Administration & Operations , Admin Ops Literature Review

Against-Medical-Advice Discharges from the ED: Literature and Strategies Review

12/17/2020 Clinton Lam , Jared Ditkowsky, MD , Vineet Kumar Sharma, MD, MS , Nicholas Stark, MD, MBA

Every year in the United States, approximately 500,000 patients request to be discharged against medical advice. This can lead to poor outcomes for the patient, ethical turmoil for the physician, and

COVID-19 , Simulation , Medical Education

Adapting to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Weekly Multidisciplinary Simulation Education

12/17/2020 Shehni Nadeem, MD , David Szafron, MD , Daniel Chu, MD , Yusuf Ansari

Thrust into a pandemic unlike any other, health professionals today must continually adapt. Protocols change at dizzying rates, while the physical and mental demands of our jobs increase exponentially

Administration & Operations , Admin Ops Literature Review , EMS

The Impact of Prehospital Imaging Modalities: Literature and Strategies Review

12/17/2020 Davis Cho , Jared Ditkowsky, MD , Vineet Kumar Sharma, MD, MS

Prehospital imaging modalities have the potential to change the way we deliver prehospital care. However, the cost effectiveness of equipping EMS with portable imaging modalities has yet to be seen.

Administration & Operations , Admin Ops Literature Review

Emergency Department Boarding: Literature and Strategies Review

12/17/2020 Vineet Kumar Sharma, MD, MS , Jared Ditkowsky, MD , Ynhi Thomas, MD, MPH, MSc , Nicholas Stark, MD, MBA , Nicholas Cozzi, MD, MBA

Emergency departments across the United States have been plagued with overcrowding. In 2006 the U.S. Institute of Medicine declared crowding a national epidemic. Despite well-documented detrimental ef

Administration & Operations , Admin Ops Literature Review , Telemedicine

The Impact of Telemedicine on ED Costs and Utilization: Literature and Strategies Review

12/17/2020 Nicholas Todd , Jared Ditkowsky, MD , Vineet Kumar Sharma, MD, MS

Telemedicine may have the potential to modulate health care utilization and costs on a grand scale. The application of telemedicine is being explored as an alternative way of delivering care without i

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.

ECG Challenge , Cardiology

ECG Challenge: December-January 2020-21

12/2/2020 Graham Clifford, DO , Jeremy Berberian, MD

A 24-year-old male with history of intravenous drug use and tricuspid valve replacement 10 days ago presents with pain at his sternotomy site. The surgery was performed at another hospital, and the pa

Medical Education , Medical Students , Match

Single GME Accreditation: Osteopathic Match Outcomes in Emergency Medicine and Strategies for Future Applicants

12/2/2020 Christian Casteel , Ryan Lucas, MPH

2020 marked the first year of the new unified residency match, and the data is here. How has the merger of the ACGME and AOA paths to accreditation affected osteopathic candidates?

Career Planning , COVID-19 , Workplace

8 Tips to Finding a Job During a Global Pandemic

12/1/2020 Deena Khamees, MD

A pandemic has introduced the house of medicine to unprecedented numbers of hiring freezes, suspended bonuses, and scaled-back continuing medical education funds and stipends. Add to that looming cuts

Social EM , Pain Management

Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in the Emergency Department

12/1/2020 Kyla Rakoczy , Kasha Bornstein, MSc Pharm, EMT-P , Suzanne Bialeck, MD, RDMS

Ongoing barriers to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder contribute to a major care gap, with only 10% of patients seeking long-term OUD treatment able to receive it. It's time to imp

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