EMRA + PolicyRx Journal Club

We’d like to announce our collaboration with the Emergency Medicine Residents Association to bring health policy literature reviews affecting the field of emergency medicine.

Emergency physicians care for all members of society and as such have a unique vantage point on the state of health care. What they find frustrating – such as inadequate social services, the dearth of primary care providers, and the lack of mental health services – are universal problems.

Emergency medicine residents and fellows learn the management of myocardial infarctions, traumas, and how to intubate, but they are not taught how health policy affects all aspects of the experience in the ED. Furthermore, given their unique position in the health care system, emergency physicians have an incredible opportunity to advocate for patients, for society, and for physicians. Yet, with so many competing interests vying for conference education time, advocacy is often not included in the curricula.

This is the gap this initiative aims to fill. Each month, you will see a review of a new health policy article and how it is applicable to emergency physicians.

Want to contribute?

Contact emra@emra.org 

 

February 2017
Better for Business: Freestanding EDs locate based on payer mix, not community need

In our inaugural edition, Theresa E. Tassey, MD, MS – the Health Policy and Leadership Fellow at the University of Maryland Department of Emergency Medicine – reviews an article about freestanding emergency departments.

Click the image (below) to download the pdf or visit www.emra.org to read the HTML version.