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Nurse Loses Over 100 Pounds to Promote Healthy Living

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This new sense of self helped her stay focused on the end goal as opposed to getting hung up on the daily challenges of dieting. Nurses can also talk about the benefits of keeping up with regular checkups, cancer screenings and other important preventative measures.

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Doctor’s Failure to Follow Up on Medical Test Leads to Large Settlement

Pulmonology Advisor - Practice Management

Unfortunately, it’s not uncommon for physicians to order tests and then fail to follow up on results — often due to the sheer volume of patients that the physician sees. However, Dr P, who had an extremely high caseload at the medical center, failed to follow up on this finding. However, Mr W would not make it until then.

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Maine Hospital Using AI to Record Patient Conversations

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MaineHealth recently announced it is using AI to automatically record conversations between doctors and their patients during a check-up or follow-up visit. Her regular doctor, Dr. Rebecca Hemphill, used the AI app during her last two medical appointments at MaineHealth. It feels more like my needs are being met.

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Mental Health Crisis in Miscarriage–an Unrepresented Patient Population

The Healthcare Blog

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. At only nine weeks gestation I had not seen my OB physician yet, but I was able to follow up in the office to talk about my next steps.

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5 strategies to increase visits in your mental health practice 

Health Prime

Implement appointment reminders and follow-ups Use automated appointment reminders and follow-up communications to enhance the patient experience. Patient reminders and follow-ups are critical for a successful practice.

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The Evolution of a Patient Ambassador – Learning from Stacy Hurt

Health Populi

I asked her to meet with me to discuss her professional news update: being appointed Parexel’s first Patient Ambassador. My Zoom invitation to Stacy was a very convenient excuse for me to catch up with a friend in the field: we have known each other since Stacy started to grow her health-social media presence on Twitter.

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Maximizing Appointment Attendance: How To Get Your Patients To Keep Their Appointments

Top Practices

Understanding the Reasons: Often when a patient misses an appointment the question is never asked as to why? If we do not know why they missed their appointment, we do not know how we can schedule them to successfully keep their appointment. Discuss some common reasons patients miss appointments.