My Experience Filming ‘Untold Stories of the ER’
By Anthony Brutico, DO From the emergency room to television, it certainly was an interesting journey. As an emergency physician, I have a lot of patient stories. Some are sad, some will bring a smile...
View Article4 Qualities for Practicing Emotional Intelligence in Emergency Medicine
By Marc Milano, MD We meet new people and interact with those we already know in varied situations every day. And as emergency department providers, we encounter more new people in more diverse and...
View ArticleHow to Better Understand the Needs of Your Patients
By Anthony J. Brutico, DO One of the most important things we can do as emergency department providers is to always be aware of “the show.” Dr. Greg Henry describes the emergency department as “show...
View ArticleHow to Tap Into Your Emotional Intelligence in the ED and at Home
By Marc Milano, MD, FACEP Our last discussion left off defining the key aspects of emotional intelligence (EI). It should be clear that a strong supply of emotional intelligence can make one’s...
View ArticleHow Being a Scribe Will Prepare Me for a Career in Healthcare Administration
By CarolAnn Sudia As a recent college graduate, I’m often asked, “What do you do?” I reply with pride, “I’m a clinical information manager.” Ordinarily, I get one of two reactions: a simple nod, where...
View ArticleInnumeracy & its Consequences in Emergency Medicine
Employing the Rules of Statistics – Not Mathematics – Will Provide More Accurate Metric Measurement in Emergency Medicine By Phillip Stephens, DHSc, PA-C “Math” and “fun” rarely appear in the same...
View ArticleEmotional Intelligence: Getting to Know Your Stress
By Marc Milano, MD, FACEP As you may recall, my last post discussed how to start building one’s emotional intelligence. Over the next few posts, I will address each of the major skills you will need to...
View ArticleED Staffing for Success: An Economics-Based Approach for Improving Throughput
By Eric Bachenheimer, MBA, MHSA, FACHE It has been about three years since CMS enacted its first emergency department-specific metrics that would become part of the mandatory reporting for U.S....
View ArticleOh the Places You’ll Go: Tips to Avoid EM ‘Rust Out’
By Shilpa Amin, MD, FACEP I was recently at a conference at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and learned about the term “rust out.” It’s a fairly new concept described as your...
View ArticleMedical Education: Tips for Precepting Students
By Phillip Stephens, DHSc, PA-C Medical education is a vital component of medicine, and medicine is becoming increasingly complex. As emergency departments become busier, clinical education must often...
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