Emergency Medicine Newsletter Archive
November 2020
- Salary survey results are here
- AI shows promise identifying impact of COVID, but can it differentiate flu?
- Why I chose locum tenens
September 2020
- Resident of the Year
- Antimicrobial resistance on the rise in SICU patients
- LocumTenens.com in the news
July 2020
May 2020
- Navigating the new normal: Telemedicine
- Doctor expects the worst, receives welcome surprise
- Why I chose locum tenens
March 2020
- How is LocumTenens.com managing the COVID-19 crisis?
- What happens when EDs reach their breaking points?
- Featured Medical Mission: Thailand
January 2020
- Salary Survey Results Are Here
- Study on ED use yields surprising results
- Featured Medical Mission: Romania
October 2019
- Take full advantage of your paid vacation days
- What can blood tell physicians about brain injury?
- Featured medical mission: Nicaragua
August 2019
- There's still time to take the 2019 Compensation and Employment Survey!
- How emergency departments can cut costs
- Featured Medical Mission: Thailand
June 2019
- World Health Organization Addresses Burnout
- Bringing patient internet searches into the ER
- Featured Medical Mission: Belize
April 2019
- Everything you Need to Know About Telemedicine
- An Obstacle Course for Blood Cells
- Featured Medical Mission - Dominican Republic
February 2019
- Nominations Now Open for LocumTenens.com 2019 Resident of the Year Award
- Dismissing Cases of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in ER
- Featured Medical Mission - South Africa
November 2018
- Take Full Advantage of Your Paid Vacation Days
- Emergency Medicine Physicians Attacked on the Job
- Featured Medical Mission - Ethiopia
October 2018
- Here are the Physician and Advanced Practitioner of the Year Winners!
- Recognizing Patients Most Likely to Require Restraints
- Featured Medical Mission - Kenya
July 2018
- View the Updated Telehealth Reimbursement Laws in your State
- Rural Counties Face ED Physician Shortage
- Featured Medical Mission - Guatemala
May 2018
- 2018 Compensation Survey Results Are Here
- New Drug Used to Sedate Patients
- Featured Medical Mission - Ghana
March 2018
- Preparing for Tax Season as a Locum Tenens Contractor
- ER Reduces Opioid Use by More Than Half with Dry Needles, Laughing Gas
- Featured Medical Mission - Kenya
December 2017
- Nominations Now Open for MedicalMissions.org's Physician and Advanced Practitioner of the Year Award
- Military Doc Praises New EM App
- Featured Medical Mission - Belize
October 2017
- View the Telemedicine Reimbursement Laws in Your State
- New Technology Reduces Hospital Wait Time
- Featured Medical Mission - Honduras
August 2017
- Let’s Celebrate National Locum Tenens Week!
- Should Advanced Practitioners Have Stricter Regulations in the ED?
- Featured Medical Mission - Dominican Republic Mission
June 2017
- Guide to Working Locum Tenens
- ED Docs Can Help Combat Opioid Epidemic
- Featured Medical Mission - Kenya Medical Mission
April 2017
- 2017 Compensation Survey Results Are Here
- Top 10 Mobile Apps for ED Physicians
- Feature Medical Mission - Guatemala Medical Mission
January 2017 Newsletter
- Where Can Locum Tenens Work Take You?
- ED Physicians Face Highest Burnout Rate
- Feature Medical Mission - Peru Medical Mission
- Poll - What do you think will happen to the ACA with the "repeal and replace" plan?
November 2016 Newsletter
- Have You Checked Out LocumTenens.com Lately?
- EDs Implementing Treatment Programs
- Feature Medical Mission: Honduras Medical Mission
- Poll Results: Which presidential nominee do you think will offer the best healthcare plan during the next presidency?
September 2016 Newsletter
- Meet the Two MedicalMissions.org Physicians of the Year
- CMS Releases Final Rule for Emergency Preparedness Requirements
- Feature Medical Mission: Kenya Medical Mission
- Poll: Which presidential nominee do you think will offer the best healthcare plan during the next presidency?
July 2016 Newsletter
- MACRA: What You Need to Know Now
- Feature Medical Mission: Haiti Medical Mission
- New Medical App Helps ED Docs More Accurately Diagnose Chest Pain
- Poll Results: 85% of Respondents Worry About America’s Opioid Epidemic
May 2016 Newsletter
- 2016 Compensation Survey Results Are Here
- Minnesota ED Offers Acupuncture Instead of Opioids
- Poll: Are You Concerned About America’s Opioid Epidemic?
February 2016 Newsletter
- New Tool Compares Licensing Requirements in Each State
- NFL and EMF Partnering to Provide Online CME Courses
- Poll Results: Do You Think Obamacare Will Be Repealed in 2016?
December 2015 Newsletter
- Check Out the New MedicalMissions.org
- Tablets Popular for both Physicians and Patients
- Poll: Do You Think Obamacare Will Be Repealed in 2016?
October 2015 Newsletter
- Nominations Now Open for MedicalMissions.org's Physician of the Year Award
- Will "Time Banking" Program Improve ED Doc Burnout?
- Poll: How is the ICD-10 implementation going so far?
- Meaningful Use Final Rules Released
August 2015 Newsletter
- Are You Ready for ICD-10?
- Detailed Emergency Department Data Available on Yelp
- Poll: What Do You Do With Your Earned Miles and Hotel Points?
- Illinois and Iowa Enact Interstate Medical Licensure Compact
June 2015 Newsletter
- Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Moving Forward With Nine States; More to Join
- Telemedicine Consults in Rural EDs Save Money
- Poll: Will you be ready for ICD-10 by the October 1 deadline?
- CMS Releases Medicare Finale Rule
April 2015 Newsletter
- Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Enacted in 5 States and Proposed in 17 Others
- Why Do ED Docs Admittedly Continue to Order Unnecessary Tests?
- Poll Results: Almost Half of Physicians Burned Out in Their Specialty
- 66 Percent of Phyicians Feel the Affordable Care Act Should Be Repealed
February 2015 Newsletter
- HHS Announces Timeline to Transition From Volume to Value
- Patients Can Make ED Reservations on Their Smartphones
- Poll: Do you feel burned out in your specialty?
- We're Expanding our Service Lines
December 2014 Newsletter
- 2014 Compensation Survey Results Are Here
- Are You Ignoring the Importance of Epinephrine in the ED?
- Poll: Do you use social media professionally to engage with patients?
- Nominate a Physician for the MedicalMissions.org Physician Of The Year Award
November 2014 Newsletter
- Telemedicine Market to Reach $43 Billion by 2019
- Is Your ED Filled With Psychiatric Patients?
- Poll
- Nominate a Physician for MedicalMissions.org Physician Of The Year Award
October 2014 Newsletter
- CDC Issuing New Protocols for Heatlcare Workers in Wake of U.S. Ebola Scare
- Study Shows ED Doctors Order Unnecessary Tests
- Poll
- Americans Are Increasingly Becoming Medical Tourists
September 2014 Newsletter
- Winner Announced for Best Places to Practice Locum Tenens Contest
- Twitter-Like Technology Improves Communication in the ED
- Poll: Do you think Ebola could spread to the U.S.?
- Take Our 5-Minute Survey and Enter to Win One of Two $500 VISA Gift Cards
August 2014 Newsletter
- Should U.S. Physicians Be Worried About Ebola?
- New Universal Interface for Mobile Devices Makes EHR Use Easier
- Poll Results:Majority of Respondents Concerned about EHR Adoption?
- Take Our 5-Minute Comp Survey and Enter to Win One of Two $500 VISA Gift Cards
July 2014 Newsletter
- Many Doctors Worry About EHR Adoption; Do You?
- Could Digital Resources Aid ED Collaboration?
- Poll: Do you have concerns about EHR adoption in your practice?
- Jackson Healthcare Reveals Profile of Physicians' Practice Environments
June 2014 Newsletter
- Time is Running Out to Nominate the Best Place to Practice
- Can Emergency Pharmacists Aid your ED?
- Poll: Do you follow or engage with your patients through social media?
- Apple and Samsung Have Combined Healthcare and Wearable Technology
May 2014 Newsletter
- Mobile Medicine is the Future of Healthcare - Are You Ready?
- Google Glass Debuts in Boston Emergency Department
- Poll Results: Majority of Respondents Unhappy with Medicare's Release of Federal Data
April 2014 Newsletter
- What Does the ICD-10 Delay Mean to Physicians?
- Following Up With Patients Via Text Can Improve Patient Health
- Poll: Are you happy about the recent release of federal data on Medicare payments to individual physicians?
- LocumTenens.com Asks Physicians to Nominate Their Best Places to Practice
March 2014 Newsletter
- LocumTenens.com Wins 2014 Best of Staffing Award!
- What Apps Does an ED Doctor Need?
- Poll: Do you think your facility will be prepared for ICD-10?
- Physicians Need to be More Emotionally Intelligent With Their Patients
February 2014 Newsletter
- Winners Announced for MedicalMissions.org Physician of the Year Awards
- American Emergency Departments Receive D+
- Poll Results: Should Prengnant Women Employed in Healthcare settings be Forced to Get the Flu Shot?
- Bipartisan Deal Reached to Appeal SGR
January 2014 Newsletter
- Readmission Penalties Showing Positive Results
- Emergency Department Visits Will Increase with Medicaid
- Poll: Should Pregnant Women Employed in Healthcare Settings be Forced to Get the Flu Shot?
- Providers and Healthcare Organizations Unprepared for ICD-10
December 2013 Newsletter
- SGR Cuts Will Soon be Permanently Repealed
- Palliative Care in EDs Reduces Length of Stay and Readmissions
- Poll: The VA says APRNs should be able to practice independently to fix the physician shortage. Do you agree?
- Should You Respond to Online Reviews of Your Services?
November 2013 Newsletter
- Honor a Physician for Medicial Missions Work Through the MedicalMissions.org Physician of the Year Award
- Asthma Clinic Strives to Decrease Pediatric ED Visits
- Poll: The VA says APRNs should be able to practice independently to fix the physician shortage. Do you agree?
- Mostly Older Applicants One Month into Exchanges
October 2013 Newsletter
- Physicians Unprepared for Obamacare
- Upcoding Prevalent in Emergency Departments
- Poll: Have You Been Affected by the Government Shutdown?
- Failure to Raise Debt Ceiling Can Impact Healthcare
September 2013 Newsletter
- 2013 Compensation Survey Results Are In
- Emergency Medicine Physicians Hit the Road
- Poll: ACA Open Enrollment Starts October 1
- Hospitals See Increase in RAC Medicial Record Requests
August 2013 Newsletter
- Why are Physicians Choosing Employment Over Private Practice?
- New Study: Budweiser Tops the List of Alcohol-Related ER Visits
- Poll: One Night Hospital Stay for the Duchess of Cambridge
- Obama Administration Delays Implementation of Out-of-Pocket Limits until 2015
July 2013 Newsletter
- Independent Physicians Don't Believe the State Exchanges Will Be Ready in Time
- Emergency Medicine Physicians Weigh in on the Economics of the ACA
- Poll: One Night Hospital Stay for the Duchess of Cambridge
- LocumTenens.com Physician Survey Featured on CNBC
June 2013 Newsletter
- Pass it on: The Worst Case Scenario Job Search Survival Guide, for Residents
- Doctors Save Teen who Went into a Coma After Overdosing on Soy Sauce
- Poll: There's Still Time to Take Our Poll
- Take Our 5-Minute Comp Survey and Enter to Win of Two $500 VISA Gift Cards
May 2013 Newsletter
- Next in our Self-Employment Sanity Series: Getting Started as a 1099 Physician
- Most Expensive Tornado in History Sends a Flood of Patients to a Normally Sleepy ER
- Poll: It takes six to 12 months to place a physician in a permanent job, does that seem too long to you?
April 2013 Newsletter
- Next in our Self-Employment Sanity Series: Getting Organized
- Atul Gawande Reflects on Boston Hospitals' Readiness for the Marathon Blasts
- Poll: Who's to blame for antibiotic resistant bacteria?
- LocumTenens.com's President Writes About Staffing Up for 32 Million New Patients
March 2013 Newsletter
- Introducing: The Self-Employment Sanity Series
- Doctors to FDA: Regulate Energy Drinks Better
- Poll: Group Doctor's Visits: A good idea or an invasion of privacy?
- February Poll Results: Physicians Agree that NY Public Hospital ERs Should Limit Painkiller Prescriptions
- Patient Compensation System Bills Introduced in FL and GA
February 2013 Newsletter
- Accountable to Whom? First of its Kind eBook on Physician Attitudes about Accountable Care
- LocumTenens.com EM Physician Featured in PracticeLink Magazine
- Poll: Should NY public hospitals limit painkiller prescriptions in the ER?
- Doc Fix Coming this Year?
2012 Newsletter Archive
November 2012 Newsletter
- What it Would Take for Physicians to Consider ACOs
- CMS Final Rule: EM and Ob-gyn Excluded from Medicaid Primary Care Fee Hike
- October Poll Results: Who has the better healthcare plan?
- Honor a Physician for Medical Missions Work Through the Mission:MD Awards
October 2012 Newsletter
- Quality: Making the case for locum tenens physicians
- Studies: ED Super-users Not Abusing System
- Poll: Who has the better healthcare plan?
September 2012 Newsletter
- 2012 Compensation Survey Results Are In
- ED Residents Suit Up with Fire Fighters for First Responder Experience
- Poll: Compensation Expectations
August 2012 Newsletter
- Healthy Eating on the Road
- ER Staff Proud yet Haunted by Night of Aurora, Colorado Shooting
- July Poll Results: Do you agree with the Supreme Court Decision on the ACA?
- LocumTenens.com's Medical Brigade Gets Back from Medical Mission Trip to the Amazon
July 2012 Newsletter
- After the Ruling: the ACA's Main Provisions by Date and Stakeholder
- Study: Reducing Non-Urgent Trips to the ER Won't Save Much Money
- Poll: Do you agree with the Supreme Court ruling on the healthcare law?
- Supreme Court Upholds the Individual Mandate, Strikes Down Part of Medicaid Expansion
June 2012 Newsletter
- New Survey on Physician Attitudes on Medicare and Medicaid
- One Solution for ER Wait Times: Open a Psych Ward
- Another Fun Video from Patients for Fair Compensation
- Poll: Ban on Supersized Sodas?
- Found After 150 Years: Report Details Physician's Attempts to Save Lincoln
May 2012 Newsletter
- Locum Tenens Physicians Experience Less Stress, Share Coping Strategies
- Medscape Report on Physician Happiness and Health
- April Poll Results: How Should the Supreme Court rule on healthcare?
- LocumTenens.com Launches Mobile Site for Smart Phone Users
April 2012 Newsletter
- How to Manage Your Locum Tenens Agency
- New in the ED: Geriatric Emergency Rooms
- Poll: Supreme Court to Rule on Healthcare Law
March 2012 Newsletter
- Four Steps to a Stellar Interview Performance
- Doctors, Hospitals Unhappy about Washington state Medicaid Cuts
- Poll: Should Washington State Stop Paying for Unnecessary ER Visits?
- Locum Tenens Physicians: How do you cope with stress?
- Nearly Half of all Physicians Believe Medicare Reimbursements Will Decrease, Further Taxing the Overstressed System
February 2012 Newsletter
- LocumTenens.com's Award-winning Training Program Featured in Recruiting Magazine
- Penn Medicine Using "Crowdsourcing" to Map Philadelphia's AEDs
- Poll: Are expensive VIP hospital rooms a good idea?
- LocumTenens.com's online job index continues record growth
- Meet Defensive Medicine Jay: Fun video explains a new tort reform solution
January 2012 Newsletter
- New Community Health Center, a Model for Reducing ER Utilization
- A year after the Arizona shootings, UA Medical Center's physicians reflect on their impact
- Poll: Is it Right for Hospitals to Ban Hiring Smokers?
- LocumTenens.com Named Champion of Learning by Atlanta Training Association
- CNN Money: Doctors Going Broke
December 2011 Newsletter
- New ebook: Physicians Weigh in on Medicare
- ER building boom under attack
- Poll: Will Medical Loss Ratios Benefit Doctors?
November 2011 Newsletter
- LocumTenens.com Survey: 48% of physicians do not favor upcoming Medicare reforms
- Primary Care Physicians and Emergency Medicine Specialists More Favorable Toward Healthcare Reform Than Other Doctors
- Do you have a handle on your online reputation?
- Poll: Should Nurse Practitioners with Doctorates be Called "Doctor"?
- New From LocumTenens.com: Malpractice Insurance Coverage
October 2011 Newsletter
- Six Tips for Getting Your CV in Shape
- Customer Service Week
- New Study out on Impact of Noise in the ER
- Avoid a Lawsuit: Learn When and How to Say "I'm sorry"
September 2011 Newsletter
- Accountable Care is Coming--Are you going to be ready?
- ER Physicians: 2011 Physician Compensation and Employment Survey Results Are In
- The HITECH Act, HIPAA on steroids
- New from LocumTenens.com: Malpractice Insurance Coverage
- LocumTenens.com on XM Radio
