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.

Health Care Administration

Physician-Led Health Care

6/10/2019 Hisham Valiuddin, DO , Hope Ring, MD

Among U.S. hospitals, the proportion of leadership roles occupied by medically trained professionals is decreasing. But it's important to have physicians in administration - so it's important for resi

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