Urgent Matters

Dr. Glickman discusses his work on the patient experience in the ED to create actionable information that can be used by providers to improve care. File:  GlickmanPodcastFullVersion2.mp3

Dr. Raven discusses her research on the appropriateness of using discharge diagnoses as a basis for policies discouraging ED use and her thoughts on how we could be better delivering healthcare in the ED. File:  MariaRaven2013FullVersion.mp3

Dr. Ian Stiell talks about clinical decision rules and how he began his work in this space to improve clinical judgment and avoiding tests that patients don't necessarily need. File:  StiellPodcast2013FullVersion.mp3

Dr. Leana Wen talks about her new book, "When Doctors Don't Listen: How to Avoid Misdiagnoses and Unnecessary Tests" discussing her inspiration and hitting on some of the key points relating to patient safety and testing. File:  LeanaWenPodcastFullVersion.mp3

Dr. Jay Schuur discusses cost consciousness with GWU MD candidate Chris D'Avella including the implications for providers and education for medical students and residents. File:  SchuurPodcastFullVersion.mp3

Dr. Wes Fields and Dr. Jesse Pines talk about the latest work of the Emergency Medicine Action Fund highlighting their new projects including a bibliography that serves as a road-map for acute care health policy researchers. File:  fieldspodcastfullversion.mp3

Dr. Jennifer Wiler and Dr. Jesse Pines talk about bundled payments for episodes of care and the implications for patients and providers in the ED. File:  wilerpodcastfullversion.mp3

Dr. Adit Ginde and Dr. Jesse Pines talk about the relationship between access to primary care and emergency department use at the systems level. File:  Gindefullversionpodcast.mp3

Dr. Lisa Calder and Dr. Jesse Pines talk about how emergency physicians make disposition decisions, where vulnerabilities lie for decision-making errors and how these might be addressed to improve patient safety. File:  Calder.podcastfullversion.mp3

Dr. Patrick Conway, Chief Medical Officer for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), discusses the Value-Based Purchasing Program focusing specifically on the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program and the Physician Quality Reporting System and their impacts on the ED. File:  ConwayPodcast.FullVersion.mp3

Dr. Zackary Meisel and Dr. Pines talk about the controversial role of narratives in emergency care for patients, providers and policymakers. File:  MeiselPodcastFullVersion.mp3

Dr. Ellen Weber and Dr. Suzanne Mason discuss the United Kingdom's Four Hour Rule, the effects it had and the implications for the United States. File:  Mason.WeberPodcastFullVersion.mp3

Dr. Brendan Carr discusses regionalization of hospitals, co-opetition of healthcare and the need to focus on population level health. File:  carr.podcast.fullversion2012.mp3

Dr. Richard Hunt and Dr. Jesse Pines join us to discuss the role of healthcare coalitions in emergency preparedness. File:  Hunt.podcastfullversion2012v3.mp3

Dr. Nathan Schlicher discusses how emergency department stakeholders came together to change Washington State's 3 visit rule for "non-emergent conditions" that would deny payment and reimbursement to providers and patients. File:  NSchlicher.FullVersionFinal.mp3

Dr. Ricardo Martinez and Dr. Jesse Pines join us to discuss the need for emergency departments and healthcare systems to transition to systems thinking. File:  UM-podcast_fullversion_rmartinezNov2012.mp3