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

Health Policy Journal Club: Cheaper Isn't Always Better

9/6/2021 Michael J. Rushton Jr., DO , Vidya Eswaran, MD

Urgent care centers fill a need in the U.S. healthcare system, providing access to care. But as the Health Policy Journal Club explains, this step in the right direction must be supported by appropria

Administration & Operations , Health Care Administration , Medical Education

Business and Administrative Curriculum for Emergency Medicine Residents: A National Needs Assessment

8/10/2021 Nicholas Cozzi, MD, MBA , Zach Jarou, MD , Adam J. Rodos, MD, FACEP , Nicholas Stark, MD, MBA , Arnab Sarker, MD, MBA , Ynhi Thomas, MD, MPH, MSc , Phillip Tseng, MD, MBA, MEd , Jason P. Seamon, DO, FACEP , Jeffrey S. Jones, MD, FACEP , Anne Messman, MD, MHPE, FACEP

Emergency medicine (EM) residency exposes trainees to the informal curriculum of practice management. Through the Kern model of curriculum development, we present a national targeted needs assessment

Administration & Operations , Health Care Administration , COVID-19 , Informatics

The Future of Telehealth: Panel Reflection

8/10/2021 Christina Brown, MD , Nicolas Kahl, MD , Michael Dorritie, DO , Nicholas Stark, MD, MBA

A decade ago, telehealth seemed like a complicated, inefficient way to deliver care. With advancements in technology and the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth has grown into a vital tool for emergency med

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

Health Policy Journal Club: Age Ain't Nothin' But a Number

8/6/2021 Miya Smith, MD , Vidya Eswaran, MD

The Health Policy Journal Club reviews a study that shows an abrupt increase in prescribing opioids to patients when they turn 18 - with a sharper rise during the COVID-19 pandemic. This raises many q

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

Health Policy Journal Club: Risky Business

7/7/2021 Vivek Shah , Vidya Eswaran, MD

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) creates challenges on many levels - not the least of which is ensuring health equity. Do clinicians caring for socially disadvantaged patients receive a

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.

Administration & Operations , Health Care Administration , Health Policy

The Acute Unscheduled Care Model: A Chance to Prove Our Value

8/14/2019 Mahesh Polavarapu, MD , Claudie Bolduc, MD, MPH

An elegantly simple proposal, the Acute Unscheduled Care Model, attempts to put emergency physicians back in the driver's seat of care while illustrating value within the health care delivery system.

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News and Notes: June-July 2019

6/10/2019

EMRA is focusing on new benefits, new ways to shine a spotlight on EM rock stars, and deadlines coming up this summer.

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