Critical Access and Emergency Department

Research Returns Spotlight to Physician ED Coverage

ACEP Now

APRIL 30, 2025

Research in JACEP Open , ACEPs peer-reviewed open access journal, features a map of the United States to show which emergency departments have round-the-clock coverage by a board-certified emergency physician. Nothing is shocking at first glance, said emergency physician and research co-author Deborah Fletcher, MD, FACEP.

Research

Research Telemedicine Critical Access Emergency Department

Sickle Cell Disease in the ED

EB Medicine

AUGUST 14, 2024

In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD and T.R.

Critical Access

Critical Access Emergency Department Hospitals

Timothy C. Peck, MD – Full Interview

ACEP Now

OCTOBER 30, 2024

There’s no hard line for how many hours you should be measured on in terms of boarding or in terms of how long you’re in the emergency department. Dr. Peck: Right here in Indiana and District 9, I have several critical access hospitals that are part of the consolidation effort of other systems.

Telemedicine

Telemedicine Critical Access Emergency Department Hospitals

Gradually Circling Around the GRACE Project’s “Reasonable Practice”

ACEP Now

AUGUST 22, 2023

Regardless of the domain, somewhere an expert panel has convened to issue a pronouncement informing all of the ideal care of patients under their specialty umbrella, indirectly extending to their care in the emergency department. 1 To date, there have been three GRACE publications. 1 To date, there have been three GRACE publications.

Emergency Department

Emergency Department Academics Critical Access Research

2023 ACEP Elections Preview: Meet the President-Elect and Council Officer Candidates

ACEP Now

AUGUST 1, 2023

How does that apply to the role of the board certified emergency physician? Fundamentally, I believe every patient coming to an emergency department is best served by care delivered by board certified emergency physicians. When those same fundamentals done right achieve great success, they aren’t little at all.

Emergency Department

Emergency Department EMS Critical Access Hospitals

Meet the Emergency Physicians Running for Congress

ACEP Now

OCTOBER 10, 2024

There’s no hard line for how many hours you should be measured on in terms of boarding or in terms of how long you’re in the emergency department. DR. PECK: Right here in Indiana and District 9, I have several critical access hospitals that are part of the consolidation effort of other systems.

Telemedicine

Telemedicine Critical Access Hospitals Emergency Department

ACEP Launches Pilot Phase of Its Emergency Dept. Accreditation Program

ACEP Now

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Emergency physicians have long taken pride in delivering care every day of the week, every hour of the day. ACEP’s Emergency Department Accreditation program adds a layer to that, says Marianne Gausche-Hill, MD, FACEP, FAAP, FAEM, Chair of the program’s Board of Governors. There are five sets of domains.

Emergency Department

Emergency Department Critical Access Geriatric Emergencies Ultrasounds

ACEP Council Tackles Key Issues During Philadelphia Meeting

ACEP Now

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

In addition to 7 commendation resolutions and 12 memorial resolutions, the following non-bylaws resolutions were adopted: 19- Scientific Assembly Vendor Transparency (as amended) 20- Emergency Medicine Research Mentorship Network (as substituted) 21- Mitigation of Competition for Procedures Between Emergency Medicine Resident Physicians and Other Learners (..)

Academics

Academics Emergency Department Critical Access Pediatrics

SGEM#333: Do you gotta be starting something – like tPA before EVT?

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JUNE 5, 2021

Garreth Debiegun is an emergency physician at Maine Medical Center in Portland, ME and clinical assistant professor with Tufts University School of Medicine. He also works at an urgent care and a rural critical access hospital. first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

Urgent Care

Urgent Care Stroke Critical Access Outcomes

Red Leg in the Heartland of America: A Rural Physician’s Approach to the Patient with a Potential DVT

EMDocs

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Johnson, MD ( Community EM, Salina Regional Health Center) // Reviewed by: Joshua Lowe, MD (EM Attending Physician, USAF); Marina Boushra, MD (Cleveland Clinic Foundation, EM-CCM); Brit Long, MD (@long_brit) Case A 40-year-old woman presents to a rural emergency department (ED) with left leg pain and swelling for the past 5 days.

Ultrasounds

Ultrasounds Documentation/Coding Wellness EMS

Emergency Medicine Deserves to “Re-Brand” Itself as a Cost Saver

ACEP Now

JULY 6, 2023

Emergency physicians have earned the right to “re-brand” ourselves as indispensable, money-saving change agents in the health care enterprise. Of course, the bill for any episode of emergency department (ED) care can be substantial, exceeding the billed charges for equivalent care provided in some primary care offices.

Head Injuries

Head Injuries Emergency Department Research Pediatrics

Pigtail Catheter vs Large Bore Chest Tube for Pneumothorax

RebelEM

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Background: Pneumothorax management is a common clinical condition in the emergency department (ED) occurring in patients of varying ages and caused by multiple etiologies, including spontaneous, traumatic, and iatrogenic pneumothorax. Regardless of the cause, a thoracostomy is often required for treatment (Currie 2007 ).

Outcomes

Outcomes Hospitals Research Critical Access

Journal Club - Emergency Department Initiated Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder

Downeast Emergency Medicine

DECEMBER 1, 2021

While the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to overdose deaths and taxed constrained Emergency Department (ED) resources, it has also clarified the important role that emergency physicians have in expanding access to life-saving medications to treat opioid use disorder. Annals of Emergency Medicine.

Emergency Department

Emergency Department Documentation/Coding Leadership Administration

ED Boarding

ACEP Now

AUGUST 1, 2023

In November 2022, the American College of Emergency Physicians sent a letter to President Biden on behalf of 34 organizations, asking to convene stakeholders to identify solutions to address the emergency department (ED) boarding crisis.1 The effect of emergency department crowding on clinically oriented outcomes.

Military

Military Hospitals Emergency Department Leadership

The Private Equity Wave in Health Care

ACEP Now

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Still, this wave of private equity acquisitions in emergency medicine has come crashing down on the heads of many early-career physicians. As of 2022, 1 in 4 emergency departments in the United States were staffed by a private equity-owned physician group.

Hospitals

Hospitals Radiology Radiology Emergency Department

Diagnostics: The Shunt Series

Taming the SRU

MARCH 14, 2023

Case 1 Fussy 1 month old A 1-month-old (ex-34 week premature) infant comes to your emergency department for fussiness. Case 2 19 year old seizure A 19-year-old male is brought into your emergency department via EMS for witnessed seizure-like activity. More on this below as we work through a few cases….

Seizures

Seizures Emergency Department Pediatrics Critical Access

What are Children’s Lives Worth (to Save)?

EM Literature of Note

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

This article regarding the cost of upgrading emergency departments to be “ready” for sick children has been bouncing around in the background since its publication, with some initial lay press coverage. The likelihood of imprecision is magnified as the estimates are combined.

Pediatrics

Pediatrics Emergency Department Critical Access Outcomes

Rural EM and Traumatic ICH – An Interview with Ashley Weisman, MD

EB Medicine

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD interviews Ashley Weisman, MD about her career in rural emergency medicine, and the February 2025 Emergency Medicine Practice article, Management of Traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage in the Emergency Department Interview with Dr. Ashley Wiseman Introduction of Dr. Wiseman: Emergency physician specializing in rural ER.

EMS

EMS Academics Critical Access Emergency Department

How to Diagnose and Manage Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy

ACEP Now

MARCH 10, 2025

Youre working the night shift in a rural critical access hospital in the Midwest when a 36-year-old, 31-week primigravida patient with no known prior medical history presents with a mild headache. Initial vitals show a blood pressure (BP) of 170/115 mm Hg, which remains elevated 15 minutes later.

OB/GYN

OB/GYN Seizures Stroke Hospitals

Emergency Care Today

Research Returns Spotlight to Physician ED Coverage

Sickle Cell Disease in the ED

Trending Sources

Timothy C. Peck, MD – Full Interview

Gradually Circling Around the GRACE Project’s “Reasonable Practice”

2023 ACEP Elections Preview: Meet the President-Elect and Council Officer Candidates

Meet the Emergency Physicians Running for Congress

ACEP Launches Pilot Phase of Its Emergency Dept. Accreditation Program

ACEP Council Tackles Key Issues During Philadelphia Meeting

SGEM#333: Do you gotta be starting something – like tPA before EVT?

Red Leg in the Heartland of America: A Rural Physician’s Approach to the Patient with a Potential DVT

Emergency Medicine Deserves to “Re-Brand” Itself as a Cost Saver

Pigtail Catheter vs Large Bore Chest Tube for Pneumothorax

Journal Club - Emergency Department Initiated Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder

ED Boarding

The Private Equity Wave in Health Care

Diagnostics: The Shunt Series

What are Children’s Lives Worth (to Save)?

Rural EM and Traumatic ICH – An Interview with Ashley Weisman, MD

How to Diagnose and Manage Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy

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