Freestanding Emergency Centers Section Newsroom

July 9, 2024 • Freestanding Emergency Centers Section

Industry Updates Legislative and Regulatory News

A lot has happened since the last Newsletter and some of it accomplished through NAFEC and TAFEC which is an organization that hires lobbyists in DC and Austin to be our representatives in both of tho...

July 9, 2024 • Freestanding Emergency Centers Section

Rural Primary Care Medicine Efforts Sync with the FEC Efforts

There have been several recent not so surprising revelations that have come out of the legislative studies of healthcare. One of which is that we need to get better primary care out to the public, es...

July 3, 2024 • Freestanding Emergency Centers Section

Call For Nominations For Section Officers for Terms to be Elected During ACEP 24

Are you interested in serving as an officer of the Freestanding Emergency Centers Section? The section is now accepting nominations for the following positions in the upcoming 2024-2026 term:

July 3, 2024 • Freestanding Emergency Centers Section

Letter from the Chair

As some of you may have already heard, David McKenzie retired after serving ACEP for 29 years. He has been a staple at ACEP’s educational conferences and a guru regarding emergency medicine reimbursem...

January 5, 2024 • Freestanding Emergency Centers Section

Report on the ACEP 2023 Council Meeting

The ACEP 2023 Council considered 62 resolutions: 44 were adopted, 10 were not adopted, and 7 were referred to the Board of Directors. Even though there were no resolutions that pertained exclusively t...

January 5, 2024 • Freestanding Emergency Centers Section

The Potential for Eligibility of non HOPD FSEDs for REH Designation by CMS

In an attempt to reverse the loss of access to emergency medical care in rural communities due to the closure of Critical Access Hospitals (CAH), CMS has created a new category of services eligible fo...

January 5, 2024 • Freestanding Emergency Centers Section

Updates on the 2024 Medicare Physician Final Rule for ED Related Codes

Medicare released the final rule for the 2024 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) on November 2, 2023. A summary of the 2414-page final rule prepared by Michael A. Granovsky, MD, CPC, FACEP, President of Log...

January 4, 2024 • Freestanding Emergency Centers Section

Letter from the Chair

This past year has been challenging to keep our section engaged and to make forward progress. The section meetings at ACEP 22 and ACEP 23 were sparsely attended.

September 18, 2023 • Freestanding Emergency Centers Section

Message from the Chair

ACEP23 is fast approaching, and we have our section meeting scheduled for Monday, October 9 from 7:00 to 8:00 am Eastern time in room 107 A/B of the Philadelphia Convention Center.

September 18, 2023 • Freestanding Emergency Centers Section

Updates from the Newsletter Editor and Secretary FECs Past, Present, and Potential

Freestanding Emergency Centers first started being licensed in Texas in 2009 after House Bill 1357 was passed.

September 18, 2023 • Freestanding Emergency Centers Section

Emergency Care Improvement Act (SB 1964)

The Emergency Care Improvement Act is the continuing effort of the FEC industry to be included in CMS recognition. We have been trying to get this or a form of this legislation passed for several year...

September 18, 2023 • Freestanding Emergency Centers Section

The No Surprises Act Debacle

The No Surprise Act was hammered out over many hours of debate and discussions in an attempt to get the patient out of a very complex and garbled process that they have very little ability to understa...

April 15, 2023 • Freestanding Emergency Centers Section

Message from the Chair

A newsletter has been long overdue and apologize as we have many changes in the organization over the past year two years. Our organization began in 2014 with 120 members and continued to grow over th...

April 15, 2023 • Freestanding Emergency Centers Section

Legislative Update

Testimony opposing HB 1692 in Texas was prepared, by TAFEC representatives and other opponents of what has been called the “Frank Bill”.

April 15, 2023 • Freestanding Emergency Centers Section

2023 AMA CPT Documentation Guideline Changes for ED E/M Codes 99281-99285

On July 1st, 2022, the American Medical Association (AMA) released a preview of the 2023 CPT Documentation Guidelines for Evaluation and Management (E/M) services.

April 15, 2023 • Freestanding Emergency Centers Section

From Ivy Clinicians 2023 State of the Emergency Medicine Employer Market

Ivy Clinicians released a report on the state of the EM employer market that included data on Freestanding EDs that you may find interesting.

September 8, 2021 • Freestanding Emergency Centers Section

Letter from the Newsletter Editor and Secretary

ACEP scientific assembly 2021 will begin Monday October 25 to October 28th. It will be held at the Boston Convention Center, in Boston Massachusetts. We are working closely with the convention center ...

September 8, 2021 • Freestanding Emergency Centers Section

Message from the Chair-elect

With ACEP 2021 fast approaching and all the distractions we have had managing COVID, I wanted to reach out to you all. Our organization began in 2014 with 120 members and continued to grow over the y...

September 8, 2021 • Freestanding Emergency Centers Section

FEC Section Plans for the ACEP21 Meeting

The FEC meeting during ACEP21 is scheduled for Tuesday October 26th from 9:00 to 11:30 am Eastern time. Please save that date and time. We are investigating how to best offer a hybrid option to accom...

September 8, 2021 • Freestanding Emergency Centers Section

Message from Board Liaison and ACEP President-elect

Thank you all for all of your hard work in what has continued to be a difficult year with a pandemic, changes in the job market, challenging workforce projections, and several natural disasters that h...

August 17, 2020

FEC Section Plans for ACEP20 Virtual Meetings

You have probably heard that ACEP20 scheduled for October 26-29 in Dallas has been moved to a virtual experience. That impacts Section and Committee meetings as well. The Freestanding Section has its...

August 17, 2020

Chair’s Message

Before diving into this message, I want to make sure you are aware of both our upcoming FEC Section Meeting and Elections:

August 17, 2020

Letter from the Newsletter Editor and Secretary

I think it is fair to say that we are all living in a different world than we were a year ago. The COVID-19 pandemic has no doubt impacted all of us, both professionally and personally.

September 5, 2019

FEC Accreditation Contracts Signed, Application Process to Begin by ACEP19

The ACEP Board of Directors at its April 2019 meeting unanimously approved moving forward with a Freestanding ED Accreditation program partnering with the Centers for Improvement on Healthcare Quality...

September 5, 2019

Freestanding Emergency Center Conversation

Ever wondered why insurance companies have so much influence on healthcare and healthcare laws? Ever thought that things were not fair to the health providers or patients? Ever thought about trying ...