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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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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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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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A Comprehensive Comparison Between HL7 vs. FHIR

Arkenea

One of the uses of FHIR: In 2021, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center inducted FHIR to increase interoperability across the organization, with an aim to connect hospital-based EHR with ambulatory EHR systems. This simplifies the process of onboarding new data exchange partners. It also speeds up the data-sharing process.

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HIPAA Violation Cases

The HIPAA Journal

The first request was made on December 30, 2020; however, the EEG tracing was not provided until September 29, 2021, 9 months after the first request was made. Green Ridge Behavioral Health settled the alleged violations with no admission of wrongdoing and paid a $40,000 penalty.

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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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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.