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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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The BMA’s safe working advice: good practice or a headache for PMs?

Practice Index

There’s so much of what I call ‘anti-NHS rhetoric’ coming out of government and the media at the moment that worries me, especially if practices start cutting appointment slots. The current system is setting us up for failure, and it’s the patients who ultimately suffer. Will limiting contacts make a positive difference?

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GP collective action – What’s the reality for practices?

Practice Index

In our small survey, the next most-popular action was halting the rationing of referrals, investigations and admissions, and pausing the sign-up to new data-sharing agreements or local system data-sharing platforms. However, this may change as nearly half indicated they were considering this as an option to ramp up action.

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Primary care news round-up (16th to 22nd February 2024)

Practice Index

Dispute over growing appointment numbers GP and NHS leaders have clashed over another upsurge in appointment requests. NHS England says the nearly 26 million appointments in December demonstrate progress in improving primary care, while the Royal College of GPs says it shows that pressure on practices is becoming even more intolerable.

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How Physicians Can Use AI to Streamline Their Work

Mobius MD

Specifically, we’ll discuss how AI can: Automate Clinical Documentation Support Clinical Decision-Making Triage Patient Communication Diagnose Medical Images Automate Routine Tasks Each topic includes a Software Spotlight, highlighting practical tools that illustrate AI’s impact in real-world settings.

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Can data help in aligning capacity with demand in general practice?

Practice Index

Access to general practice has been a hot topic recently, with political parties vying to promise more appointments and enhanced GP availability. As Practice Managers, we need precise appointment data tailored to our practice, relying on our own figures rather than generic estimates. There’s no shortcut here.

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AI is Transforming Healthcare Behind the Scenes

Mobius MD

However, AI can play a valuable role in reducing the burden of routine processes adjacent to clinical visits, like appointment scheduling, billing, and claims management. These tools optimize appointment slots to reduce schedule gaps and keep clinics running smoothly.