EM expanded its scope to confront a new opioid addiction crisis, but we've done little to address alcoholism, despite always having front row seats to the saddest show on earth. Here is the first comprehensive guidance on the emergency management of AUD. jem-journal.com/article/S0736-…

The Emergence of General AI for Medicine -- this should be mandatory watching for physicians to understand the incredible potential and flaws of ChatGPT and similar models youtu.be/bEovhfxJsM4

Calling all residents and future policy wonks/ evidence seekers/ change agents! Check out the Nat’l Clinician Scholars Program at U-M IHPI / NCSP programs for unparalleled training, superb mentorship, and interdisciplinary cohorts to set up your next steps into policy/ research worlds!

A study from Kathleen Li, MD MS, Keith Kocher provides evidence for #emergency care #telemedicine: new study finds pilot program for Veterans cut ED visits in half, ↓ costs and admissions. Read @ buff.ly/3KDKZAq. #AEM #EM #Veterans Veterans Affairs

Here’s the dirty secret of emergency medicine: We don’t have to do prior auth. Like ever. We just order what the patient needs, and the patient gets it done in the ED. But here’s why we care about prior auth anyways: B/c not a shift goes by where a patient doesn’t land in the

Congratulations and so well deserved Keith Kocher

Excited to measure the value that tele-emergency care offers to Veterans and more. Thank you Emergency Medicine Foundation for the opportunity!

first article together with Kathleen Li, MD MS! get your COVID vaccines 💉 seattletimes.com/opinion/why-na…

Took a moment with Alexandra Cooper to see if we could think of any law that gives the government the power to make a decision about a man’s body. The answer? No.

I attended Trump’s inauguration yesterday. Here are my thoughts:

I ran USAID health programs for the last 3 years. Trump’s 90 day Stop Work Order on foreign assistance does serious damage to the world and the US. Examples:🧵

I don’t believe the “40% of med students don’t plan to practice” stat…but even if I did, here’s some more relevant stats. - the government has cut RVU reimbursement year over year, while inflation has only increased…in the past few years alone we took a double digit pay cut

Hello. Yes, I would like to report a murder.

Medicaid is not perfect but those under 150% of the federal poverty level pay no premiums so this is blatantly false. Source: medicaid.gov/medicaid/cost-…