Nicholas Cozzi, MD, MBA

EMS Medical Director
Assistant Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
RUSH Medical College, Chicago, IL

EMRA Representative to ACEP, EMRA Board of Directors 2020-2022
EMRA Administration & Operations Committee Chair-Elect, 2020-2021

Fellowship: Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Fellow, Fire Department of New York City (FDNY)/Northwell Health
Residency: Spectrum Health/Michigan State University
Medical School: Central Michigan University College of Medicine

Advocacy , Administration & Operations , Health Care Administration

Overview: What Every EM Resident Needs to Know About Reimbursement in 2023

7/15/2023 Aaron R. Kuzel, DO, MBA , Nicholas Cozzi, MD, MBA , Brian Hiestand, MD , Alexa Golden, MD , Jamie Shoemaker, MD , David McKenzie

Physician reimbursement has been one of the most volatile areas of advocacy this year. Graduating EM residents need to know the basics in order to navigate contracts and practice effectively.

Administration & Operations , Health Care Administration

A Worthy Investment: What Every EM Resident Needs to Know About Reimbursement in 2023

2/22/2023 Nicholas Cozzi, MD, MBA , Jamie Shoemaker, MD , David McKenzie , Bryan Graham, DO , Brian Hiestand, MD , Alexa Golden, MD , Lisa Maurer, MD , Steve Kailes, MD

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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Career Planning

Duty to Serve: Federal Law Enforcement and the Foundation for Emergency Medicine

4/10/2022 Nicholas Cozzi, MD, MBA , Aaron R. Kuzel, DO, MBA

Emergency medicine attracts a unique personality dedicated to excellence and teamwork, driven to work hard and push the boundaries of what is possible.

Prehospital Care , Administration & Operations

Using Home-Based Community Paramedics to Optimize Emergency Department Utilization for High-Risk Elderly Patients

2/12/2022 Nicholas Cozzi, MD, MBA , Gilbert Nelson, DO , Michael J. Rushton Jr., DO , Philip M. Fennema, EMT-P, CCP , Chad Barnhart, MD, EMT-P , Sean Anderson , Todd Chassee, MD, FACEP , Jeffrey S. Jones, MD, FACEP

Community paramedicine and mobile integrated healthcare are forming a new paradigm. Using paramedics to evaluate and treat medically complex elderly patients in the home setting could have wide-reachi

COVID-19 , Workplace , Administration & Operations , Health Care Administration , Career Planning

Addressing an Uncertain Future: Targeted Programming to Prepare Emergency Medicine Residents to Enter the Workforce Amid a Pandemic

12/12/2021 Miriam Bukhsh, MD , Nicholas Stark, MD, MBA , Nicholas Cozzi, MD, MBA , Kirstin Woody Scott, MD, MPhil, PhD , Phillip Tseng, MD, MBA, MEd , Jared Ditkowsky, MD , Ynhi Thomas, MD, MPH, MSc

The COVID-19 pandemic, which took a toll on the lives of patients served by the emergency department, also dramatically altered the transition process and job search timeline for emergency medicine re

Administration & Operations , Health Care Administration , Medical Education

Business and Administrative Curriculum for Emergency Medicine Residents: A National Needs Assessment

8/10/2021 Nicholas Cozzi, MD, MBA , Zach Jarou, MD , Adam J. Rodos, MD, FACEP , Nicholas Stark, MD, MBA , Arnab Sarker, MD, MBA , Ynhi Thomas, MD, MPH, MSc , Phillip Tseng, MD, MBA, MEd , Jason P. Seamon, DO, FACEP , Jeffrey S. Jones, MD, FACEP , Anne Messman, MD, MHPE, FACEP

Emergency medicine (EM) residency exposes trainees to the informal curriculum of practice management. Through the Kern model of curriculum development, we present a national targeted needs assessment

Admin Ops Literature Review , Administration & Operations

Patient Outcomes in Emergency Department Observation Units for Syncope

6/11/2021 Wes Spiro, MD , Jared Ditkowsky, MD , Vineet Kumar Sharma, MD, MS , Nicholas Cozzi, MD, MBA , Nicholas Stark, MD, MBA

It is estimated that syncope workup and management costs the U.S. healthcare system an annual $2.4 billion. How can ED observation units impact those expenses?

Administration & Operations , Awards

EMRA & EDPMA Scholarship: A Worthy Investment

2/4/2021 Nicholas Cozzi, MD, MBA , Tehreem Rehman, MD, MPH , Allen Chang, MD

In a year ravaged by a global pandemic and uncertainty, three EMRA physicians-in-training were selected for the unique opportunity to be 2020 EMRA/EDPMA Scholars.

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

Leadership , EMRA Board of Directors

Get to Know EMRA Representative to ACEP Nicholas Cozzi, MD, MBA

12/1/2020 Nicholas Cozzi, MD, MBA

Nicholas Cozzi, MD, MBA, of Spectrum Health/Michigan State University, has been selected as the next EMRA Representative to ACEP - advocating for the concerns and issues important to the EM trainee.

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