Author: Margaret

How could an ER visit in which a patient receives nothing more than a Band-Aid cost $629? Sarah Kliff, a health policy reporter for ‘Vox,’ spent over a year reading ER bills and investigating the reasons behind the high costs.

ACEP, with support from The Gary and Mary West Health Institute and the John A. Hartford Foundation, launched the GEDA program to recognize emergency departments that provide excellent care for older adults. Missouri Baptist ED attained Level 3 in January 2019.

Join Dr. Schwarz for a webinar about transitioning patients with opioid use disorder to post-ED care.

Dr. Daniel Theodoro and Michelle Wheeler, RN, are now colleagues, 11 years after he helped save her life after a heart attack.

The EM ultrasound section organized and hosted our 2nd annual PICO POCUS one-day workshop to pediatric critical care medicine fellows and pediatric emergency medicine fellows.

Douglas Char, MD, professor of Emergency Medicine, helps people when they are at their most distressed.

One would be hard-pressed to find anyone in America who hasn’t at least heard about the opioid addiction crisis affecting families and cities across the country. Yet despite a general awareness, many questions still remain about the most effective methods to address this growing epidemic.

A coalition of six medical organizations has recommended that hospital doctors take more caution when prescribing opioids for patients with pain.

Brian Froelke, MD, has been recognized by the EveryLife Foundation for Rare Diseases as a state legislative advocate for patients with rare diseases.