Jason D. Adler, MD

Undergraduate: George Washington University

Medical School: George Washington University

Residency Training: University of Maryland Medical Center - Emergency Medicine

Jason D. Adler, MD, CEDC, FACEP, FAAEM is a Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and a nationally recognized expert in emergency medicine documentation, coding, and reimbursement. Dr. Adler is a leader in the business of emergency medicine, working at the intersection of policy, operations, and education to advance revenue cycle management and regulatory compliance. His institutional leadership includes serving as Director of Compliance and Reimbursement for the Department of Emergency Medicine, along with long-standing service supporting system-wide compliance and operational initiatives across the University of Maryland Medical System.

Dr. Adler is also an accomplished educator and national speaker, having delivered more than 130 invited lectures at regional and national venues, including the ACEP Scientific Assembly, AAEM Scientific Assembly, and EDPMA conferences. He currently serves as Co-Course Director for ACEP's flagship Reimbursement and Coding Conference at Accelerate while serving multiple national leadership roles with organizations including ACEP, AAEM, and EDPMA. His scholarly contributions include peer-reviewed research, textbook chapters in CorePendium, and print articles and podcasts addressing emerging issues such as reimbursement policy and artificial intelligence in healthcare. Through his teaching, publications, and national service, Dr. Adler continues to shape the evolving landscape of emergency medicine practice and physician education.

RCM, coding, documentation guidelines, practice management, observation, artificial intelligence

Wilkerson RG, Adler JD, Shah NG, Brown R. Silent hypoxia: A harbinger of clinical deterioration in patients with COVID-19. Am J Emerg Med. 2020 Oct;38(10):2243.e5-2243.e6. doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2020.05.044

Adler Jason. A 26-Year-old Woman With Weakness & Falls: A Rough Life, A Tough Prognosis. In: Weinstock MB, ed. Bouncebacks! Medical and Legal. 2^ndColumbus, OH: Anadem Publishing, 2024. Pages 271-300.

Leggett E, Haan S, Mendoza C, Pourmand A, Sommerkamp S, Chasm R, Adler J, Bond MC, Tran QK. Are There Benefits to Observation Units in the Emergency Departments: A Narrative Review. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2025, June 18. 14(12), 4333; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14124333.

Pallaci M, Markowski K, Weinstock M, Adler J. Emergency Medicine Documentation (US). In: Mattu A and Swadron S, ed. CorePendium [Internet]. Burbank, CA: CorePendium LLC, 5^th (2026)

Levinson, M, Boniface, K, Adler JD, Miller, K. Emergency Physician Performance of Single Parasternal Long-axis View to Visually Estimate Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction. Emerg. Med. 2005 12: 48-b-49-b

Adler, Jason D, Scalea, TM. Right Coronary Artery Dissection After Blunt Chest Trauma. Injury Extra. 2010 Aug; 41(8):77-79 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1572346110000231

Adler, Jason. Do Not Miss a Sigmoid Volvulus, In: Mattu, A, Chanmugam AS, et al., eds. Avoiding Common Errors in the Emergency Department. Lippincott, Williams and Wilki 2010. Pages 4-6.

Vilke GM, Debard ML, Adler, Jason D. Chan TC, et al. Excited Delirium Syndrome (ExDS): Defining Based on a Review of the Literature. J Emerg Med. 2012 Nov;43(5):897-905. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2011.02.017. Epub 2011 Mar 25.

Sayegh, RR. Madsen, KA. Adler, JD. Diffuse retinal injury from a non-penetrating TASER injury. Doc Ophthalmol. 2011 Oct;123(2):135-9. Epub 2011 Sep 11

Adler, Jason and Lempert, Hamilton. Documentation Pearls for Critical Care Services’ Time Requirement. ACEP Now. September 2016; 35(9). http://www.acepnow.com/article/documentation-pearls-critical-care-services-time-requirement/

Fischer, K, Richardson, A, Blosser, K & Adler, J. When is a stye not a stye? Clin Image Case Rep J. 2022;4(10):265. https://www.literaturepublishers.org/assets/images/articles/h0odjl_9Nn6H7_2qHI1O_lFRTXq_715645.pdf

Pallaci M, Markowski K, Weinstock M, Adler J. Emergency Medicine Documentation (US). In: Mattu A and Swadron S, ed. CorePendium [Internet]. Burbank, CA: CorePendium, LLC, 2^nd (2022)

Pallaci M, Markowski K, Weinstock M, Adler J. Emergency Medicine Documentation (US). In: Mattu A and Swadron S, ed. CorePendium [Internet]. Burbank, CA: CorePendium, LLC, 3^rd (2023)

Adler, Jason and Salerno, Alexis. Administrative Corner: Reimbursement and Coding of Point of Care Ultrasound: Bringing Your Ultrasound Program to the Next Level. Summer 2019. https://apps.aaem.org/get-involved/sections/eus/newsletter/summer-2019#admin

Pallaci M, Markowski K, Weinstock M, Adler J. Emergency Medicine Documentation (US). In: Mattu A and Swadron S, ed. CorePendium [Internet]. Burbank, CA: CorePendium LLC, 4^th (2024)

Adler Jason. A 26-Year-old Woman With Weakness & Falls: A Rough Life, A Tough Prognosis. In: Weinstock MB, ed. Bouncebacks! Medical and Legal. 2^ndColumbus, OH: Anadem Publishing, 2024. Pages 271-300.

Adler, Jason. Financial Headwinds Cause Hospital Subsidies to Rise. ACEP Now, July 2024. https://www.acepnow.com/article/financial-headwinds-cause-hospital-subsidies-to-rise/

Pallaci M, Markowski K, Weinstock M, Adler J. Emergency Medicine Documentation (US). In: Mattu A and Swadron S, ed. CorePendium [Internet]. Burbank, CA: CorePendium LLC, 5^th (2025)

Pallaci M, Markowski K, Weinstock M, Adler J. Emergency Medicine Documentation (US). In: Mattu A and Swadron S, ed. CorePendium [Internet]. Burbank, CA: CorePendium LLC, 5^th (2026)

Adler, Jason. Coding Wizard: The Emergency Department Shared Visit. ACEP Now. February 2026. https://www.acepnow.com/article/coding-wizard-the-emergency-department-shared-visit/

Kelly, Maura. Ambient AI Scribes Are Coming to an ED Near You. June, 2026. https://www.acepnow.com/article/ambient-ai-scribes-are-coming-to-an-ed-near-you/?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Email-Research-IssueAlert-ACEPeNow_2026-06-21

Rising Star Award, Emergency Department Practice Management Association (2021)

APEX Awards for Publication Excellence, writing section (columns - Has the Supply of EPs Exceeded Demand? (April); With Emergency Medicine Jobs Scarce, EPs Will Have to Look Farther Afield (May); and The Anesthesiology Match May Be a Harbinger for EM (October). Award for outstanding writing, 1200 nominations (2022)

Outstanding Achievement Award, University of Maryland Emergency Medicine Residency (2023)