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International medical students face several challenges when they seek rotations in the United States. EMRA, along with our Medical Student Council, worked with relevant stakeholders — including EM pro
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In the latest installment of our PD Q&A series, we are highlighting the McLaren Oakland Emergency Medicine Residency program in Pontiac, MI. We spoke with the current PD Nikolai Butki, D.O., about wha
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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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The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation - ECMO - as an adjunct to CPR following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest has gained a lot of attention. The INCEPTION Trial takes a closer look at the evid
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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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The CLOVERS trial underscores the fact that fluid resuscitation strategies remain a highly debated and complex topic. It is still possible that specific patients may benefit from a restrictive fluid
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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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In the latest installment of our PD Q&A series, we are highlighting the Duke University School of Medicine EM program in Durham, N.C. We spoke with the current PD Joshua Broder, M.D., in 2023 about wh
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Our responsibility to attempt therapeutic relationships and try to understand where our patients are coming from is not “window dressing.” Capacity assessments often, but not always, appear at moments
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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