By Jamie Shoemaker, MD, FACEP Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield (part of Elevance Health) has finalized a Facility Administrative Policy: Use of a Nonparticipating Care Provider, … Read more
By Jamie Shoemaker, MD, FACEP Emergency physicians serve on the front lines of America’s healthcare safety net, providing essential, life-saving care to anyone at any … Read more
By Jason Greenberg, MD Edging out poor commercial payer behavior and the continuous issue of declining Medicare reimbursement rates, the workforce crisis is now considered … Read more
What You Need to Know By Jamie Shoemaker, MD, FACEP The recently introduced “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” brings sweeping changes to Medicaid, Medicare, the ACA, student … Read more
In our first edition of the Doc-to-Doc Discussion Series, Darshan Patel, President, Emergency Medicine and Hospital Medicine, speaks with Emergency Medicine Strategic Advisors, Dr. Jamie … Read more
By Jamie Shoemaker, MD, FACEP The RAND report is a pivotal milestone in shaping the future of Emergency Medicine, offering critical insights into the challenges, … Read more
By Jamie Shoemaker, MD, FACEP Healthcare is not just a profession—it is a business. And in the business of healthcare, scale matters. Independent emergency medicine … Read more
By Mark Laperouse, MD Strategic Advisor to Ventra Health in Emergency Medicine. Clinicians and healthcare administrators have metaphorically been described as speaking different languages as … Read more
Let’s put the needle on top of the haystack. By Mark Laperouse, MD Strategic Advisor to Ventra Health in Emergency Medicine. If EMR documentation feels … Read more
The New Rules of Engagement for ED Reimbursement By Mark Laperouse, MD Strategic Advisor to Ventra Health in Emergency Medicine. With Medicare rates now effectively … Read more
