Browsing: Health Care Administration

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Psychiatry , Patient Interactions , Health Care Administration

Unique Psychiatric Care: The Role of EmPATH Units

4/15/2024 George V. Koshy, DO, MPH , Eric Melnychuk, DO
Most EDs are not designed to provide comprehensive psychiatric care, leading to suboptimal treatment for psychiatric patients, particularly those with suicidal ideations. Boarding in the ED often resu
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Administration & Operations , Health Care Administration

Nowhere to Go: Addressing the Boarding Crisis in the Emergency Department

4/15/2024 Richard Ngo, DMD , Carly Rosen, MD , Christina Brown, MD , Andrew Luo, MD , Savanah Harshbarger, MD, MBA , Karan Bains, MD, MBA , Nicholas Stark, MD, MBA
During a pivotal panel discussion hosted by EMRA’s Admin & Ops Committee at ACEP23, leading experts urgently called for a paradigm shift in how ED crowding is perceived and addressed. Far from being a
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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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Administration & Operations , Health Care Administration

Effective Interventions to Improve the ED Consultation Process

4/10/2023 Tara J. Tardino, MD-MPH , Kunal N. Agarwal, MD , Kristopher A. Hendershot, MD
ED overcrowding correlates with higher mortality, longer time to treatment, and more patients leaving against medical advice or without being seen. Improving the consultation process and decreasing le
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Administration & Operations , Health Care Administration

Experimental Curriculum: Team-Based Learning for New AMA Charting and Coding Guidelines

3/10/2023 Anisha Turner, MD , Alison Haddock, MD, FACEP , Richina Bicette, MD , Sara Andrabi, MD , Theresa Tran, MD , Cedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP
The AMA Revisions to the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes for evaluation and management (E/M) kicked into effect this year for emergency department E/M services, making it paramount that res
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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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Administration & Operations , Health Care Administration

A Worthy Investment: What Every EM Resident Needs to Know About Reimbursement in 2023

2/22/2023 Nicholas Cozzi, MD, MBA , Jamie Shoemaker, MD , David McKenzie , Bryan Graham, DO , Brian Hiestand, MD , Alexa Golden, MD , Lisa Maurer, MD , Steve Kailes, MD
This paper discusses some basics of emergency medicine coding and reimbursement and is designed to provide you, a graduating resident, some key information as you enter independent practice.
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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 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?