Gardner's Gate

Emergency physicians in Washington State today filed suit in the Superior Court of Washington for Thurston County against a state plan tha...

Proposed List of "Non-Emergency" Diagnoses Includes Those with Symptoms of Serious Medical Conditions The American College of ...

The American College of Emergency Physicians sent a comment letter to Dr. Donald Berwick, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and ...

Today the Board of Directors of the American College of Emergency Physicians released the slate of candidates seeking elected leadership ...

I'll be off the grid for the next ten days.  See on April Fool's Day!

Life expectancy in the United States has reached an all-time high.  An individual born in 2009 has a life expectancy of 78 years, according ...

President Obama’s budget, discussed at a press conference yesterday, launches a new presidential focus on professional liability laws as ...

Leaders from the major organizations in emergency medicine are meeting to discuss the needs of emergency patients both now and in the future...

One of my social media buddies recently challenged me to share my "Top 10 Emergency Doctor Movies."  Although I could not rattle o...

As Congress tries to complete work for the year, several bills are being considered and funding must be found to offset their costs.  The S...

The Joint Commission has several areas that are currently in the process of field review: Proposed National Patient Safety Goals addressin...

In response to pre-ACO regulations, CMS posed questions to physicians concerning their possible participation in soon to be developed accoun...

Steven Thomma reports this morning in the Miami Herald that voters actually favor the new healthcare reform law, as determined by a new M...

The U.S. Senate tonight passed a bill entitled the “Physician Payment and Therapy Relief Act” that will postpone a 23% cut in Medicare re...