VEP Healthcare to manage emergency department and hospitalist services for...
The partners commit to enhancing the quality, safety, and timeliness of care for the community (CONCORD, CALIFORNIA, USA) VEP Healthcare, Inc. has contracted with City Hospital at White Rock in...
View ArticleVEP Healthcare Appoints Leon Adelman, MD, New Emergency Department Medical...
Distinguished emergency medicine physician was formerly the Director of Clinical Operations for the emergency department at Inova Alexandria Hospital (CONCORD, CALIFORNIA, USA) The leadership teams of...
View ArticleVEP Pediatric Merry-Go-Rounds – April 2018
Below is a link to the latest issue of Dr. Ron Dieckmann’s quarterly “VEP Pediatric Merry-Go-Rounds.” The main topic of this issue is intranasal medications. Also discussed are acetaminophen and...
View ArticleVEP Healthcare names Sanford Herman, MD, new interim Chair of Emergency...
Distinguished emergency medicine physician has more than 30 years of experience in the field (CONCORD, CALIFORNIA, USA) VEP Healthcare is pleased to announce the appointment of Sanford “Sandy” Herman,...
View ArticleVEP Healthcare congratulates its partner Dignity Health Northridge on being...
Recognition signifies achievement and maintenance of high-quality outcomes for patients over many years (CONCORD, CALIFORNIA, USA) Healthgrades recently released its rankings of America’s 50 Best...
View ArticleVEP Healthcare to manage intensive care services for Dignity Health –...
Successful management of the hospital’s emergency department leads to expanded role for VEP (CONCORD, CALIFORNIA, USA) VEP Healthcare, Inc. has contracted with Dignity Health – California Hospital...
View ArticleVEP Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) Update for 2017
The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) combines parts of the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS), Value-based Payment Modifier (VBM), and the Medicare Electronic Health Record...
View ArticleHave You Observed Your Clinical Decision Unit Lately?
Better collaboration between the ED and hospitalists. A more satisfying patient experience. The majority of admissions discharged home. Shorter lengths of stay. These are the results being achieved at...
View ArticleExcellent Mnemonic For Treating Critically Ill Patients In The ED
Dear Providers, The following link takes you to an excellent 10 minute video that expands on the routine ABCs: http://www.medpagetoday.com/EmergencyMedicine/EmergencyMedicine/46846 The video is...
View ArticleVEP: 3 Minutes On Seizures – Part 2 of 2
SEIZURES IN ADULTS – STATUS EPILEPTICUS A few weeks ago I wrote to you about the workup, treatment, and disposition of ED patients with unprovoked seizures, as well as the route of medication...
View ArticleCDC Influenza Alert
Dear VEP Providers, The flu has arrived. The CDC reports an increasing incidence of severe influenza across the country. The link below will take you to an important CDC alert about this. Below are...
View ArticleThe Case For Advanced Practice Provider Ownership In Democratic Groups
VEP Physicians’ Phil DaVisio, PA-C, Published in ACEP Newsletter! Congratulations and thank you to VEP Physicians’ Phil DaVisio, PA-C, for his recent article published in the June 2014 ACEP Democratic...
View ArticleBronchiolitis Update In 3 Minutes
Dear VEP Providers, Some providers may not be aware of the more recent evidence-based guidelines for bronchiolitis showing that most patients do not require blood tests, chest x-rays, or ED...
View ArticleVEP: 2 Minutes On Asymptomatic Elevated Blood Pressure In The ED
ASYMPTOMATIC ELEVATED BLOOD PRESSURE IN THE ED As emergency department providers, we see elevated blood pressures on a daily basis. In some cases, this is reflective of an emergency medical condition...
View ArticleACEP Choosing Wisely Recommendations
Dear VEP Providers, Below is a link to the updated ACEP “Choosing Wisely” list of 10 recommendations. The recommendations are based on input from an expert panel of emergency physicians and the ACEP...
View ArticleEbola Scare In A VEP ED
Dear Providers, Fortunately, despite all of the Ebola preparations at VEP emergency departments over the past few months, only a couple of patients have had histories and symptoms suspicious for Ebola...
View ArticleClinical Decision Rules And Smartphone Medical Aps
Dear VEP Providers, This link will take you to an excellent video that was recorded at the recent VEP Directors and Shareholders Meeting: https://kevinjones20.wistia.com/projects/gbe68q3640 The video...
View ArticleLong Bone Fracture Pain Meds
Dear VEP Providers, Below is a link to a one-page handout on OP-21, the national core measure for PAIN MEDS FOR LONG BONE FRACTURE. Study it for 2 minutes to learn all you need to know about OP-21....
View ArticleVEPeds White Paper
VEP Healthcare is proud to announce release of a new white paper featuring best practices for pediatric care in the emergency department. Learn more about the VEPeds program and how it can improve care...
View ArticleValley Emergency Physicians’ Phil DaVisio, PA-C, published in the June 2014...
Congratulations and thank you to VEP Healthcare’ Phil DaVisio, PA-C, for his recent article published in the June 2014 ACEP Democratic Group Practice Section Newsletter! Phil wrote about “The Case for...
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