Health Policy , Administration & Operations

EMRA as the MVP

6/11/2021 Cameron J Gettel, MD

Times are changing for EM health policy and reimbursement with the recent shift toward value-based care and away from fee-for-service models. EMRA helps you keep up with the developments that will aff

Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Advocacy , Health Care Administration , EMS , Palliative Care

Health Policy Journal Club: The Comforts of Home

6/6/2021 Logan Ramsey, MD , Cedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP

Collaboration between hospice staff and EMS can reduce patient transport to the emergency department, according to a study termed Mobile Integrated Hospice Healthcare.

Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Advocacy , Health Care Administration , COVID-19

Health Policy Journal Club: Visits Down; Danger Up

5/6/2021 Surudh Daaram , Cedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP

Emergency department volumes dropped precipitously during the COVID-19 pandemic. This isn't a good thing, as studies are now showing the alarming effects when patients delay or forego healthcare. As v

Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Advocacy , Health Care Administration , Informatics

Health Policy Journal Club: Sacrificing Efficiency for Safety

4/6/2021 Florian Schmitzberger, MD, MS , Cedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP

Does limiting the number of open charts in an electronic medical record reduce medical error? Survey says... no.

Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Advocacy , COVID-19

Health Policy Journal Club: Patient Visits Plummet During Pandemic

3/6/2021 Clinton Lam , Cedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP

A recent study investigated COVID-19's impact on hospital visits. Patient volume plummeted - disproportionately affecting populations that already struggle with systemic inequities in healthcare.

Health Policy , Pain Management , Social EM

Policy Shift in the Opioid Epidemic: An Update on the X-Waiver

2/8/2021 Alexander Schin , Halla Bates

After many in emergency medicine celebrated a recent decision to end the X-waiver requirement and clear the way for easier medication-assisted treatment in the emergency department, the waiver of the

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

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

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

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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