AAEM News

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 16, 2018 MILWAUKEE, WI – The American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) congratulates Representatives Chris Collins (R-NY), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), and Pete Sessions (R-TX) on the introduction of landmark federal legislation today to protect physician due process rights. AAEM is proud to recognize Representative Collins as a champion in the field of emergency […]

Read AAEM’s letter of support. (PDF) The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) has approved subspecialty certification in Neurocritical Care (NCC). NCC is co-sponsored by the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA), the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM), the American Board of Neurological Surgery, and the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN). Physicians certified […]

New research conducted for PFC by Avalere, “The High Cost of Healthcare: Patients Experience Greater Cost-Shifting and Reduced Coverage in Exchange Markets 2014-2018,” shows that patients are experiencing higher premiums and sharp increases in patient out-of-pocket costs for health plans on exchange markets, and increasingly being offered narrow or restrictive health networks that cover between […]

The American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) and the American Osteopathic Board of Emergency Medicine (AOBEM) will now provide letters of support that may be submitted to hospital administrators to forego the mandatory completion of short courses or additional certifications (“merit badges”) often needed for hospital privileges. See press release for more information.