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VEP Healthcare to manage Pediatric Hospitalist services at Adventist Health White Memorial
VEP Healthcare to manage hospitalist services for Watsonville Community Hospital
VEP Healthcare to manage intensive care services for Dignity Health – Glendale Memorial Hospital
VEP Healthcare to manage intensive care services for Dignity Health – California Hospital Medical Center
VEP Healthcare Announces New Director of Performance Improvement
Bronchiolitis Update in 3 Minutes
From Dr. Rob Wyman
Some providers may not be aware of the more recent evidence-based guidelines for bronchiolitis…
Fluoroquinolone Warning from FDA (Levaquin, Cipro, others)
From Dr. Rob Wyman
This is a reminder and an update regarding the FDA position on the use of fluoroquinolone antibiotics…
Quick Update on Zika
From Dr. Rob Wyman
Below are the key facts about Zika from the CDC. As of today, over 1000 travel-associated cases have been reported…
Interesting patient seen in a VEP ED: Young adult with blurred vision and weakness
A 21-year-old college student with no past medical history came to the ED recently…
Read This ArticleCDC Influenza Alert
From Dr. Rob Wyman
The flu has arrived. The CDC reports an increasing incidence of severe influenza across the country…
Read This ArticleLong bone Fracture Pain Meds
From Dr. Rob Wyman
Below is a link to a one-page handout on OP-21, the national core measure for…
Read This ArticleClinical Decision Rules and Smartphone Medical Apps
From Dr. Rob Wyman
This video is about Clinical Decision Rules (CDRs) and the best smartphone medical apps…
Read This ArticleMore on Severe Sepsis and Shock
From Dr. Rob Wyman
Reiterating the email I sent to you last week, when you admit a patient with SEVERE SEPSIS or SEPTIC SHOCK…
Read The ArticleVEP Healthcare Expands Partnership at Mercy Medical Center Merced to Include Critical Care and Obstetrics Services
VEP Healthcare and Madera Community Hospital Launch Partnership for High-Quality, Compassionate Care in the Emergency Department
Measles Alert
From Dr. Rob Wyman
OVER 100 CASES OF MEASLES have been reported in 2015 so far…
VEP: Pulmonary Embolism Risk Stratification and Thrombolysis
From Dr. Mark Futernick
When it comes to pulmonary embolism (PE), making the diagnosis is often the most difficult part…
VEPeds White paper
VEP is proud to announce publication of a new white paper detailing best practices for pediatric emergency care and an exclusive hospital certification.Download Whitepaper
Enterovirus D68 Causing Severe Respiratory Symptoms in Children
From Dr. Rob Wyman
As you probably know from national and local media, Enterovirus D68.…
Read This ArticleExcellent Mnemonic for Treating Critically Ill Patients in the ED
From Dr. Rob Wyman
The following link takes you to an excellent 10 minute video that expands on the routine ABCs…
Read This ArticleInfluenza Guidelines
From Dr. Rob Wyman
Influenza is in the news again. As far as VEP sites are concerned…
Read This ArticleVEP 3 Minutes: Intubation Tips - Part 1 of 2
From Dr. Marc Futernick
NO DESAT is an acronym created by Dr. Richard Levitan, a nationally recognized authority on airway management…
Read This ArticleVEP 3 Minutes: Intubation Tips - Part 2 of 2
From Dr. Marc Futernick
Hopefully, you have already read about NO DESAT and the importance of pre-oxygenation before intubation in the previous VEP 3 minutes on intubation…
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VEP Healthcare Announces
New Chief Operating Officer
Ebola Scare in a VEP ED
From Dr. Rob Wyman
Fortunately, despite all of the Ebola preparations at VEP emergency departments…
Read This ArticleEbola Facts in One Minute
From Dr. Rob Wyman
Below is an excellent Medscape summary about the Ebola virus outbreak in Africa…
Read This ArticleVEP: 2 minutes on Asymptomatic Elevated Blood Pressure in the ED
From Dr. Mark Futernick
As emergency department providers, we see elevated blood pressure on a daily basis…
Read This ArticleVEP Health Advisory: 14 Measles Cases in California
From Dr. Rob Wyman
The California Department of Public Health has sent out an alert about 14 known measles cases…
Read This ArticleVEP: 3 Minutes on Seizures - Part 1 of 2
From Dr. Mark Futernick
If your emergency practice is similar to mine, it seems we care for adult patients with seizures…
Read This ArticleVEP: 3 Minutes on Seizures - Part 2 of 2
From Dr. Mark Futernick
A few weeks ago I wrote to you about the workup, treatment, and disposition of ED patients with unprovoked seizures…
Read This ArticleHow To Improve Hospital Emergency Department Communications
From Matt McKinley,
VP of Business Development
Published in InformationWeek Healthcare: For better patient outcomes, start by improving communications among staff members, departments, and patients…
Read This ArticleACEP Choosing Wisely Recommendations
From Dr. Rob Wyman
Below is a link to the updated ACEP “Choosing Wisely” list of 10 recommendations…
Read This ArticleThe Case for Advanced Practice Provider Ownership in Democratic Groups
From Phil DaVisio, PA-C
Congratulations and thank you to VEP’s Phil DaVisio, PA-C, for his recent article published in the…
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