5/12/15 12:35 PM
Topics: Client Spotlight, Industry Topics
The patient care experience. Why is it so important? Why do physicians hate it so much? And, what can be done to improve it?
Justin Bright, MD, a senior staff physician at Henry Ford Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, in Detroit, Michigan, recently tackled these questions in an informative piece posted on emdocs.net. He defines the patient care experience as:
A more inclusive term that describes our technical expertise while also including everything else, such as communication, department ambiance, throughput, and the behavior of everyone a patient comes into contact with while in the department.
Topics: Career Advancement, Industry Topics
5/5/15 10:30 AM
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ACEP is pleased to provide our members with a recent publication from the American Hospital Association (AHA) “Always There, Ready to Care,” promoting the extraordinary value of emergency medicine... Read More
Topics: Industry Topics
4/28/15 6:07 AM
Explore the top stories in emergency medicine news via our weekly newsletter below. Don't forget to visit our career site as well for a complete listing of our available emergency medicine careers.
On an August morning in 1987, a plane schedule to depart from the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport crashed on takeoff, causing the deadliest sole-survivor aviation accident in history. Emergency physician Bradford L. Walters, MD, FACEP, was one of the first responders...
Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) announced Thursday he is suing the Obama administration as part of an escalating dispute over whether the state will expand Medicaid under ObamaCare...
Topics: Industry Topics
4/7/15 7:30 AM
Explore the top stories in emergency medicine news via our weekly newsletter below. Don't forget to visit our career site as well for a complete listing of our available emergency medicine careers.
Private healthcare providers cannot sue state Medicaid agencies over low reimbursement rates, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Tuesday in a 5-4 decision (PDF), reversing a lower court's ruling...
In an editorial posted online today in the Annals of Emergency Medicine, two practicing emergency medicine physicians from the University of California, Davis, and Brown University—both thought leaders at the forefront of finding solutions to the public health crisis of gun violence—urge their colleagues to take direct action to protect the health and safety of patients and communities...
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