The Healthcare Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

I handed them the same box of single ply tissues I was now sobbing into, as I handed them a pen to sign their discharge paperwork. Two weeks after my emergency room discharge, I continued to live life as if nothing happened, returning to work without any healthcare follow-up to address my emotional burden. I’m sorry for your loss”.

Discharges 109

Discharges Follow-Up Triage Insurance 109

Health Populi

MAY 16, 2023

” Once cared-for, the patient can be discharged back into their community, “beyond-the-walls” to home or other neighborhood care site for post-acute care, rehabilitation, or therapy for continued care and restored well-being.

Triage 62

Triage Acute Care Discharges Appointments 62

Minority Nurse

JUNE 23, 2023

This is an innovative, free, online triage tool and app that guides users faced with a poison emergency through a series of simple questions to determine the next steps they need to take. After that fateful doctor’s appointment, I immediately went on sick leave and then short-term disability.

Follow-Up 52

Follow-Up Triage Problem Solving Skills Certification 52

Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

I was discharged after 24 hours on the trauma cocktail of acetaminophen, lidocaine patches, gabapentin, and (as needed) oxycodone. I asked the nurse I work with to fill the 4 or so hours I’d be in clinic with people whose appointments had been canceled and seemed like they needed to be seen. One good story.

Follow-Up 69

Follow-Up Triage Discharges Scheduling 69