Physician's Weekly

JUNE 26, 2025

Empowerment self-defense training protects emergency department staff, boosts confidence, enhances communication, and fosters a safer work environment. Violence in hospital emergency departments (EDs) has reached crisis levels. The emergency room has become a pressure cooker, and healthcare professionals are paying the price.

Emergency Room 59

Emergency Room Healthcare Physicals Healthcare Professional 59

Doctor On Demand

APRIL 28, 2025

Urgent care clinics provide quick diagnoses and treatments, including antibiotics if needed. When to go to the ER for a sore throat Go to the emergency room (ER) if your sore throat causes any difficulty swallowing or breathing. This requires emergency treatment.

ER 52

ER Telehealth Primary Care Doctor Appointment 52

GeriPal

APRIL 10, 2025

I asked emergency medicine clinicians what they thought when a patient who is seriously ill and DNR comes to the ED, and some responded, (paraphrasing), what are they doing here? This is not why I went into emergency medicine. I went into emergency medicine to act. Tammie 03:04 Depends on how long they were pre-hospital.

Patient-Centered 77

Patient-Centered IT Hospital Patients 77

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 17, 2025

Prior authorization varies by plan but often requires patients or their providers to get permission (also called precertification, preauthorization, or preapproval) before filling prescriptions, scheduling imaging, surgery, or an inpatient hospital stay, among other expenses. .” An Unintended Consequence of Health Reform?

Insurance 52

Insurance Patients Behavioral Health Services Diagnose 52