Click here to view a PDF of the newsletter. In this issue: The Deadly Cost of Psychiatric Boarding Emergency Personnel Are Scared Not of COVID, But of Violence Emergency Physician Staffing in the Wake of COVID Conflict of Interest of United Healthcare and Yale’s Study on Surprise Billing $3.8 Million Awarded to Physician Serves as Important Reminder About Fair Hearing Rights … Read More
Schneider to Discuss the Emergency Physician Workforce
IEPC is proud to present the 2021 Speaker Series, to continue on Monday, August 23 at 9 AM Pacific! This free speaker series will welcome leaders in the field to cover timely and engaging topics that are important to independent emergency physicians. The sessions will precede each monthly conference call and are open to all IEPC members and those who … Read More
IEPC Newsletter – July 2021
Click here to view a PDF of the newsletter. In this issue: San Diego’s Scripps Health Ransomware Attack IEPC Speaker Series Fentanyl Drug Testing New IEPC Member Insurance Benefits Pediatric Cannabis Poisoning Insisting on Commando
Wooster & Davis to Discuss National ACEP Priorities in 2021
IEPC is proud to present the 2021 Speaker Series, to continue on Monday, June 28 at 9 AM Pacific! This free speaker series will welcome leaders in the field to cover timely and engaging topics that are important to independent emergency physicians. The sessions will precede each monthly conference call and are open to all IEPC members and those who … Read More
Elena Lopez-Gusman to DiscussCal-ACEP Priorities in 2021
IEPC is proud to present the 2021 Speaker Series, to begin on Monday, May 24 at 9 AM Pacific! This free speaker series will welcome leaders in the field to cover timely and engaging topics that are important to independent emergency physicians. The sessions will precede each monthly conference call and are open to all IEPC members and those who … Read More
IEPC Newsletter January 2021
Click here to view the PDF of the newsletter. All source links are included in the PDF version. In This Issue: Where is the Public and the Health in Drug Policies? CalACEP an Ally for Independent Emergency Doctors A collision of epidemics: Coronavirus disrupts addiction treatment Lev Featured on Episode of Frontline Podcast Fenton Receives ACEP Meritorious Service Award Where … Read More
IEPC Newsletter September 2020
Click here to view the PDF of the newsletter. In This Issue: Building a telehealth program in the Emergency Department during COVID-19 COVID-19 Testing in the Coachella Valley Congress Must Pass MAT Act to Save Lives Add Fentanyl to your Toxicology Screen IEPC Members respond to Legislative Call to Action Podcast: ACEP Frontline Emergency Care at Risk Building a telehealth … Read More
IEPC Admin Office Closed for Labor Day
In observance of the Labor Day holiday, the IEPC Administrative offices will be closed on Monday, September 7, 2020. We will resume normal business hours on Tuesday, September 8, 2020.
Protect Physician Supervision of Nurse Practitioners in the ED!
Thank you for your hard work advocating against AB 890; unfortunately, it continues to move. The legislative session is nearing a close and there is only one more opportunity to amend the bill. Please contact your state Senator and Senate Pro Tem Toni Atkins and urge them both to exempt emergency care from AB 890. AB 890 would allow a nurse … Read More
COVID-19 Experiences
Click here to read about Dr. Lev’s first hand experiences during the corona virus pandemic