by Sean Weaver, DO MPH
Emergency Medicine Resident
Health Affairs has dedicated their entire December issue to issues surrounding emergency medicine. The reason for a theme issue focused on emergency medicine? As Founding Editor John Inglehart says in his article “Mission Versus Reality in Emergency Care”:
“Emergency departments seem like orphans in the US health care system, with few strong allies among policy makers; as an afterthought in the Affordable Care Act; and, until recently, largely overlooked by agencies that fund research. … This thematic issue of Health Affairs focuses on emergency care, long popularized by television dramas but less recognized for the array of activities in which practitioners are engaged.”
Emergency Medicine Resident
Health Affairs has dedicated their entire December issue to issues surrounding emergency medicine. The reason for a theme issue focused on emergency medicine? As Founding Editor John Inglehart says in his article “Mission Versus Reality in Emergency Care”:
“Emergency departments seem like orphans in the US health care system, with few strong allies among policy makers; as an afterthought in the Affordable Care Act; and, until recently, largely overlooked by agencies that fund research. … This thematic issue of Health Affairs focuses on emergency care, long popularized by television dramas but less recognized for the array of activities in which practitioners are engaged.”
Addressed is a veritable potpourri of emergency medicine topics including:
This is just a brief overview of some of the topics addressed and more specific reviews are forthcoming. If you are interested in policy, health care, or want to gain a better appreciation for the trajectory of emergency medicine this issue would be well worth your time.
- An assessment of the realities of practicing in emergency medicine
- The continued influence of EMTALA
- The importance of a coordinated regional approach to emergency care and trauma
- Emergency department frequent fliers and how we can use health information technology to identify them
- Review of pediatric and geriatric emergency medicine care
- The role of protocols and observation units in decreasing costs and admissions as well as strategies for integrating and rewarding cost-consciousness acute care
- Disaster preparedness and response lessons from Japan after the tsunami and Israel’s response to mass casualty incidents
This is just a brief overview of some of the topics addressed and more specific reviews are forthcoming. If you are interested in policy, health care, or want to gain a better appreciation for the trajectory of emergency medicine this issue would be well worth your time.
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