Since 1970, advocates for the Emergency Medicine specialty.
Check back often to get the latest news for the Commonwealth’s emergency physicians. You can also check out EmergencyPhysicians.org, the official ACEP news site.
As UnitedHealthcare rolls out new reimbursement policies, emergency physicians are facing questions about how these changes might impact their practice. For those relying on point-of-care diagnostics like POCUS (Point-of-Care Ultrasound), understanding the nuances of these policies is crucial, according to Dr. Courtney Zydron, a VACEP board member.
The recent cyberattack and its aftermath continue to expose the vulnerabilities we face, particularly in emergency medicine. Here's a recap by Board member Courtney Zydron, MD, MBA.
Emergency physician or NP seeing autonomous practice in an ED? You'll want to review our letter first to ensure training satisfies the six core competencies required of emergency medicine residents: patient care, medical knowledge, professionalism, system-based practice, practice-based learning and improvement, and interpersonal and communications skills.
A judge ruled in favor of Virginia’s Medicaid administrator in their request for dismissal of a VACEP lawsuit where emergency physicians are ultimately seeking to recoup nearly three years’ worth of unfairly downcoded Medicaid reimbursements. But the fight continues.
This month, CMS issued proposed updates to the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. Under it, emergency physicians could face several challenges and opportunities related to reimbursement reductions, telehealth flexibilities, behavioral health services, and opioid treatment programs.
A couple bills impacting the practice of emergency medicine go into effect July 1 this year, including one that allows family members to be present for related patients under ECO/TDO.
Emergency Physicians who supervise advanced practice providers need to be aware of the 2024 CMS “Split/Shared Services” guideline in order to receive appropriate compensation for their services. This guideline dictates how physician led “team-based care” is reimbursed for a single E/M code.
Did Virginia’s Medicaid administrator properly follow a federal decision to end a harmful policy that cut payments to emergency physicians? That question is the basis of a lawsuit led by VACEP, and the answer will determine if the state must reprocess three years’ worth of claims.
Virginia has established a special surveillance system to better characterize the burden and impact of adverse events in children due to THC and CBD consumption. For emergency physicians and teams, you’re asked to immediately report these cases to your local health department: Get the links and full memo here.
With a delegation of nearly 20 physicians and support staff, Virginia emergency medicine leaders took a front-row seat in Washington last week at the American College of Emergency Physicians Leadership & Advocacy Conference. Get the rundown of the day as well as ACEP’s issue papers on the four topics we covered with Congressional lawmakers.
