MedQuest College

JULY 8, 2024

In this blog, we’ll explore valuable tips and strategies for preparing for your first job as a dental assistant. Dental assistants play a crucial role in dental offices, providing chairside assistance to dentists during procedures, sterilizing instruments, taking patient X-rays, and educating patients on oral hygiene practices.

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Valant

MARCH 20, 2024

Efficient operations are the foundation of any successful behavioral health practice, with a thoughtful clinical workflow supporting quality patient care and sustainable practice growth. Eroding profitability hinders a practice’s ability to invest in growth or quality patient care.

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Valant

JULY 5, 2024

Balancing the volume of patients and the diversity of cases along with the complexities of operational management and staff coordination requires well-defined practice policies. Implementing effective practice policies and choosing the right tools can help maintain success and ensure high-quality patient care.

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Scrubs

MARCH 15, 2023

The union alleges that management is keeping patients in hallways and other areas that aren’t meant for patient beds. And the nurses said they “are deeply concerned about eroding patient care conditions and the lack of patient privacy and dignity.” This makes it difficult to navigate the facility.

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Minority Nurse

OCTOBER 7, 2022

It can cause nurses to suppress patient safety information as they attempt to protect themselves, their licenses, and their livelihood. This environment of care is ripe for error and unsafe patient care outcomes. ISMP Medication Safety Alert 27(7). Healthcare Environment Can be a Chaotic Place for a Nurse.

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Valant

MARCH 14, 2024

As practices scale up, they often encounter unique complexities in managing patient care, administrative tasks, and regulatory compliance. Electronic health record (EHR) systems provide benefits that can play a pivotal role in optimizing practice operations and improving patient care delivery.

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Scrubs

MARCH 30, 2023

Nurses have been organizing to get federal lawmakers to pass a bill that would set minimum nurse-patient ratios for every department in every hospital in the country. The bill, known as The Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act, was authored by Sen.

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Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Shelise Valentine, RNC, MSN, C-EFM, CPPS, CPHRM, is the Director of Clinical Education, Healthcare Risk Advisors, part of TDC Group and chairs nursing, co-chairs obstetric and simulation initiatives, and directs risk management and obstetric education for insured hospital clients to improve patient safety and reduce malpractice risk.

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Practice Index

JUNE 20, 2024

London drive to improve practice safety Practices in London have received a wide-ranging package of support to help them tackle threats to safety. The resources, from the Londonwide Local Medical Committees, deal with threats to the safety of staff and risks to patient safety from overworked staff.

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Minority Nurse

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The return on investment requires measurable patient care metrics, a superior nursing environment involved in hospital decision-making, and higher net patient revenue than non-Magnet hospitals. Safety Across the Board. Hospitals are constantly striving to improve patient safety. Reducing Burnout.

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Health Populi

MARCH 12, 2024

That’s TMI for me to write about in the Health Populi blog, but this story has a current-events twist: the pharmacist could not electronically link with my insurance company to transact my payment. On February 22, 2024, I went to a CVS Pharmacy-Inside-Target in my community to fill a prescription for benzonatate 200 mg capsules.

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Minority Nurse

JUNE 26, 2024

As a nurse manager, I am responsible for the unit’s overall operational needs, which include, but are not limited to, interviewing, hiring, performance management, patient safety/patient care initiatives, overall team engagement, patient experience initiatives, process improvement projects, and all other business-related needs.

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Practice Builders

MARCH 28, 2024

In this blog post, we’ll explore how these metrics can help practitioners build a culture of continuous improvement and patient-centric care, promote healthcare equity, and help medical practices deliver the highest quality of care to their patients.

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Valant

JULY 3, 2024

If you are treating a large number of patients who benefit from combined therapy, adding a prescriber to your practice may be more effective and convenient than psychiatric referrals. Alerts for drug allergies or contraindications enhance patient safety. This includes progress notes , treatment plans, and goals.

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Southern Careers Institute

JULY 31, 2023

The adaptability, versatility, and patient-centric approach of medical assistants enable them to bridge the gap between administrative functions and patient care to enhance overall healthcare efficiency. The expanding workload in the primary care settings has created new opportunities for MAs to take on more responsibilities.

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Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Nurse practitioners (NPs) have a great deal of responsibility regarding patient care, and as the healthcare landscape evolves, so do the daily risks NPs face. Nurse practitioner malpractice data can be used to inform and address areas of clinical improvement as well as help to improve the quality of care and patient safety.

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Medical Advantage

JANUARY 10, 2024

CDSS encompasses a range of tools and interventions, both computerized and non-computerized, that are instrumental in assisting healthcare practitioners to make more accurate decisions by integrating clinical knowledge with patient data while meeting interoperability standards.

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Medical Advantage

MARCH 28, 2024

Today’s patients are digitally savvy and expect a seamless, personalized interaction with their healthcare providers. This shift in expectations has led to innovative patient engagement tools that improve patient care and foster stronger relationships between patients and providers.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

MARCH 7, 2024

These technologies are not merely tools but lynchpins in crafting a future where health insights lead to fewer doctor visits and a proactive care management approach. AI is transforming diagnostics, treatment planning, and patient care management, making the issue of professional licensure increasingly pertinent.

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Minority Nurse

APRIL 12, 2024

Radiology nurses are an essential component of a holistic patient care team. Radiology nurses become skilled in preparing patients for and guiding them through radiology procedures. For instance, the magnetic power of an MRI machine requires that no loose metal be nearby and that patients have removed all jewelry or metal.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

MARCH 13, 2024

A November 2023 attack on a multistate hospital system demonstrated that cyberattacks can imperil not just patient information—which is bad enough—but can even result in delayed patient care ; elective surgical procedures had to be postponed and ambulances were diverted to other hospitals.

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Billing Hospital Patient Safety Appointments 59

Minority Nurse

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

As the true lifeblood of healthcare delivery, nurses are central to patient care, from long-term and public health to acute care and home health. Decreased graduation rates translate to a shrinking nursing workforce, staffing shortages, nurses working under stress, and the potential for compromised patient safety and outcomes.

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Minority Nurse

MAY 28, 2022

Whether at the bedside of a Veteran or working in an outpatient clinic, our nurses deliver quality care and lead the way in innovating how we provide nursing care. Nurses also develop patient safety initiatives, conduct research to improve care delivery, and help guide the next generation of nurses.

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Minority Nurse

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

Perianesthesia nurses work alongside a patient as they are preparing for or recovering from a procedure that requires sedation. Nurses in this specialty are dedicated to patient safety and are responsible for monitoring and assessing patients as they move through the preparation and recovery processes.

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Minority Nurse

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

There are equipment and processes that demand proficiency in use and troubleshooting to enhance patient safety. Infection control and taking on the role of a patient educator and advocate provides another level of optimal patient care. My husband is a chronic kidney disease patient.

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Patient Education Patient Safety Follow-Up Care Plan 59

Doximity

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

In addition to providing clinical patient care, he continues to utilize his experience in healthcare technologies to improve epilepsy care, neurology education, and telehealth systems. He is a great advocate for the intersection of telehealth and incredible patient care experiences.

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Relias

OCTOBER 28, 2022

A well-designed care coordination process benefits patients, providers, and payer organizations. Improved care quality and patient safety, reduced readmissions and ER visits, and lower healthcare costs are just some of the positive outcomes of effective care coordination.

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Minority Nurse

JULY 19, 2023

Nurses with disabilities are transforming healthcare and patient care practices,” says McCulloh. “ The priority with every nurse is to ensure patient safety. Nurses are needed to help guide policy, and the information is particularly validating to listeners when it comes from a nurse with a disability.

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Accepted Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Rush Medical College, its main goal is to develop students who will be critical thinkers, who will provide excellent clinical care, patient safety and quality. And this is actually something that Rush really excels in, is quality of care and patient safety and whether that’s in the hospital or elsewhere.

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Medical Advantage

JULY 17, 2024

The primary purpose of EMRs is to leverage the advantages of software technology to enhance patient care through better data management, streamlined workflows, and more informed decision-making. EMR vs. EHR EMRs are primarily utilized by clinicians to manage patient care within one practice.

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Accepted Blog

AUGUST 12, 2024

positions in retail, restaurant, sales, hospitality, and technical support) Health care administration (e.g., hospital administrators, clinical managers, financial managers, and patient advocates) Improving access to health care (e.g., The AAMC site describes the various Primary Focus Areas as follows: Basic science (e.g.,

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Connect Care Bytes Blog

JULY 9, 2024

Ensuring orders are not inappropriately placed, where they could end up in unmonitored work queues and therefore be a patient care and/or patient safety issue. The changes will go live according to the following schedule, affecting the orders listed in the zonal PowerPoint presentations linked at the end of this post.

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Minority Nurse

MARCH 6, 2024

My role extends beyond the provision of patient care and involves strategic decision-making and ensuring the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the Center’s nursing operations. We can promote patient rights, ensure patient safety, empower patients with the needed information to make informed decisions, and more through advocacy.

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