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

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

Administration & Operations , Health Policy , Medical Education

Speaking Up for Speaking Plainly: Why EM Physicians Should Care About Health Literacy

6/12/2021 Dominique Gelmann

Many underlying issues stem from flaws in the healthcare system that we cannot individually fix, but optimizing communication and promoting health literacy is something that we can easily do.

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

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Health Policy Journal Club: Cheaper Isn't Always Better

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

Health Policy Journal Club: Risky Business

Speaking Up for Speaking Plainly: Why EM Physicians Should Care About Health Literacy

EMRA as the MVP

Health Policy Journal Club: The Comforts of Home

Health Policy Journal Club: Visits Down; Danger Up

Health Policy Journal Club: Sacrificing Efficiency for Safety

Health Policy Journal Club: Patient Visits Plummet During Pandemic

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

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Policy Playbook: Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) changes

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