American College of Emergency Medicine - Oklahoma Chapter
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The American College of Emergency Physicians promotes the highest quality of emergency care and is the leading advocate for emergency physicians, their patients, and the public.
11/07/2022
ICYMI: Oklahoma's newest mental health resource is now live! Our partners at the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services launched the hotline on July 5.
📱 Dial 988 if you are experiencing or witnessing a mental health crisis.
🔗 More info: 988oklahoma.com
10/01/2022
23/12/2021
American College of Emergency Physicians, American College of Radiology, and American Society of Anesthesiologists, File Lawsuit Against the Federal Government’s Implementation Rules for ‘No Surprises Act’ ACEP and others brought a lawsuit against the federal government charging that the interim final rule (IFR) on surprise medical billing goes against the language of the No Surprises Act and will ultimately harm patients and access to care.
23/10/2021
A fair IDR process in the Suprise Billing Actis in jeopardy. Access the link to help assure this bill is implemented as intended.
https://www.votervoice.net/mobile/ACEP/campaigns/88790/respond
It's Not Over: We Need Your Help on Surprise Billing As we stated when we reached out to you last week, ACEP is deeply concerned with the second regulation released by the Biden Administration on surprise billing, and we have a new way for you to help us fight back.The second regulation, which sets...
16/10/2021
ACEP Statement on New Interim Final Rule to Implement Surprise Billing Legislation Emergency physicians are profoundly disappointed that the Administration’s interim final rule (IFR) is almost entirely inconsistent with Congressional intent to create a fair and unbiased process to resolve billing disputes.
11/10/2021
Breaking Down the Concerning and Flawed Second Interim Final Reg Implementing the No Surprises Act As many of you already know, last week, the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Treasury, and Labor (the Departments) and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued an interim final regulation (IFR) implementing part of the No Surprises Act. This second IFR mainly focuses on the fed...
07/09/2021
ACEP and EDPMA Officially Respond to the First Interim Final Regulation Implementing the No Surprises Act Earlier this week, ACEP and the Emergency Department Practice Management Association (EDPMA) submitted an official response to an interim final regulation implementing part of the No Surprises Act. If you need a refresher of what’s in the reg, please click here for ACEP’s summary.
12/08/2021
'There's no way to find a bed:' Oklahoma hospitals are running out of room amid COVID-19 surge "Oklahomans can help our caregivers help Oklahomans by doing what’s right to slow the spread of this virus," one OKC hospital said.
27/05/2021
https://www.votervoice.net/mobile/ACEP/Campaigns/85556/Respond
Urge Congress to Reinforce Legislative Intent on the No Surprises Act The No Surprises Act was passed in Congress at the end of 2020 to address surprise medical billing. The legislation as enacted bans balance billing for out-of-network (OON) services starting in 2022 and establishes a back-stop independent dispute...
09/04/2021
Watch the webinar today!
https://www.acep.org/workforce
EM Physician Workforce of the Future A public summit on April 9 reviewed the workforce report and started conversations about ways to determine a data-driven, forward-looking approach to protect and evolve the specialty.
14/01/2021
How does Oklahoma stack up with Covid 19 vaccination distribution? Check out this link from the cdc to see how we compare to other states.
https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/
COVID-19 Cases, Deaths, and Trends in the US | CDC COVID Data Tracker Find national and local rates for COVID cases and deaths in the United States.
03/12/2020
Please click on the link below to contact your legislator!
https://p2a.co/9IdzCuK
Urge Congress to Halt Impending Medicare Cuts for Emergency Physicians
03/12/2020
12-1-20 ACEP Responds to Finalized 2021 Physician Fee Schedule Cuts WASHINGTON, D.C.—The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) is disappointed and dismayed by the final 2021 Medicare physician fee schedule (PFS) rule recently released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). This rule—which will take effect on January 1, 2021—includes d...
04/11/2020
11-4-20 ACEP Applauds Introduction of Bill to Prevent Physician Cuts During Pandemic Washington, D.C.—The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) is pleased to support the bipartisan, “Holding Providers Harmless from Medicare Cuts During COVID-19 Act of 2020,” introduced by Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA) and Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-IN). This bill takes important steps to blunt ste...
28/09/2020
9-28-20 Emergency Physicians Warn Against Deadly “Benadryl Challenge” Popular Amongst Teens WASHINGTON, D.C.— Emergency physicians are warning parents and teenagers against participating in the “Benadryl Challenge,” a viral social media trend in which individuals voluntarily overdose on allergy medicine, which has resulted in an influx of young people ending up in the emergency depar...
22/09/2020
Oklahoma! Register now for ACEP 2020!
https://www.acep.org/sa/
ACEP20 Unprecedented times call for an unconventional ACEP20 - this interactive online event offers more CME hours than ever before, lower cost, no travel expense, with innovative courses from the world-class faculty you trust.
20/08/2020
Emergency Physicians are Committed to Standing in the Gap As America's health care safety net, emergency physicians are committed to standing in the gap to care for those who would otherwise drop through the cracks ...
13/08/2020
https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/early/2020/08/07/sciadv.abd3083
Low-cost measurement of facemask efficacy for filtering expelled droplets during speech Mandates for mask use in public during the recent COVID-19 pandemic, worsened by global shortage of commercial supplies, have led to widespread use of homemade masks and mask alternatives. It is assumed that wearing such masks reduces the likelihood for an infected person to spread the disease, but....
05/08/2020
7-30-20 ACEP Warns Against COVID-19 Misinformation WASHINGTON, D.C.—The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) cautions everyone to be wary of unsourced information or opinion masquerading as public health advice during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
27/05/2020
Click on the link below for an easy process to contact your legislator.,
https://p2a.co/dY2UWHa
Urge Congress to Ensure that Emergency Physicians Have Due Process Rights Congress: Ensure due process for emergency physicians on the front lines!
It is important to stand with our physician colleagues and advocate for that which affects our livelihood and the welfare of our patients. The link below provides an Oklahoma legislative update from the Oklahoma State Medical Association. 
https://okmed.org/WEB/Online/News/Weekly_Legislative_Update_May_8_2020.aspx
Weekly Legislative Update: May 8, 2020 The House and Senate resumed legislative work this week under modified “suspended” rules. Measures can be placed directly to calendar (available to be heard on the Floor Agenda without receiving a committee hearing). In addition, amendments can be...
12/05/2020
Click on a link to contact your legislator. This bill would expand the scope of practice for physician assistants and allow them to practice unsupervised and be considered primary care providers. While advanced practice providers are an integral part of the patient care team, allowing practice without physician supervision is not in the best interest of patients.
http://www.votervoice.net/Shares/BpcVcAaCACaISA15LTW7FBA
ACTION NEEDED NOW - CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATOR TO PROTECT YOUR SCOPE OF PRACTICE P.A. SCOPE OF PRACTICE MEASURE TO BE UNDER CONSIDERATION! CONTACT YOUR HOUSE MEMBER NOW AND TELL THEM TO OPPOSE SB 1915! SB 1915 (David/Pfeiffer) directly expands the scope of practice for physician assistants (PAs). The measure allows...
08/05/2020
Coronavirus in Oklahoma: Bill granting immunity for medical providers heads to governor's desk MAY 8, 2020 - A bill shielding medical providers and facilities from lawsuits over COVID-19 treatment is now headed to Gov. Kevin Stitt’s desk. The Oklahoma Senate passed the final version of the bill Wednesday morning in a 43-4 vote. The bill, dubbed the “COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Limite...
Register for virtual hill day and let your voice be heard!
https://www.acep.org/lac/education/virtual-hill-day/
Virtual Hill Day Virtual Hill Day is your chance to advocate on behalf of your patients, yourself, and your practice as you discuss the issues and resources you need most during the COVID-19 pandemic with Members of Congress and their key staff.
16/04/2020
ACEP Letter to Secretary Azar on CARES Act Funding Distribution 04.14.20.pdf Shared with Dropbox
13/04/2020
4-13-2020 ACEP Stands in Solidarity with Emergency Physician in COVID-19 Related Custody Dispute WASHINGTON, D.C.—In response to news reports that an emergency physician has temporarily lost custody of her child because of her job on the frontlines of the COVID-19 crisis, the president of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), William Jaquis, MD, FACEP, released the following st...
10/04/2020
03/04/2020
Track the Oklahoma curve of cases and deaths with this link. 
https://coronavirus.health.ok.gov
COVID-19 | Oklahoma State Department of Health | ATTENTION: All test results conducted through the OSDH public health laboratory are sent to the ordering physician or submitting clinical facility. Results will not be provided by phone, nor will the status of the pending test be advised by phone. If test results are positive, public health official...
30/03/2020
Here is an awesome example of how the community is stepping up and being innovative in a time of need. Virginia Gleason and  the Plastic Engineering Company of Tulsa, inc. created these intubation shields to help keep our providers safe during one of the procedures of that puts our doctors at the highest risk for infection transmission. Thank you!