Bill S. 2785 would replace cuts totaling more
than 15% with positive Medicare payment
updates from July 1, 2008, through December 31, 2009. This bill is now in the Senate Finance Committee. American Academy of Emergency Medicine
In patients resuscitated from cardiac arrest but who develop postanoxic status epilepticus may recover with a favorable outcome if their condition is treated aggressively, as if it were status epilepticus, a Swiss team reports. Reuters Health Information
Emergency department (ED) patients transferred to inpatient hallway beds appear to have better outcomes than those admitted to regular beds, according to study findings reported in the October issue of the Annals of Emergency Medicine. Reuters Health Information
Routine opt-out emergency department screening for HIV found only a small increase in the number of newly diagnosed patients, compared with physician-directed testing. Most patients opted out. Medscape Medical News
