American College of Emergency Physicians

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ACEP acknowledges with gratitude the organizations that provided or have published data used in this report, including the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Board of Emergency Medicine, the American Burn Association, the American Hospital Association, the American Medical Association, the American Osteopathic Association, the American Osteopathic Board of Emergency Medicine, the American Tort Reform Association, the American Trauma Society, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Common Good, the Emergency Management Accreditation Program, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the Kaiser Family Foundation, the Medical Liability Monitor, the National Academy for State Health Policy, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, the National Conference of State Legislatures, the National Emergency Number Association, the Society of Chest Pain Centers, the State and Territorial Injury Prevention Directors Association, The Joint Commission, and the Trust for America’s Health.

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