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Spotlight on: Health Policy Academy Fellow Vishnu Muppala, MD, MPH

1/30/2023 Vishnu Muppala, MD, MPH

The EMRA and ACEP Health Policy Academy is a highly selective year-long academy that trains you to be a policy advocate in emergency medicine. It’s designed to give passionate residents like you the o

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Spotlight on: Health Policy Academy Fellow Kenneth Kim, MD

1/30/2023 Kenneth Kim

Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Health Care Administration , Social EM

Expanding Coverage, Saving Lives

1/7/2023 Fathima Haseefa , Vidya Eswaran, MD

Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States. An analysis shows that Medicaid expansion can help avert suicide by overcoming financial barriers to mental health care.

Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Health Care Administration

A Tale of Two Prescriptions

12/6/2022 Nicholas S. Imperato , Vidya Eswaran, MD

Opioid overdose deaths continue to trend upward. Multiple efforts have attempted to address this epidemic, including naloxone access. Is anything making an impact on drug use disorder deaths?

Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Wellness , Health Care Administration

Out of Time

11/6/2022 Nicholas Rizer, MD , Vidya Eswaran, MD

Statistics show employers are placing an undue burden on the health care system by using draconian HR practices. Paid sick leave is a simple, albeit politically challenging, policy change that could s

Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Health Equity , Health Care Administration , Social EM , COVID-19 , Administration & Operations

A New Pandemic

10/6/2022 Rachel Kelly, MD , Vidya Eswaran, MD

The effects of COVID-19 on the health care system continue to evolve. While patients stayed away during lockdown, they are now flooding emergency departments with more acute illnesses due to lack of p

Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Health Equity , Health Care Administration , Social EM , COVID-19 , Administration & Operations

GREAT SHOT

9/6/2022 Laura Haselden, MD , Vidya Eswaran, MD

COVID-19 vaccine campaigns saved lives and reduced the number and severity of COVID cases in the United States. What did this mean to the business of health care? Significant cost savings.

Wellness , Op-Ed , Legislation

Dr. Lorna Breen Act: One Step in the Right Direction for Physician Wellness

8/10/2022 Leyanet Gonzalez, MD, MBA , Nicholas Melucci, MPH , Leena Owen, DO

Although burnout and mental health challenges can be driven by a multitude of diverse triggers, this crisis among healthcare providers needs to be assessed on various organizational levels to develop

Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Health Equity , Health Care Administration , Social EM

BIGGER IS BETTER

8/6/2022 Nicholas S. Imperato , Vidya Eswaran, MD

Studies are showing that Medicaid expansion - and its resulting increased access to primary care - could help alleviate emergency department crowding and ensure the department is able to focus on pati

Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy

Health Policy Journal Club: Are You Sick Enough to Need the ED?

7/6/2022 Kirstin Woody Scott, MD, MPhil, PhD , Vidya Eswaran, MD

Insurance companies are penalizing emergency department patients whose conditions ultimately don't turn out to be true emergencies - and evidence shows the algorithms using ICD codes to retrospectivel

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Browsing: Health Policy

Spotlight on: Health Policy Academy Fellow Vishnu Muppala, MD, MPH

Spotlight on: Health Policy Academy Fellow Kenneth Kim, MD

Expanding Coverage, Saving Lives

A Tale of Two Prescriptions

Out of Time

A New Pandemic

GREAT SHOT

Dr. Lorna Breen Act: One Step in the Right Direction for Physician Wellness

BIGGER IS BETTER

Health Policy Journal Club: Are You Sick Enough to Need the ED?

#FOAMed and External Sources

Is 3.3% Really the Avoidable Number?

Policy Playbook: Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) changes

Dr. Aisha Liferidge Talks Health Policy and Public Health

Policy Playbook: Firearm Injury Prevention from the Bedside

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