Author: Shane Solger MD Peer Editor: Nicole Anthony MD, Alec Feuerbach MD As emergency physicians, we pride ourselves on being resourceful, but communicating with patients in a language they understand should not require the same “MacGyver” skillset as “creative ways to remove a foreign body from the ear.” As discussed Read more…
The Administration Mini-Fellowship met with our chairman, Dr. Michael Lucchesi, to discuss the concept of Managing Up. Here is an overview of what we discussed: What is Managing Up? Also known as the “politics of medicine”, it is the practice of forging a fruitful relationship with your higher-ups, whether Read more…
By Angela Cai, Rushabh Shah, Gururaj Shan As she walked out of her last shift at Kings County Hospital, many of her colleagues and trainees had no idea she was leaving. Even fewer knew the incredible journey she had been on over the last few years which culminated in her Read more…
Emergency departments (EDs) bill more frequently at the highest levels of service than they did in prior years. This trend has generated questions as to whether the apparent rise in case severity is due to real changes in patient care needs or “upcoding” – the practice of coding cases at Read more…
We are excited to announce the reinstatement of the Administration Mini-Fellowship with our meeting last month. The Administration Mini-Fellowship will be a learning and networking group advised by Dr. Ninfa Mehta, SUNY Downstate’s ED Medical Director. At our first meeting we discussed physician leadership & hospital performance from 2 articles: Read more…
How much do hospitals spend just to get paid? A new study1 in JAMA estimates that the cost of billing and insurance activities at a large academic health system in Durham, North Carolina ranged from $20 for a primary care visit to $62 for an emergency visit to $215 for Read more…