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“Getting to Zero” with Collective Medical’s Care Collaboration Platform
When the medical community discusses workplace violence, it often focuses on preventing harm or eradicating the issue entirely. But in the meantime, individuals who have already been victimized and remain at-risk on the frontlines of healthcare around the country need...
Even for Complex Patients, Hospice Has Compassionate End-of-Life Solutions
The Medicare law that defines hospice care and coverage for hospice services mandates four basic levels of care by all hospice providers: routine home care, continuous care up to 24 hours (when medically necessary), inpatient hospice care and respite care for...
Musings: Hercules and the Three-Headed Dog, Cerberus
Healthcare in America reminds me of the three-headed dog named Cerberus who, in Greek and Roman mythology, guarded the gates to Hades. Hercules was said to have captured this monster as one of his 12 labors. Here is a description of the three menacing heads of...
Ultrasound Student Interest Group: A Model for Active Learning & Multi-Specialty Collaboration
Our success as an interest group is due not only to great mentorship, but also to the engagement of faculty and students from specialties beyond emergency medicine. We have reached our largest membership base, serving 177 students across all four classes—nearly 25% of...
Disruptive Innovation in Emergency Medicine
Every year at ACEP, the exhibit hall features innovatED: an interactive, educational space that provides a sneak-peek of new innovations in emergency medicine. This year, four start-up companies participated in a “Shark Tank” style pitch competition at the exhibit....
Poison Control: Every Vape You Take…
E-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury (EVALI) is one of the hottest topics in emergency medicine. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is describing it as an “outbreak” due to rapid growth in cases over the last year. [1] As of November 13, 2019,...
As You Interview… Words of Advice from a Past-President
I believe that one of the hidden strengths of our specialty is our diversity—people, opinions, and approaches to solving problems. After all, isn’t that we do best as EM docs? As it goes with print publishing, you are reading this article several months from when I...
Winter 2020: Introducing the Women in Medicine Committee
Gender equality efforts over the past 50 years have resulted in a more diversified workforce. Today, one-third of physicians in the U.S. are women, and that number will only grow with over 50% of incoming medical students identifying as female. There should be little...
Winter 2020: Medical Economics Report
Review of balance billing law implementation The Florida House of Representatives Health Market Reform Subcommittee is in the process of reviewing implementation of HB 221, which went into effect in 2017. The legislation banned balance billing in Florida. Since its...
Winter 2020: Medical Student Council Report
This fall has been busy and bustling for emergency medicine interest groups (EMIG) around Florida. FCEP’s Medical Student Council held its quarterly conference call, gathering eight EMIG student leaders from around Florida to reflect on fall activities. Students at...
