Episodes

A new bill by Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) would guarantee vital funds for eligible emergency departments in rural communities. ACEP Past President Aisha Terry, MD, MPH, FACEP, discusses how the bipartisan Rural Hospital Emergency Department Guarantee Act would strengthen emergency departments and protect access to life-saving care in rural America. Sen. Josh Hawley: Rural Hospital Emergency Room Guarantee Act YouTube: Senator Hawley Introduces Bill to Fund Rural Hospit...

Patients expect emergency rooms to be staffed by a physician, but some aren’t—and many legislators don’t know it. Pennsylvania ACEP is taking action to educate their state legislature and protect patients, successfully passing a bill that requires a physician in every ED through the state’s House Health Committee. Pennsylvania ACEP Immediate Past President Elizabeth Werley, MD, FACEP, shares how they’ve kept the bill moving. Pennsylvania Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians F...

ACEP’s Leadership and Advocacy Conference (LAC) gives emergency physicians the opportunity to meet with legislators face-to-face and make their voices heard. ACEP member and LAC regular Chris Goode, MD, FACEP, shares why the conference is the best place for emergency physicians who want to stand up for their patients and colleagues. ACEP Leadership & Advocacy Conference Top 10 Reasons to be in DC for LAC Why I STILL Go to LAC Advocacy Tips for a Successful LAC ACEP Federal Advocacy Overview ACE...

ACEP’s National Emergency Medicine Political Action Committee (NEMPAC) makes it possible to enact real legislative change. NEMPAC Chair Rebecca Parker, MD, FACEP, explains how NEMPAC helps emergency physicians build vital relationships in Congress and advocate for their practice and patients. National Emergency Medicine Political Action Committee ACEP Now: What is the National Emergency Medicine PAC? NEMPAC Creates Opportunities, Results for Emergency Medicine ACEP Federal Advocacy Overview ACE...

ACEP is determined to stop violence in the ED, no matter how long it takes. After a three-year fight led by New York ACEP, the state finally passed a law requiring hospitals in the state to establish violence prevention programs. New York ACEP President Jeffrey Rabrich, DO, MBA, FACEP, explains how persistence and coalition building carried the day. NY ACEP President Jeffrey Rabrich, DO, MBA, FACEP New York Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians NYACEP-Supported Law Strengthens...

Anyone can get involved in ACEP Council and help shape resolutions that direct college positions and priorities. ACEP Council Speaker Michael McCrea, MD, FACEP, shares how members can write resolutions, provide testimony, and even become councilors to directly impact ACEP’s agenda. The Built on Results podcast series continues daily through March 28th. ACEP Council Speaker Michael McCrea, MD, FACEP Help Guide ACEP's Policies and Direction - Council 101 Webinar ACEP Council ACEP Actions on Counc...

ACEP Council is the best way for emergency physicians to make themselves heard on the policies that impact the specialty the most. ACEP Board of Directors member Henry Pitzele, MD, FACEP, explains how the representative body works to steer the organization and prioritize issues that members want. The Built on Results podcast series continues daily through March 28th. ACEP Board of Directors VP of Communications Henry Pitzele, MD, FACEP ACEP Council ACEP Actions on Council Resolutions Guidelines...

When it comes to treating sepsis in the ED, emergency physicians need to be closely involved in setting standards for care. ACEP President Tony Cirillo, MD, FACEP, explains how ACEP stood up for patients and emergency physicians by declining to endorse the Surviving Sepsis Campaign’s latest update to their sepsis treatment guidelines. The Built on Results podcast series continues daily through March 28th. Bio: ACEP President L. Anthony Cirillo, MD, FACEP ACEP Will Not Endorse New Sepsis Guideli...

When insurance companies refuse to play by the rules, ACEP works to hold them accountable. ACEP Reimbursement Committee Chair Lisa Maurer, MD, FACEP, discusses the problem and explains what ACEP is doing to address the issue. The Built on Results podcast series continues daily through March 28th. Bio: Lisa Maurer, MD, FACEP Wisconsin Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians Sign Up for ACEP’s Leadership & Advocacy Conference ACEP: Stopping Insurer Bad Behavior Emergency Physician...

ACEP champions policy changes that promote physician autonomy. ACEP Immediate Past President Alison Haddock, MD, FACEP, details the efforts that ease the daily strain on emergency physicians, from boarding to reimbursement and burnout. The Built on Results podcast series continues daily through March 28th. Bio: Immediate Past President Alison J. Haddock, MD, FACEP Protecting Emergency Physicians in the Shifting Landscape of Corporatization in Health Care ACEP Statement on Private Equity and Cor...

In California, ACEP’s state chapter worked to pass a new law that limits corporate influence in medical decision-making across the state. Vice President of California ACEP Kamara Graham, MD, FACEP, discusses how ACEP has been a resource in their efforts. The Built on Results podcast series continues daily through March 28th. Bio: Kamara Graham, MD, FACEP California Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians Protecting Emergency Physicians in the Shifting Landscape of Corporatizatio...

Emergency physicians deserve protection when on the job in the ED. ACEP member Amanda Irish, MD, MPH, MS, DTMH, explains how ACEP is working to pass the Save Healthcare Workers (SAVE) Act, a bill that would make willful assault of a health care worker a federal crime. The Built on Results podcast series continues daily through March 28th. Bio: Amanda K. Irish, MD, MPH, MS, DTMH ACEP: Violence in the Emergency Department ACEP Leads Call for CMS Guidance on Violence Prevention Signage ACEP: Emerg...

Corporate interests have no place in clinical decision-making. Oregon ACEP President Patsy Chenpanas, MD, explains how her state’s chapter, with support from ACEP, passed the nation’s first law to keep corporate influence out of medicine. The Built on Results podcast series continues daily through March 28th. Bio: Patsy Chenpanas, MD Oregon Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians Protecting Emergency Physicians in the Shifting Landscape of Corporatization in Health Care ACEP Lea...

When proposed guidelines suggested that emergency departments could be staffed without physicians, ACEP pushed back. ACEP President Tony Cirillo, MD, FACEP, explains how ACEP makes emergency physician leadership a priority and opposes guidelines proposed by the ACS Committee on Trauma. The Built on Results podcast series continues daily through March 28th. Bio: ACEP President L. Anthony Cirillo, MD, FACEP Fighting for Physician-led Care Protecting the Physician-Led Care Team YouTube: What Happe...

Emergency physicians cannot care for us if we don’t care for them. Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation CEO Corey Feist, JD, MBA, addresses the impact his sister-in-law, ACEP member Dr. Lorna Breen, has had on the specialty. Feist details how the foundation partnered with ACEP to pass the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, the first federal law focused on improving health worker well-being. The Built on Results podcast series continues daily through March 28th. Bio: J. Corey Fei...

Every emergency physician deserves due process, and Kansas ACEP Past President Howard Chang, MD, FACEP, explains ACEP’s critical role in drafting and introducing the Physician and Patient Safety Act, bipartisan legislation that would guarantee due process protections. The Built on Results podcast series continues daily through March 28th. Kansas Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians ACEP-Supported Legislation Would Bring Fairness, Due Process to Physicians Warren, Marshall, Ru...

ACEP champions the autonomy of emergency physicians by fighting for a ban on non-compete clauses in employment contracts. ACEP Board Member Daniel Freess, MD, FACEP, discusses how ACEP advocacy empowers emergency physicians to gain control of their careers. The Built on Results podcast series continues daily through March 28th. Bio: Daniel Freess, MD ACEP Reaffirms Support for Banning Noncompete Agreements in Health Care ACEP-Supported Bill Would Prohibit Physician Non-Compete Agreements ACEP-S...

Violence against emergency physicians is not part of the job. Ohio ACEP President Chrissy Campana, DO, FACEP, explains how ACEP helped her state chapter pass a law that provides more protections for emergency physicians and ED care teams. The Built on Results podcast series continues daily through March 28th. Bio: Christina Campana, DO, FACEP Ohio Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians Ohio ACEP is Protecting Emergency Physicians from Violence ACEP calls on federal lawmakers to...

When lives are on the line, immediate access to an emergency physician means everything. South Carolina ACEP Past President Kat Moore, MD, FACEP, explains how ACEP worked with her state chapter to pass a bill that improves patient safety by safeguarding access to emergency physicians in the ED. The Built on Results podcast series continues daily through March 28th. Bio: L. Katherine (Kat) Moore, MD, FACEP South Carolina Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians New South Carolina ...

Boarding is a national public health crisis, and ACEP is leading the way on solutions. ACEP member Jesse Pines, MD, MBA, MSCE, shares how ACEP is working to pass the Addressing Boarding and Crowding in the ED (ABC-ED) Act, a bill developed by ACEP to increase hospital accountability for boarding. The Built on Results podcast series continues daily through March 28th. Bio: Jesse Pines, MD, MBA, MSCE Addressing Boarding and Crowding in the ED (ABC-ED) Act Proposed CMS Rules Include Medicare Pay I...

There is no substitute for an emergency physician. ACEP President-Elect Ryan Stanton, MD, FACEP, explains how emergency physicians mobilized in Kentucky to fight legislation that threatened physician leadership in the state’s emergency departments. The Built on Results podcast series continues daily through March 28th. Bio: President-Elect Ryan A. Stanton, MD, FACEP Kentucky Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians Updated ACEP Policy Raises Standard for Emergency Physician-Led C...

ACEP gives individual emergency physicians a unified voice to fight for their practice and their patients. ACEP President Anthony Cirillo, MD, FACEP, shares how ACEP works at the state and national level to address the most important challenges facing emergency physicians today. The Built on Results podcast series continues daily through March 28th. Bio: President L. Anthony Cirillo, MD, FACEP ACEP Built On Results ACEP In Action: 2025 Impact Report ACEP: Explore Membership