Hey guys! It's been an minute and we're sorry about that, but we're back for a 5th season. Dr. Wheatley and I are excited to bring a batch of new episodes starting with this one! Dr. Emma Sizemore is a graduating resident and soon to be EM f

Self-administered medications, ACEP meeting, and psych obs!

Nov 17th, 2017 29m 56s

Hey Pobscast crew, it's been a little longer than 1 month since our last show, but this one is packed with high yeild policy stuff. We do brief wrap up of the Obs conference in case you missed it. We run over some things about psychiatric pati

VTE Pathway, Dialysis Fast Track and Dr. Simon Mahler is the Guest

Sep 10th, 2017 32m 47s

Hi guys! Probably, most exciting thing we have this month is the new theme music from DJ Serengeti Yeti. But also, we go deep on the Grady venous thromboembolism pathway and update the information on the OPPS. Plus! Dr. Mahler (from the HEAR

BCRA, ACA, MACRA, MIPS, BCBS, and HEART - Policy Acronym Overload in Obs

Jul 10th, 2017 52m 24s

This week, Dr. Wheatley and Dr. Osborne try to suss out how all of these acronyms relate to observaiton medicine. Also, we have a new recurrent segment called 'WHO NEEDS A STRESS TEST.' So, who better to kick this off than the first author on

How we got here with the 2 Midnight Rule

Jun 1st, 2017 32m 29s

This is a new show format and we hope you love it. In this episode we retrace some of the pivotal moments from the inception of the 2 Midnight rule. Dr. Wheatley and I consult experts throughout the field of obs and get their take on whether i

Pobscast from SAEM with Dr. Chris Caspers

May 18th, 2017 29m

We had a great time at SAEM this year and we recorded this episode just after the Obs Interest Group meeting. What are the differntiators from the ACEP group? What esle can we do with this forum? We sat with Dr. Capsers who shared with us so

Observation Units with PA's and NP's

May 12th, 2017 26m 45s

Podcast friends! This week we have a special guest, Triffy Pacitti, who is the lead Advanced Practice Provider (APP) at Grady. She tells Dr. Wheatley and I the real story of what managing APP's in observation units is all about. She's got a t

Heart Failure Risk in Obs and Physician Attitudes about Obs

Apr 21st, 2017 34m 49s

Guys! This week, Dr. Wheatley and I break down a couple of nuanced issues in obs. We review an article about a newer risk score that may be translatable to your observation unit and then we take a deep dive into a recent publication about how

The Dr. Stephen Pitts Sit-Down

Mar 22nd, 2017 34m 6s

This week, Dr. Wheatley and I sit down with Dr. Stephen Pitts. If you haven't read much of his health services research, then you are missing on some hard-hitting data about the role of the emergency department in national healthcare. In addi

Flu in Obs and MOON in Obs

Jan 30th, 2017 17m 21s

Hi guys!This month we're talking about influenza and the MOON. Do you put influenza-like-illness patients in your obs unit? We talk some about the issues surrounding this treatment pathway and share the nitty gritty details of how both of th

New Hot Articles in the World of Observation

Nov 4th, 2016 30m

Hey guys! This podcast, Dr. Wheatley and Dr. Osborne discuss some of the newest literature as it pertains to obs. Instead of butchering these innocent people's names, we put the info here!First we discussed this hot hot article from NE

ACEP 2016 Podcast

Oct 26th, 2016 28m 27s

Did you miss the meeting of the Obs section? Do you want to catch up on the MOON and what's going on with the psych-in-obs issue? Well, look no further. Dr. Wheatley and Dr. Osborne sum up the meeting and share their insights on the near fut

Sooo...this Observation APC for 2016 pays how much more???

Mar 2nd, 2016 25m 3s

If you are as deep in the world of Obs as Wheatley and Osborne, you'd know it's no secret that the facility payment for obs care has increased significantly. We sit down with the Godfather of Obs, Mike Ross, who is break down the background an

Biggest Issues in Our Obs Units

Feb 4th, 2016 32m 20s

Hey guys! Matt and I talk shop during this podcast and get down to the nitty of the gritty in operational details in one our best shows yet. You've probably run into a lot of the same problems we have had and we're not perfect! Also, we give

Pobscast from Boston without Obnoxious Accents!!

Nov 28th, 2015 20m 18s

We recorded this one guerrilla-style in Boston. So, those occasional loud bumps are just lobsters trying to get in on the action. Wheatley and I sit down with Dr. Chris Baugh from Harvard to discuss some of the high points of the section meet

Conference, Controversy, and Syncope

Oct 11th, 2015 19m 44s

Wheatley and I go deep in to a fairly controversial article abut the lack of studies in obs. We recap the conference and talk money and syncope.

Don't Call it a Comeback Pobscast

Nov 8th, 2014 34m 18s

Hey! We discuss some of the finer updates around the 2 MN rule. Additionally, we discuss Ben Sun's syncope paper and a smaller paper hammering home the points about how observation care does not hinder massive benefits from seniors. Hopefull

2 Midnight Rule at ACEP

Nov 25th, 2013 32m 31s

It's a long episode because it's a big deal. Matt and I sit down with two big wigs from ACEP and go over the in's and out's of this rule. We even get their thoughts about EM, Obs and the future. You don't want to skip any parts of this show!

Heart Failure again and again!

Oct 13th, 2013 18m 27s

We've touched on heart failure in the past, but we're getting to the nitty of the gritty with Mike Ross. We discuss 3 of the more current pieces in the literature today regarding obs and heart failure. ENJOY!

Pobservation Medicine Conference

Mar 21st, 2013 15m 2s

This week we go to the archives from our trip to denver where we sat down with Carol Clark. She discussed the upcoming observation medicine conference which will be in Troy, Michigan September 12-13 this year. Enjoy!

Pobscast @ ACEP

Dec 11th, 2012 20m 17s

We spend a few moments with Pawan Suri from VCU shortly after the Observation Medicine section meeting in Denver this year. He gives us a 50,000 foot view of where the specialty is headed ranging on topics from a conference, observation subdiv

CMS asks for observation comments

Aug 23rd, 2012 23m 50s

This week, Mike Ross and crew get down to to the nitty of the gritty of the Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Services request for comment on issues around observation services. We also briefly discuss two articles related to observation medicine.