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
President Pearls
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
IEPC Newsletter – August 2024
Click here to view a PDF of the newsletter. In this issue:
2024 IEPC Speaker Series
Free to All Friends of IEPC! Time & Date: 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM PT on the fourth Monday of each month. 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 join the call! To receive a registration link, email admin@iepc.org. … Read More
Congratulations Dr. Ariella Lee
Roneet Lev, MD, FACEPExecutive Director, IEPC Dr. Roneet Lev and newborn Ariella with Governor Gray Davis Ariella Lee joined IEPC when she was in high school at 14 years old. There was reluctance to hire a young kid as an assistant to a large organization of doctors, but the IEPC board decided to take a chance. Ariella put on a … Read More
Student Loan Forgiveness
Andrew Fenton, MD | Vice President, IEPCNapa Valley Emergency Medical Group I recall in medical school receiving a financial lecture about student loans. I attended George Washington University, which was, and is, one of the most expensive medical schools. Though I realized I would be taking on a significant amount of loans and debt, I also believed that my eventual … Read More
Emergency Medicine Benchmarking Alliance – EDBA
James Augustine, MD | DirectorVice President | Emergency Medicine Benchmarking Alliance Welcome to The Emergency Department Benchmarking Alliance! The Emergency Department Benchmarking Alliance (EDBA) was created in 1994 for those ED leaders interested in the application of management and service best practices. The Alliance was founded at that time to investigate issues of growing patient volumes and high acuity patients, … Read More
President Pearls
Robert Chavez, MDPresident, IEPC Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance Here is my pearl for this month:
IEPC Newsletter – June 2024
Click here to view a PDF of the newsletter. In this issue:
2024 IEPC Speaker Series
Free to All Friends of IEPC! Time & Date: 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM PT on the fourth Monday of each month. 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 join the call! To receive a registration link, email admin@iepc.org. … Read More