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Click here to view a PDF of the October 2024 Newsletter. In this issue:

Roneet Lev, MD, FACEPExecutive Director, IEPC CS-1103 is entering Phase 2 trial. The new drug is a sequestrant that bind methamphetamine within minutes. California is ground zero for meth and we see methamphetamine toxicity daily in the form of agitation, mental health crisis, and cardiac effects. You can read more about CS1103 in an article on Kevin MD.

Roneet Lev, MD, FACEPExecutive Director, IEPC ACE scores, Adverse Childhood Experiences, are commonly used to identify risks associated with adult health and social outcomes. For example, a high ACE score may be associated with an increased risk for addiction. I reframed ACE scores as Adverse Career Experience as a risk factor for burnout. Brooke Briggance, expert in trauma informed care, … Read More

Roneet Lev, MD, FACEPExecutive Director, IEPC California needs Prop 36, the Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act. emergency physician witness daily California’s crisis of homelessness, addiction, and medical consequences of crimes. This proposition offers a solution. Prop 36 seeks to reform parts of Proposition 47, passed in 2014. Changing the old Prop 47, a state passed referendum cannot occur … Read More

California ACEP:Proposition 35 –Good for Patients,Good for You The following is obtained for the California ACEP website. Over the past several years, there have been massive expansions in eligibility and benefits for Medi-Cal, but actual access to care for these patients has remained abysmal. The California Health Care Foundation reports that adults enrolled in Medi-Cal were more than twice as … Read More

Leon Adelman, MD, MBA, FACEPCo-Founder & CEP Ivy CliniciansAuthor, Emergency MedicineWorkforce NewsletterClinical Emergency Physician, Wyoming Only about one-quarter of attending emergency physicians are practice-owners. For many employed emergency physicians, working condition improvement is desperately needed. Emergency medicine has become the specialty with the highest burnout rate and lowest levels of job satisfaction. Improving working conditions is generally more difficult for … Read More

NSA and Payment Leaks Robert Chavez, MD, President, IEPCProvidence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance Here are my pearls for this month: NSA – No Surprise ActNSA IDR Criteria to be disseminated to your RCM company or the CFO of your group. When submitting IDR claims, always keep in mind the 6 criteria being considered by the IDRE. These … Read More