Editor’s Opinion: A Case of Deja Vu
It was the summer of 1985. Rebecca, my wife, was eight months pregnant with our third…
Editor’s Opinion: Credentialing Contortions
I want to focus on two overlooked aspects of this SEA/Summa debacle – an odd bureaucratic…
Editor’s Opinion: Contract Conundrums
The news of the sudden breakup between Summa Health and its longtime emergency department physicians…
Editor’s Opinion: Creating Chaos
As much as we can determine, the abrupt changes in ED management, IT processes, clinical…
Q&A With Dominic Bagnoli, MD: CEO of USACS
Dominic J. Bagnoli, Jr., MD, FACEP, FAAEM, serves as chief executive officer of US Acute…
Deal Breakers: The Summa Story
When contract negotiations go awry In the final days of 2016, a drama unfolded in…
How to Write Off Your Financial Advisor’s Fees
Many physicians work with a financial advisor to manage their money but don’t realize that…
Mothers Matter: Improving Care for Postpartum Hemorrhage
Deliveries are relatively rare in the ED, but precipitous deliveries in the ED can evoke…
Fear of Rejection: Managing the Transplant Patient in the ED
A 52-year-old male with a history of chronic renal failure presents with fever and abdominal…
Willy Wonka in Exam 1
A curious patient spurs one physician on to a life of research. For most people…