AAEM News
Official American Academy of Emergency Medicine News Releases and Coverage
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Noncompetes for physicians: Necessary contracts or a nuisance to careers?
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Long ER stays are common for the elderly but will become far worse as the U.S. population ages
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IDSA and over 200 health organizations urge Congress to conduct oversight of changes to vaccine schedule
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Implementation of a Resident Pod Associated With Increased Patient Encounters and Critical Procedures for Emergency Medicine Residents in a Community ED
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Evaluating National Emergency X-Radiography Utilization Study and Canadian C-Spine Rule Criteria and Their Clinical Impact on Cervical Spine Imaging: Best Practice
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The Private Equity Firms That Gobble Up Hospitals and Spit Them Out
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Emergency Department Patient-Experience Survey Items Show Limited Ability to Measure Distinct Aspects of Care
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AAEM Launches Certifying Exam Review Course for ABEM’s New Format
Simulation-based course prepares physicians for the 2026 ABEM Certifying Exam Milwaukee, WI — The American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) has launched the Certifying Exam Review Course, a one-day, in-person simulation experience designed to help emergency physicians prepare for the American Board of Emergency Medicine’s (ABEM) new Certifying Exam, debuting in 2026. The upcoming ABEM […] -
Physicians taking back medicine: The rising toll of private equity in health care
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AAEM Response to the Upcoming CMS Fee Schedule Cuts
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No Proof of ‘Uptick’ in Tylenol Overdoses After Trump Linked Drug to Autism
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AMA Sign-on Letter on Extending the Enhanced Advance Premium Tax Credits
Dear Speaker Johnson, Majority Leader Thune, Minority Leader Schumer, and Leader Jeffries: The undersigned physician organizations representing national medical societies and state medical associations write to urge Congress to enact legislation to extend the enhanced advance premium tax credits (APTCs) established under section 36B(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. These enhanced credits have […] -
AAEM Letter in Response to Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule
Dear Administrator Oz: The mission of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) is to fight for high-quality patient care delivered by board-certified emergency physicians and champion a fair and equitable workplace for emergency physicians through advocacy and education. AAEM appreciates the opportunity to provide comments on the CY 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) […] -
Support Grows For Murphy, Young Legislation To Limit The Use of Non-Compete Clauses
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Statement on Buprenorphine Initiation and Prescribing in the Emergency Department
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When Minutes Count: International Conference at the Department of Emergency Medicine
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‘This Is a Really Reckless Decision’: What We Heard This Week
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Most ED Visits Happen at Corporate-Owned Facilities
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Meta-Analysis Suggests P2Y12 Inhibitor Is a Better Choice for Long-Term Single Antiplatelet Therapy
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U.S. News Names Best Hospitals, Emphasizes Specialty Care and Community Access
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Evaluation of an influenza vaccine administration program in the emergency department
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AAEM Forms Alliance with Doctors Council SEIU to Confront Emergency Medicine Crisis
Milwaukee, WI, July 15, 2025 — The American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) today announced a new alliance with Doctors Council, a union of attending physicians affiliated with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), as part of its broader effort to offer emergency physicians tools to confront the growing crisis facing the specialty. Emergency physicians […] -
NES Health Bankruptcy Hurts Physicians, Patients, and Hospitals
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Should You Do ‘Away Rotations’ As a Fourth-Year Med Student?
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AMA Sign-on Letter on the Termination of ACIP Membership at CDC
Dear Secretary Kennedy: The undersigned medical professional organizations are writing to express our significant concern regarding your recent action to terminate the entirety of the membership of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). ACIP has, for decades, been a trusted advisory to CDC and the […]