Browsing: Health Policy

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Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Pediatric EM , Social EM

Health Policy Journal Club: A Study of Firearms Safety Education in the Pediatric Emergency Department

11/1/2023 Kena Lemu , Vidya Eswaran, MD , Cedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP
The pediatric emergency department is a unique setting in which educational interventions can reach a wide variety of people. The Health Policy Journal Club examines a study conducted to gauge the eff
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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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Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Health Care Administration , Social EM

How Much Will This Cost?

3/6/2023 Thuy Nguyen, MD , Vidya Eswaran, MD
Policies that are helping improve the transparency of hospital bills are also shining a light on why self-paying patients might go out of their way to avoid the nearest medical care. Take a closer loo
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Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Health Care Administration , Social EM

Equitable or Equivocal?

2/6/2023 Rachel Kelly, MD , Vidya Eswaran, MD
Hospitals get penalized when patients are readmitted, Medicare's Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, or HRRP. A plan to take social determinants of health into account is meant to make sure penal
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Health Policy

Spotlight on: Health Policy Academy Fellow Jacob Altholz, MD

1/30/2023 Jacob Altholz, MD
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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Health Policy

Spotlight on: Health Policy Academy Fellow Evelyn Huang, MD

1/30/2023 Evelyn Huang, MD
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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Health Policy

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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Health Policy

Spotlight on: Health Policy Academy Fellow Kenneth Kim, MD

1/30/2023 Kenneth Kim
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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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.
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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?