Blood Warrants in the Emergency Department: Police, Hospitals, Staff Debate Forced Blood Draws from Drunk Driving Suspects
Paige Hewitt
Annals of Emergency Medicine
November 2009 (Vol. 54, Issue 5, Page A21)
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Physicians, Professional Organizations Face Specialty Certification Changes
Maryn McKenna
Annals of Emergency Medicine
November 2009 (Vol. 54, Issue 5, Pages A22-A24)
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Med Schools, Training Programs Eschew Pharma Funds
Maryn McKenna
Annals of Emergency Medicine
November 2009 (Vol. 54, Issue 5, Pages A24-A25)
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For Whom the Bell Commission Tolls: Unintended Effects of Limiting Residents' Hours
William B. Millard
Annals of Emergency Medicine
October 2009 (Vol. 54, Issue 4, Pages A25-A29)
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“Health, Money and Fear”: A One-Emergency Physician Joust With the Windmills of the Health Care Industry
Paige Hewitt
Annals of Emergency Medicine
September 2009 (Vol. 54, Issue 3, Pages A29-A30)
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Nurse Groups, Administrators Battle Over Mandatory Nursing Ratios: California Law Debated on National Stage
Jan Greene
Annals of Emergency Medicine
September 2009 (Vol. 54, Issue 3, Pages A31-A33)
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This Sentence Easily Would Fit on Twitter: Emergency Physicians Are Learning to “Tweet”
Eric Berger
Annals of Emergency Medicine
August 2009 (Vol. 54, Issue 2, Pages A23-A25)
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How Universal Coverage Could Change Emergency Medicine, and Vice Versa
William B. Millard
Annals of Emergency Medicine
August 2009 (Vol. 54, Issue 2, Pages A26-A32)
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Geriatric Emergency Department Targets Aging Population: Specialized Unit Tailored for the Aged
Eric Berger
Annals of Emergency Medicine
July 2009 (Vol. 54, Issue 1, Pages A23-A25)
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Emergency Medicine Research and the Stimulus Bill: Researchers Scramble to Claim Piece of the Pie
Maryn McKenna
Annals of Emergency Medicine
July 2009 (Vol. 54, Issue 1, Pages A26-A27)
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California Court Bans Emergency Physician Balance Billing: Emergency Physicians Decry Major Blow to Beleaguered Emergency Care Safety Net
Jan Greene
Annals of Emergency Medicine
June 2009 (Vol. 53, Issue 6, Pages A23-A25)
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Recession Threatens Medical Meeting Attendance: Education Funds Slashed
Eric Berger
Annals of Emergency Medicine
June 2009 (Vol. 53, Issue 6, Pages A26-A28)
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Fed Up With Funding, California Emergency Physicians Sue The State
Eric Berger
Annals of Emergency Medicine
June 2009 (Vol. 53, Issue 6, Pages A28-A30)
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University of Chicago Medical Center Redefines Role, Reduces Emergency Care Access: Critics Blast Urban Health Initiative as Payer “Cherry Picking”
Eric Berger
Annals of Emergency Medicine
May 2009 (Vol. 53, Issue 5, Pages A16-A18)
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Ignoring It Isn't an Option: Racial Bias in Emergency Medicine
William B. Millard
Annals of Emergency Medicine
May 2009 (Vol. 53, Issue 5, Pages A19-A23)
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Obama's $19 Billion Boon to Health Care IT: Mammoth Investment Fasttracks Electronic Health Records
Jan Greene
Annals of Emergency Medicine
May 2009 (Vol. 53, Issue 5, Pages A24-A27)
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Gulf Coast Hurricane Sinks New Texas Emergency Medicine Residency
Eric Berger
Annals of Emergency Medicine
April 2009 (Vol. 53, Issue 4, Pages A21-A23)
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Rota and Pneumococcus Vaccine Success Stories: Pediatric Emergency Practitioners Wonder “Where Have the Kids Gone?”
Maryn McKenna
Annals of Emergency Medicine
April 2009 (Vol. 53, Issue 4, Pages A23-A25)
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No Respect? Why Emergency Physicians Are Never on “Best Doctors” Lists
Lee Cearnal
Annals of Emergency Medicine
April 2009 (Vol. 53, Issue 4, Page A26)
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Rising Helicopter Crash Deaths Spur Debate Over Proper Use of Air Transport
Jan Greene
Annals of Emergency Medicine
March 2009 (Vol. 53, Issue 3, Pages A15-A17)
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Pharma's Influence on the Fourth Estate: Health Care Journalists' Conflicts Also Scrutinized
Jan Greene
Annals of Emergency Medicine
March 2009 (Vol. 53, Issue 3, Pages A18-A20)
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With the Economy in the ICU, Pressure Increases on Emergency Departments
William B. Millard
Annals of Emergency Medicine
February 2009 (Vol. 53, Issue 2, Pages A19-A23)
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The 2009 ACEP Report Card, What it Says, What it Means and What it Might Accomplish
Eric Berger
Annals of Emergency Medicine
January 2009 (Vol. 53, Issue 1, Pages A7-A9)
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Dr. Michael DeBakey's Contributions to Emergency Medicine and Trauma Care
Lee Cearnal
Annals of Emergency Medicine
January 2009 (Vol. 53, Issue 1, Pages A10-A11)
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Controversy Swirls Around Early Goal-Directed Therapy in Sepsis: Pioneer Defends Ground-Breaking Approach to Deadly Disease
Maryn McKenna
Annals of Emergency Medicine
December 2008 (Vol. 52, Issue 6, Pages 651-654)
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The Patient-Centered Medical Home: A Solution to “Hamster Health Care” or a Drain on Emergency Care?
Eric Berger
Annals of Emergency Medicine
December 2008 (Vol. 52, Issue 6, Pages 654-657)
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Emergency Physicians Highlight “Army-Wide Emergency Medical Care Deficiency” in Training of Flight Medics
Lee Cearnal
Annals of Emergency Medicine
November 2008 (Vol. 52, Issue 5, Pages 522-524)
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The “Fad” Turns 40: ACEP Celebrates 4 Decades of Service
George Flynn
Annals of Emergency Medicine
October 2008 (Vol. 52, Issue 4, Pages 373-378)
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An American Form of Practice: Societal Contexts for the Rise of Emergency Medicine
William B. Millard
Annals of Emergency Medicine
October 2008 (Vol. 52, Issue 4, Pages 379-382)
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Post 9/11 Federal Disaster Funds: Where Did the $7 Billion Trickle Down?
Jan Greene
Annals of Emergency Medicine
September 2008 (Vol. 52, Issue 3, Pages 263-265)
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McCain and Obama on Emergency Care: The Candidates' Approach to Emergency Care
Eric Berger
Annals of Emergency Medicine
September 2008 (Vol. 52, Issue 3, Pages 265-267)
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Ghostwriters, Data Manipulation and Dollar Diplomacy: How Drug Companies Pull the Strings in Clinical Research
Eric Berger
Annals of Emergency Medicine
August 2008 (Vol. 52, Issue 2, Pages 137-139)
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Nonprofit Hospitals Come Under Public Fire for Huge War Chests, Tony Improvement Projects
Jan Greene
Annals of Emergency Medicine
August 2008 (Vol. 52, Issue 2, Pages 140-142)
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Violence in the ED: No Quick Fixes for Pervasive Threat
Jan Greene
Annals of Emergency Medicine
July 2008 (Vol. 52, Issue 1, Pages 17-19)
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The Maple Leaf Model: What Canada Can Tell American Emergency Physicians About Practice With Universal Coverage
Lee Cearnal
Annals of Emergency Medicine
July 2008 (Vol. 52, Issue 1, Pages 19-21)
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The JAMA and NEJM Rulings and Their Impact on the Sanctity of Confidential Peer Review
Eric Berger
Annals of Emergency Medicine
June 2008 (Vol. 51, Issue 6, Pages 737-739)
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Vaccine Mishap, Flu Outbreak Overwhelm EDs, Highlight Lack of Surge Capacity
Maryn McKenna
Annals of Emergency Medicine
June 2008 (Vol. 51, Issue 6, Pages 739-741)
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Emergency Medicine in the VA: The Battleship is Turning
William B. Millard
Annals of Emergency Medicine
May 2008 (Vol. 51, Issue 5, Pages 632-635)
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Leak: Avandia and the Integrity of the Peer Review Process
Eric Berger
Annals of Emergency Medicine
May 2008 (Vol. 51, Issue 5, Pages 636-638)
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Community Consultation for Emergency Exception to Informed Consent: How Much is Enough?
George Flynn
Annals of Emergency Medicine
April 2008 (Vol. 51, Issue 4, Pages 416-419)
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The Many Faces of MRSA: Community-Acquired Infection Knows No Bounds
Maryn McKenna
Annals of Emergency Medicine
March 2008 (Vol. 51, Issue 3, Pages 285-288)
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The Graying of America: The Impact of Aging Baby Boomers on Emergency Departments
Eric Berger
Annals of Emergency Medicine
March 2008 (Vol. 51, Issue 3, Pages 288-290)
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Proposed Medicaid Rule Changes: Fiscal Responsibility or a Recipe for Disaster: Safety Net Hospitals to Bear the Brunt of $11 Billion Cut
Eric Berger
Annals of Emergency Medicine
February 2008 (Vol. 51, Issue 2, Pages 173-175)
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Dispatch from the Pharmasphere: An Industry’s Fault Lines on Display
William B. Millard
Annals of Emergency Medicine
February 2008 (Vol. 51, Issue 2, Pages 175-180)
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Two Years Later, Every Day is Monday in New Orleans Emergency Departments: City struggles to provide care as populace returns to devastated southern Louisiana
Maryn McKenna
Annals of Emergency Medicine
January 2008 (Vol. 51, Issue 1, Pages 66-69)
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Emergency Physician Cath Team Activation Slashes Door-To-Balloon Times, But Only a Quarter of Hospitals Adopt Practice
Lee Cearnal
Annals of Emergency Medicine
December 2007 (Vol. 50, Issue 6, Pages 692-694)
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The Death of MLK: Demise of LA Hospital Sends Shockwaves Through Ailing State Emergency Care System
George Flynn
Annals of Emergency Medicine
December 2007 (Vol. 50, Issue 6, Pages 694-698)
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Nighthawks Across a Flat World: Emergency Radiology in the Era of Globalization
William B. Millard
Annals of Emergency Medicine
November 2007 (Vol. 50, Issue 5, Pages 545-549)
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The Trials and Tribulations of Health Information Sharing: The Turbulent Rise of the Rhio
Jan Greene
Annals of Emergency Medicine
November 2007 (Vol. 50, Issue 5, Pages 549-551)
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Emergency Departments Shoulder Challenges of Providing Care, Preserving Dignity for the “Super Obese”
Eric Berger
Annals of Emergency Medicine
October 2007 (Vol. 50, Issue 4, Pages 443-445)
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Emergency Care for the Undocumented: Who Bears the Burden and Where to Draw the Line?
Robin Mejia
Annals of Emergency Medicine
October 2007 (Vol. 50, Issue 4, Pages 445-447)
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“Poachers and Dabblers?”: ASA President’s Incautious Comment Riles Emergency Physicians
George Flynn
Annals of Emergency Medicine
September 2007 (Vol. 50, Issue 3, Pages 264-267)
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The Cost of Koi: Evidence-Based Design in Emergency Medical Facilities
William B. Millard
Annals of Emergency Medicine
September 2007 (Vol. 50, Issue 3, Pages 267-271)
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Tort Reform: Finding the Middle Ground and Abandoning the Blame Game: Part II of a 2-Part Series
William B. Millard
Annals of Emergency Medicine
August 2007 (Vol. 50, Issue 2, Pages 159-161)
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The Future of Emergency Care Reports, One Year Later: Assessing the Impact of the IOM
Eric Berger, Maryn McKenna
Annals of Emergency Medicine
July 2007 (Vol. 50, Issue 1, Pages 55-58)
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The IOM Reports on the Hill: Will Legislation Gain Momentum?
Eric Berger, Maryn McKenna
Annals of Emergency Medicine
July 2007 (Vol. 50, Issue 1, Pages 58-59)
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Elephants, Blind Sharpshooters, Golddiggers, and Beyond: The Prospects for Constructive Tort Reform (Part 1 of A 2-Part Series)
William B. Millard
Annals of Emergency Medicine
July 2007 (Vol. 50, Issue 1, Pages 59-63)
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Docking the Tail That Wags the Dog: Banning Drug Reps from Academic Medical Facilities
William B. Millard
Annals of Emergency Medicine
June 2007 (Vol. 49, Issue 6, Pages 785-791)
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Serial Inebriate Programs: What to do About Homeless Alcoholics in the Emergency Department
Jan Greene
Annals of Emergency Medicine
June 2007 (Vol. 49, Issue 6, Pages 791-793)
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Emergency Medicine in the Blogosphere: The Irreverent Wit of the Specialty’s Unofficial Voice
Eric Berger
Annals of Emergency Medicine
May 2007 (Vol. 49, Issue 5, Pages 612-614)
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IOM Report Ignites New Debate on Who Should Practice Emergency Medicine
Maryn McKenna
Annals of Emergency Medicine
May 2007 (Vol. 49, Issue 5, Pages 614-617)
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Grounding Frequent Flyers, Not Abandoning Them: Drug Seekers in the ED
William B. Millard
Annals of Emergency Medicine
April 2007 (Vol. 49, Issue 4, Pages 481-486)
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Lessons from Afghanistan and Iraq: The Costly Benefits from the Battlefield for Emergency Medicine
Eric Berger
Annals of Emergency Medicine
April 2007 (Vol. 49, Issue 4, Pages 486-488)
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Sending Low-Acuity Patients Away From the ED: Closing the Door or Stemming the Tide?
Jan Greene
Annals of Emergency Medicine
March 2007 (Vol. 49, Issue 3, Pages 317-319)
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HIV testing: Should the emergency department take part?
Maryn McKenna
Annals of Emergency Medicine
February 2007 (Vol. 49, Issue 2, Pages 190-192)
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The future of drug safety: What the IOM report may mean to the emergency department
Eric Berger
Annals of Emergency Medicine
February 2007 (Vol. 49, Issue 2, Pages 193-195)
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Emergency department flow and the boarded patient: How to get admitted patients upstairs
Jan Greene
Annals of Emergency Medicine
January 2007 (Vol. 49, Issue 1, Pages 68-70)
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Suburban sprawl: Where does emergency medicine fit on the map?
William B. Millard
Annals of Emergency Medicine
January 2007 (Vol. 49, Issue 1, Pages 71-74)
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Geriatrics and the IOM: Did report forget the elderly?
Eric Berger
Annals of Emergency Medicine
December 2006 (Vol. 48, Issue 6, Pages 723-725)
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The birth of the NETT: NIH-funded network will launch emergency neurological trials
Lee Cearnal
Annals of Emergency Medicine
December 2006 (Vol. 48, Issue 6, Pages 726-728)
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PolyHeme and the Ethics of Informed Consent
Maryn McKenna
Annals of Emergency Medicine
November 2006 (Vol. 48, Issue 5, Pages 563-566)
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One Stop Health Care Shopping? The Rise of “McClinics” and Their Impact on Emergency Care
George Flynn
Annals of Emergency Medicine
November 2006 (Vol. 48, Issue 5, Pages 566-569)
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Billing unveiled: Calculating the value of emergency physician work
Jan Greene
Annals of Emergency Medicine
October 2006 (Vol. 48, Issue 4, Pages 400-402)
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Only six percent of hospitals prepared for pediatric emergencies? The controversy and facts about the fearsome statistic
Lee Cearnal
Annals of Emergency Medicine
October 2006 (Vol. 48, Issue 4, Pages 403-405)
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‘Charity’ suffers long: Emergency medicine revives the spirit of centuries-old New Orleans Institution
George Flynn
Annals of Emergency Medicine
September 2006 (Vol. 48, Issue 3, Pages 309-311)
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Anatomy of a pandemic: Emergency departments woefully unprepared for bird flu outbreak
Maryn McKenna
Annals of Emergency Medicine
September 2006 (Vol. 48, Issue 3, Pages 312-314)
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Debate rages over the “future of emergency care”
Maryn McKenna
Annals of Emergency Medicine
August 2006 (Vol. 48, Issue 2, Pages 138-140)
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Breaking point: Report calls for Congressional rescue of hospital emergency departments
Eric Berger
Annals of Emergency Medicine
August 2006 (Vol. 48, Issue 2, Pages 140-142)
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Crossroads: Report calls for EMS standards of care
Eric Berger
Annals of Emergency Medicine
August 2006 (Vol. 48, Issue 2, Pages 142-143)
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Growing pains: Report notes pediatric emergencies need greater emphasis
Eric Berger
Annals of Emergency Medicine
August 2006 (Vol. 48, Issue 2, Pages 143-144)
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Too POSH for the public: Are physician-owned hospitals a drain on emergency care? (part II)
William B. Millard
Annals of Emergency Medicine
August 2006 (Vol. 48, Issue 2, Pages 144-148)
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Specialty prepares for The Future of Emergency Care in the United States Health System: IOM report release anticipated
Eric Berger
Annals of Emergency Medicine
July 2006 (Vol. 48, Issue 1, Pages 60-61)
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Too POSH for the public: Are physician-owned specialty hospitals a drain on emergency care?
William B. Millard
Annals of Emergency Medicine
July 2006 (Vol. 48, Issue 1, Pages 62-65)
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Models for universal health care: How to fix a broken system
Eric Berger
Annals of Emergency Medicine
June 2006 (Vol. 47, Issue 6, Pages 556-558)
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Emergency physicians’ voice in the ACLS protocol: Guideline’s Eclectic Committee should serve as model
Eric Berger
Annals of Emergency Medicine
May 2006 (Vol. 47, Issue 5, Pages 457-460)
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Emergency medicine goes global: Specialty steps up humanitarian role
Eric Berger
Annals of Emergency Medicine
April 2006 (Vol. 47, Issue 4, Pages 344-347)
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A clash of practice models: Debate roils around mega-group medicine
George Flynn
Annals of Emergency Medicine
April 2006 (Vol. 47, Issue 4, Pages 347-350)
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The pneumonia controversy: Hospitals grapple with 4 hour benchmark
Dacus Thompson
Annals of Emergency Medicine
March 2006 (Vol. 47, Issue 3, Pages 259-261)
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Waiting times in the age of EMTALA: The gulf between private and public/non-profit widens
George Flynn
Annals of Emergency Medicine
March 2006 (Vol. 47, Issue 3, Pages 261-264)
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Emergency contraception: Science and religion collide
Todd Ackerman
Annals of Emergency Medicine
February 2006 (Vol. 47, Issue 2, Pages 154-156)
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Peer review: A castle built on sand or the bedrock of scientific publishing?
Eric Berger
Annals of Emergency Medicine
February 2006 (Vol. 47, Issue 2, Pages 157-159)
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Charity Hospital and Disaster Preparedness
Eric Berger
Annals of Emergency Medicine
January 2006 (Vol. 47, Issue 1, Pages 53-56)
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The NIH Ethics Crackdown: A Message to the Research Community
George Flynn
Annals of Emergency Medicine
January 2006 (Vol. 47, Issue 1, Pages 57-60)
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