Practice Essentials of Emergency Medicine is designed to augment your knowledge of several critical business topics. The modules are free to ACEP and EMRA members. Topics include Reimbursement, Contracts, Negotiations, Operations, Billing and Coding, Risk Management, Quality and Patient Safety, Leadership and Innovation, Legal and Regulatory issues, EM Informatics, and Personal Finance. https://www.acep.org/education/practice-essentials.
Violence in the Emergency Department
Clay Whiting, MDIEPC Member at Scripps Mercyin San Diego Dr. Clay Whiting, IEPC member at Scripps Mercy in San Diego, discussed violence in the emergency department with KPBS. See Link to the story by Heidi de Marco, New California law target ER violence but some say it’s not enough. ACEP found that more than 90% of ER doctors were threatened … Read More
The A in ABC – a trick in keeping airway open
Roneet Lev, MD, FACEPExecutive Director, IEPC In the ABCs of resuscitation, “A” is for airway. You would not think emergency physicians need such a lesson, but in a recent chaotic rescue, I noticed that sometimes the basics are forgotten. Try this. Next time you are laying down on a hard surface, hyperextend your head and try to breathe. Now lift … Read More
President Pearls – NSA and Payment Leaks
Robert Chavez, MDPresident, IEPCProvidence Little Companyof Mary Medical Center Torrance Hello friends and colleagues, It is that time of year when your RCM company of CFO should be sending out letters to your OON payers to adjust the qualified payment amount (QPA). The QPA is supposed to be equivalent to the Median-In Network Rate for a given insurance payer. It … Read More
IEPC Newsletter – October 2024
Click here to view a PDF of the October 2024 Newsletter. In this issue:
2024 IEPC Speaker Series
Free to All Friends of IEPC! Membership in IEPC is not required to attend. Advance registration for the meeting is required.After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information on how to jointhe call! To receive a registration link, email admin@iepc.org. JOIN US FOR OUR FINAL 2 PRESENTATIONS OF 2024! Stephen Freedman and Mark Savoie, of The Doctors Company … Read More
A Game-Changer in methamphetamine treatment
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.
What’s Your EM Burnout Score?
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
Yes on Prop 36
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
Yes on Prop 35
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