Ridiculously Simple Stats – Propensity Score
Propensity scores are a way to account for confounding in observational studies so we can have more confidence that an outcome is truly associated with an exposure.
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Why 10,000 Die Within a Week of ER Discharge
When in doubt, err on the side of admission – even if you get push back from the hospitalist, administrator, or your own government.
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Decision Aids Rarely Beat Clinical Judgment
Your judgment at the bedside is still the final and best decision rule.
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Rudeness Impacts Team Performance
Rudeness from patients or families is not under our control, but we can anticipate it, prepare before the encounter, and still perform well as a team.
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EHR – Excessive Heinous Record-keeping
If you feel like most of your shift is spent on documentation, that’s because it is.
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Parental Expectations for Concussion Care
Parental expectations for pediatric ED concussion care are high. Many expectations we can and should meet, some we can’t.
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Night Shift Health Consequences
Getting adequate time to sleep is key to being healthy when you work nights. Insufficient sleep kills.
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Fight Back Against Human Trafficking
We can learn how to spot human trafficking in the ED and do our part to end it. This article tells you how.
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It’s Scribe Time
Scribes made ED doctors happier and slightly increased patients seen per hour and RVUs generated.
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ABEM ConCert exam – does it make a difference
This ABEM study found that we reinforce old info and learn some new by taking the ConCert exam, but a more important question is if this expensive process improves patient outcomes.