Browsing: Health Policy

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Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Advocacy

Health Policy Journal Club: Adopt Medicaid, Expand Access

2/6/2021 Nishad A. Rahman, MD , Cedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP
As physicians who frequently work with underserved patient populations receiving care from safety net hospitals, emergency physicians should be fierce defenders of the ACA and strong advocates for Med
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Social EM , Health Policy

This is Also Our Lane - Climate Change and Public Health

2/4/2021 Hunter Lau, MD
The issue of climate change and public health is what the World Health Organization calls the greatest health challenge of the 21st century. Climate change is happening now, patients are being affecte
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Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Advocacy

Health Policy Journal Club: Healing at Home

1/6/2021 Michael J. Rushton Jr., DO , Cedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP
Emergency physicians understand that hospital admissions are far from benign. Is it time to consider "home hospitals" that provide services traditionally reserved for inpatient care? A new randomized
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Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Advocacy , COVID-19

Health Policy Journal Club: Drivers of Disparities in COVID-19

12/6/2020 Daniel Brownstein , Cedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the entire country, but early data suggest its effects have been particularly devastating on Black and Latino communities.
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Social EM , Urology , Health Policy

Failure of Follow-Up: Scrotal Hernia Case Illustrates Health Care Disparities

11/18/2020 Jason W. David, MD, Capt (USAF) , Aaron A. Johnson, DO, Capt (USAF) , Jerad Eldred, MD
Hernias with loss of domain are often a consequence of poor access to surgical care and require extensive planning and management. This case of scrotal hernia illustrates how health care disparities a
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Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Advocacy

Health Policy Journal Club: Tuning in to Our Communities' Frequency

11/6/2020 Shruti Gujaran
As we witness our health system's shortcomings through the lens of the COVID-19 pandemic, let us acknowledge the need for supportive community infrastructure for those who seek emergency care frequent
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Social EM , Health Policy

Calling 911 on Climate Change: A Matter of Public Health

10/9/2020 Paige Machado, MD
There is increasing recognition in the house of medicine that climate change is not just an issue for scientists and politicians, but for our patients.
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Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Advocacy

Health Policy Journal Club: Hotspotting Fails to Live Up to Its Promise

10/6/2020 Evelyn Huang, MD
While hotspotting seems like a promising concept, a study shows that a care-transition program may not be effective in medically complex and socially complex communities.
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Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Advocacy

Health Policy Journal Club: Emergency Medicine at the Forefront

9/6/2020 Nikkole Turgeon
Despite the dedication of emergency departments to serve anyone, anywhere, anytime, evidence shows unacceptable disparities in the emergency care for patients who are Black, indigenous, and people of
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COVID-19 , Health Policy

COVID-19: Public Policy and Impact on Health Care

8/18/2020 Logan Ramsey, MD , Valerie Pierre, MD , Clifford Marks, MD, MBA
The coronavirus pandemic has laid bare our health care system's vulnerabilities and lack of preparedness. It is imperative that we examine more closely the steps we have taken thus far, and what we ha

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Is 3.3% Really the Avoidable Number?

Emergency Medicine Literature of Note 08/31/2017

Policy Playbook: Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) changes

emDOCs.net – Emergency Medicine Education 01/10/2023

Dr. Aisha Liferidge Talks Health Policy and Public Health

EMRA*Cast 12/08/2016

Policy Playbook: Firearm Injury Prevention from the Bedside

emDOCs.net – Emergency Medicine Education 02/15/2023
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