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Behind the Screen But Not Behind the Scenes: Virtual Nurses Provide Clinical Support, Additional Expertise

Minority Nurse

million from March 2020 to February 2021. Immediate Access to Clinical Support Virtual nurses regularly assist with tasks that do not require physical proximity to the patient, such as patient-family education, completing admission and discharge tasks, and participating in two-person verification processes. Numbers skyrocketed from 2.1

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Accepted: Your Guide to CU School of Medicine [Episode 599]

Accepted Blog

Show Summary In this episode of Admissions Straight Talk, host Linda Abraham interviews Dr. Jeffrey SooHoo, Assistant Dean for Admissions at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. SooHoo emphasizes the competitive nature of medical school admissions and the holistic review process used to evaluate applicants.

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ePrescription Software Development – Detailed Outlook

Arkenea

The CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) has posted the latest standards for e-prescribing which are as follows: In 2020, the CMS published the 2021 PFS (Physician Fee Schedule) final rule which requires prescribers to use the NCPDP SCRIPT standard version 2017071 for EPCS (Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Drugs) transactions.

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The Young, Female Patient: Sexism, Treatment inequalities, and a Breakdown in Trust

Setting Sights

For those eight weeks, I witnessed more patients slip away right beside me than I’ve ever seen in all my admissions collectively – lying next to a stale blue curtain that was closed around a still body was an uncomfortable thought and presence. The year-long hospital admission following numerous abdominal surgeries was hard.

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HIPAA Violation Cases

The HIPAA Journal

The following three years saw similar numbers of financial penalties; however, there was another major increase in HIPAA fines in 2020 when 19 HIPAA violation cases were settled with OCR. The 2020 increase is largely due to OCR’s HIPAA Right of Access enforcement initiative, which was launched in late 2019. million penalty.

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All You Need to Know about BU’s Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Accepted Blog

If you want to know how much of BU medical school’s recent $100 million gift it intends to use for scholarships, or what happens to applications to ensure a genuinely holistic process, or what its associate dean of admissions wants to see in students read on! Welcome to the 541st episode of Admissions Straight Talk.

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SWAT RNs: Supporting Bedside Leaders with Clinical Judgment

Minority Nurse

The nurse in the Medical-Surgical Unit suspects worsening respiratory distress, noticing that Mr. Salzo has become increasingly anxious and is moving about restlessly in bed during the admission assessment. Conclusion Mr. Salzo, transferred to an oncology unit, begins cancer treatment.

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