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Statement on ACEP’s Emergency Department Accreditation Program
The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) has recently announced an accreditation program to recognize emergency departments (EDs) that adhere to independently developed standards, with applications opening soon. While establishing an ED accreditation program is commendable, its dual goal must be to enhance patient care and advocate for emergency physicians (EPs). Without thorough planning and […] -
Joint EMS Response to Senate Finance on Drug Shortages
Dear Chairman Wyden and Ranking Member Crapo: Thank you for the opportunity to respond to your recent proposal to provide a long-term solution to drug shortages. We sincerely appreciate the efforts of this Committee, Congress and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to mitigate this arduous issue over the past several years. In particular, […] -
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programming in Medical Education
The following statement was created by the AAEM Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI-AAEM) and Women in Emergency Medicine (WiEM-AAEM) Sections. It was approved by the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) Board of Directors on Saturday, April 27, 2024. The American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are […] -
Statement Supporting the Greater Detroit Association of Emergency Physicians Right to Strike
The American Academy of Emergency Medicine affirms the right to strike by emergency physicians at Ascension St John’s Hospital in Detroit and supports the physicians in their attempts to bargain for a fair contract that addresses their concerns about their clinical practice environment created by the corporate practice of medicine. AAEM is committed to ensuring […] -
Leading Medical Organizations Urge the Supreme Court Not to Weaken EMTALA Protections
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, joined by the following leading medical organizations, released the following statement: American Academy of Emergency Medicine | American Academy of Family Physicians | American Academy of Nursing | American Academy of Pediatrics | American College of Chest Physicians | American College of Emergency Medicine | American College of […] -
AAEM & AAEM/RSA Oppose the EDUCATE Act
Last year, The American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) and the AAEM Resident and Student Association (AAEM/RSA) proudly signed on, with eight other emergency medicine organizations, to the All EM DEI Vision Statement. In the wake of the Anti-DEI Medical Education Legislation, the Embracing Anti-Discrimination, Unbiased Curriculum, and Advancing Truth in Education (EDUCATE) act (H.R.7725); […] -
AAEM Letter in Response to the Wall Street Journal’s Article Entitled ‘The Biden ‘Strike Force’ Is Coming for You’
Re: The Biden ‘Strike Force’ Is Coming for You (March 6, 2024) As a practicing Emergency Physician and President of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM), I am disappointed at the immediate and misinformed response from this publication to the announcement that the Federal Trade Commission, Department of Justice, and Department of Health and […] -
Joint Statement on the Emergency Medicine 2024 Match Results
In the 2024 Match, we enthusiastically welcomed over 3000 new residents to Emergency Medicine! Much has been said about the EM Match of the last 2 years. This year’s results are a testament to the resilience of our specialty, an acknowledgment of the critical role EM holds in the House of Medicine, and a result […] -
Statement on Scheduling Recommendations During Pregnancy, the Postpartum Period, and Parental Leave
The following statement was created by the AAEM Young Physicians (YPS-AAEM) and Women in Emergency Medicine (WiEM-AAEM) Sections. It was approved by the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) Board of Directors on Thursday, February 22, 2024. Background: Emergency physicians work in hospital settings that provide patient care at all hours of the day, which […] -
Addressing Social Risks and Needs in the Emergency Department
Contrary to popular beliefs, health outcomes are driven only to a small degree by healthcare, and driven far more by what are called the “social determinants of health” (SDOH). Emergency physicians (EPs) are perfectly situated to provide both local and national leadership to recognize and address such social factors. There are many ways in which […] -
Should Ketamine be Used to Treat Prehospital Agitation?
Ketamine is a medication that can be utilized in the emergency department and prehospital setting for the sedation of the severely agitated patient. After an incident involving the misuse of prehospital ketamine received attention in the lay press, the safety and appropriateness of the prehospital use ketamine was brought into question. This clinical practice statement […] -
Joint Letter on Recent Medicare Physician Payment Cuts
Dear Speaker Johnson, Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, and Leader Jeffries: The undersigned national medical organizations and state medical societies write to strongly urge Congress to quickly pass legislation to reverse the 3.37 percent Medicare physician payment cuts that took effect on January 1, 2024. Failure to reverse these cuts will be harmful to the continued […] -
Signed on Letter: 2024 Medicare Payment Cuts
Dear Majority Leader Schumer, Minority Leader McConnell, Speaker Johnson, and Minority Leader Jeffries: The undersigned national medical organizations and state medical societies write to strongly urge Congress to quickly pass legislation to stop another impending round of Medicare payment cuts. Absent Congressional intervention, physicians are facing a 3.37 percent payment reduction on January 1, 2024. […] -
Statement on Preserving Educational and Career Opportunities for Physicians in Emergency Medicine
The American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) recently released a public statement in response to an announcement that a nurse practitioner was accepted into an Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Fellowship program. We were specifically responding to the original statement by the program which when released stated, “his appointment as the ‘first-ever’ APRN to the Point-of-Care Ultrasound […] -
2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Coalition Letter
Dear Majority Leader Schumer, Minority Leader McConnell, Speaker Johnson, and Minority Leader Jeffries: On behalf of the 54 organizations representing physicians and other health care providers across the United States, we write to urge Congress to stop the 3.4% cut in Medicare physician payment that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently finalized […] -
Statement on Bias
The American Academy of Emergency Medicine strives daily to live our mission statement. Multiple parts of this statement refer to our strong and unwavering belief that all people must be treated equally with respect and without discrimination in any form. Current geopolitical events, most recently in the Middle East, but also in many other parts […] -
CMS NSA Market Share Letter
Dear Deputy Administrator and Director Montz: As the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), working on behalf of the Department of Health and Human Services and together with the Departments of Labor and Treasury (collectively “the Departments”), continues to refine federal Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) processes required under the No Surprises Act (NSA), the […] -
Statement on the Planned Closure of CHRISTUS Spohn Emergency Medicine Residency Program
The American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) is dismayed to hear the news of the planned closure of the CHRISTUS Spohn Emergency Medicine Residency Program in Texas. Reports are that this decision was made by the CHRISTUS Spohn administration for financial reasons and without the involvement of the Emergency Medicine Residency Program leadership or of […] -
Statement on GME Response to Resident Discrimination
The following statement was approved by the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) Board of Directors concerning the graduate medical education (GME) response to resident discrimination on Thursday, September 7, 2023. The American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) believes that increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the field of emergency medicine is necessary to provide […] -
Statement in Response to the FTC Suing Private Equity Backed Anesthesia Staffing Firm
On September 21, 2023, The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that they filled suit against private-equity backed, physician-staffing company U.S. Anesthesia Partners, Inc. (USAP) in Texas. The FTC’s complaint alleges that USAP and Welsh Carson’s “multi-year anticompetitive scheme to consolidate anesthesia practices in Texas, drive up the price of anesthesia services provided to Texas patients, […] -
AAEM Comments on Draft Merger Guidelines
Dear Attorney General Garland and Chair Khan: On behalf of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM), thank you for the opportunity to comment on the draft update of the Merger Guidelines, issued on July 19, 2023. AAEM was established in 1993 to promote fair and equitable practice environments necessary to allow emergency physicians to […] -
AAEM’s Statement in Response to American Physician Partners (APP)
American Physician Partners (APP) recently announced they are ceasing business operations by the end of the month. Their announcement on July 17th gives hospitals and physicians only two weeks to ensure continued care for patients. This is reckless, unethical, and simply dangerous. This is one more example of the untoward effects of private equity backed […] -
Joint Statement from EM Organizations on Efforts to Diversify Health Care Professionals in the United States
Following the recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions on the consideration of an applicant’s racial or ethnic background in the higher education admissions process, our emergency medicine organizations stand together in our efforts to diversify health care professionals, including physicians, in the United States. Additionally, we reaffirm our responsibility to addressing health care disparities and inequities […] -
Joint Letter to Dr. Sreekanth Chaguturu on Recent Clinical Policy Bulletin
It has come to our attention that Aetna has published a clinical policy bulletin on the medical necessity for ultrasound guidance on certain procedures. We have many concerns about the document as outlined below. Indeed, the evidence supporting ultrasound guidance to improve safety, benefits, and in some cases efficacy, is in fact strong. On behalf of our combined membership of >16,000 clinicians, we request a virtual meeting with you within the coming weeks to further discuss the policy. We hope to assist with more effective solutions that will NOT lead to unsafe care, low quality care, or increased barriers to care. -
Joint Letter to Secretary Pete Buttigieg regarding Hot Car Regulation
There is no question that Americans have suffered great loss of life and endured financial hardships, across all sectors, over the past 32 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontline healthcare workers risked their lives, provided care during physically and emotionally demanding situations, and bore witness to their patients’ goodbyes to loved ones from afar.