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.

Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy

Health Policy Journal Club: Reimbursement Rises Slower than Charges

8/5/2019 Milap Mehta, MD

Over the past 20 years, public payers like Medicare and Medicaid have not kept pace with providers' expectations.

Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy

Health Policy Journal Club: Social Determinants of Health in Medicaid

7/5/2019 Brittney Mull, MD, MPH

How much could we improve care if Medicaid addressed social determinants of health?

Health Policy

All About EMTALA: The Law That Runs the ED

6/10/2019 Eric Maughan, MD

The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act was meant to ensure emergency care for all. While it has provided that type of safety net, some unintended consequences have not been as positive.

Health Policy Journal Club

Health Policy Journal Club: How Did Your Last Patient Rate You on Yelp?

6/4/2019 Kirstin Woody Scott, MD, MPhil, PhD

Want to improve your online ratings by patients? Perfect a good bedside manner.

Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy

Health Policy Journal Club: It's the Hospital Prices, Stupid

5/6/2019

Hospitals, not physicians, are the primary drivers of increased health care costs

Health Policy , Advocacy

Making Sense of Balance Billing

4/8/2019 RJ Sontag, MD

One of the most hotly contested topics in health policy right now is the issue of balance billing, which can leave patients with exorbitant bills while emergency physicians' services go unpaid. Learn