Our "Cocktails with Chairs" event sought to reduce the power distance between

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