Have you filed your Medicare provider application? If not, better read the fine print.

 

This month we continue our look at trends spotted at the ACEP Scientific Assembly held last October. 

 Another ACEP Scientific Assembly has come and gone. One of my    favorite things to do at this convention is walk the exhibit floor and check    out the new toys and tools. The floor seemed a little barren in comparison  to years past – not to mention an overabundance of physician management  or recruiting firms – but there were still plenty of interesting ideas and  products out there. We’ll spend the next couple of articles looking at emerging products and ideas on the technology front. I will intentionally be avoiding systems technology such as computerized patient tracking as you really cannot properly review these products without implementing them in your ED.  

Pros:  It’s versatile, compact and extremely functional; it’s got it all.
Cons:  Slightly pricey for the value and a bit gimmicky.
Will you really use it?

New technology produces all blood types in vitro, but clinical uses are still far off

and more recent news in the world of EM

A versatile airway device perfect for real-time instruction 

A review of light wand technology

Personal, Portable EMR

Conference-goers test new cell phone functionality in the quest for the best portable electronic medical record 

Indiana’s records system sheds light on future of EHR