Scrubs

JANUARY 4, 2024

It is also especially crucial nowadays, as technology further advances and more comprehensive eye tests are becoming more common. On top of this, traditional eye tests often focus solely on visual acuity, which measures the ability to see details at a distance.

Tests 147

Tests Follow-Up Appointments Scheduling 147

Scrubs

MAY 7, 2023

When you call a patient to follow up and they don’t pick up. When you’re just trying to do your job, but the universe decides to test your patience with a ripped glove. When you’re just trying to enjoy your sandwich, but your co-worker won’t stop talking.

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Follow-Up Scheduling Tests Hospital 246

CareerStep

JULY 19, 2024

Transcribing laboratory data, such as the details found in a Chem 10 blood test, is a routine task for medical transcribers. She points out the importance of a strong knowledge base and up-to-date reference materials for transcriptionists to navigate these challenges effectively. sodium 142, potassium 5.3, magnesium 3.0, ( ) 4.4.

Medical Terminology 92

Medical Terminology Documentation Tests Follow-Up 92

Mobius MD

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

A well-designed and optimized portal can free up staff time by allowing patients to review educational materials, schedule non-urgent appointments, and update their medical history online. Implement pre-visit lab testing Pre-visit lab testing involves ordering patient lab tests for completion before their upcoming appointment.

Documentation 52

Documentation Scheduling Appointments Tests 52

Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Trials select their patients, test the drugs in run-in periods and use research coordinators to help patients navigate complex health systems. Actual cardiologists performed these visits, which included up-titration of meds, but, also, as Adam correctly notes, patients had MD-level assessments. But trials are best case scenarios.

Discharges 103

Discharges Follow-Up Admissions Hospital 103

Sensible Medicine

AUGUST 4, 2024

I even have a talk, “keeping up on the literature.” All had urea breath tests for Helicobacter pylori , the bacteria that causes most peptic ulcer disease and is closely associated with gastric cancer. People that tested negative were followed. Those who tested positive received either curative H.

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Follow-Up Tests Medication 87

Sensible Medicine

OCTOBER 10, 2023

This is a book that should be read and discussed, but not blindly followed. At least for a while, Attia’s spirit will be accompanying me to the gym, taunting me to up my game. By way of example, let me offer two specific points of contention: APOE genetic testing and hyper-aggressive cancer screening.

Tests 98

Tests Follow-Up Insurance Medication 98

Scrubs

MAY 18, 2024

Nurses can advocate for policy changes within their institutions that directly benefit the uninsured, such as more transparent pricing structures and reducing non-essential medical tests that inflate costs. These online services are particularly useful for managing chronic conditions or for follow-up consultations.

Insurance 130

Insurance Patient Advocacy Tests Extended Care 130

Scrubs

APRIL 5, 2023

Dereck Paul is the co-founder of Glass Health, a start-up in San Francisco that offers artificial intelligence chatbot services to doctors looking to ease the burden of routine processes, such as patient documentation. “So, what tests they would order and what treatments they would order.”

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Documentation Follow-Up Hospital Medication 363

The HIPAA Journal

MAY 6, 2024

Continuum then worked to verify the information and obtain up-to-date address information, and notification letters were mailed on April 29, 2024. The file review was completed on March 8, 2024, when it was confirmed that the exposed data included patients’ names and Social Security numbers.

Medication 100

Medication HIPAA Tests Follow-Up 100

Sensible Medicine

MAY 28, 2024

The USPSTF claims "screening interventions" decrease the prevalence of depression at six-month follow-up by an odds ratio of 0.60. This number is surprising when we consider the following: A meta-analysis of six RCTs found the benefit of SSRIs, compared to placebo, to be small and statistically insignificant at six months.

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Follow-Up Discharges Appointments Tests 140

Sensible Medicine

MARCH 1, 2024

He acknowledges that we have little to no data that our currently accepted cancer screening tests reduce all cause mortality. ” Going further, Dr. Attia argues that our studies of screening tests do a poor job of finding the benefit of screening. There is a very small chance this test will save your life.

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Arkenea

JULY 12, 2024

It also helps to maintain the flow of data between healthcare providers, allowing for timely interventions, follow-up care, and medications. A centralized online process with visibility and accountability eliminates phone and fax follow-ups, thus eliminating unnecessary workload and paperwork.

Medication 52

Medication Follow-Up Appointments Tests 52

Prism Career Institute

AUGUST 20, 2024

This procedure is integral to healthcare, whether for diagnostic testing, treatment of conditions such as hemochromatosis, or for administering intravenous fluids. You’ll learn how to set up your equipment, clean and disinfect the site, and communicate with the patient to ensure they understand the procedure. What Is Phlebotomy?

Medical Assistant 52

Medical Assistant Medication Tests Diagnostics 52

MedCerts

JULY 30, 2024

The technical knowledge from this MyCAA-approved program enables you to set up, configure, maintain and troubleshoot your computer workstation. In this position, you get to support other healthcare experts by performing tests to detect cardiovascular issues in patients.

Certification 69

Certification Tests Follow-Up Hospital 69

Connect Care Bytes Blog

JULY 15, 2024

Laboratory Test Supply Shortage Supply levels of BD BACTEC blood culture bottles are constrained globally, with a shortage of up to 50% anticipated to last for several months. All clinicians are asked to follow best practice recommendations for blood culture utilization. See the Laboratory Bulletin for more information.

Best Practices 40

Best Practices Follow-Up Tests 40

MedCerts

JUNE 4, 2024

MyCAA Funding: What to Expect One question that’s likely to come up when planning your educational journey is how much MyCAA covers. Additionally, you can receive up to $1,000 for books and supplies for every academic year and up to $2,000 for qualifying licensing test fees.

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Follow-Up Billing Certification Tests 86

Sensible Medicine

JUNE 15, 2024

The medical college admission test contains many irrelevant questions that have nothing to do with being a doctor. There was a follow-up component to the biochemistry question, and it too was a logic puzzle, however, unfortunately it was incorrect. Next up… residency. I recently did some sample MCAT questions.

Medication 140

Medication Tests Follow-Up Admissions 140

Sensible Medicine

JULY 28, 2024

In a follow up post , Adam Cifu, my friend and colleague, took me to task. ” Photo via instagram (you can follow me there). Those are the loose, plastic ones that end up in the ocean, strangling turtles and other sea creatures, after being used for armed robberies or college protests. A reduction of 3%.

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Follow-Up Tests 124

Sensible Medicine

OCTOBER 10, 2023

This is a book that should be read and discussed, but not blindly followed. At least for a while, Attia’s spirit will be accompanying me to the gym, taunting me to up my game. By way of example, let me offer two specific points of contention: APOE genetic testing and hyper-aggressive cancer screening.

Tests 52

Tests Follow-Up Insurance Medication 52

Guideway Care

APRIL 11, 2024

They focus on the clinical aspects of patient care, including coordinating tests, treatments, and follow-up appointments. Clinical Navigators Other common types of cancer navigators are clinical nurses with a strong background in clinical settings.

Tests 52

Tests Patient Satisfaction Follow-Up Appointments 52

Sensible Medicine

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

They spend money on test prep courses and needle their teachers into inflating grades. They were dedicated, followed directions, worked hard, were skilled at the “customer service” side of medicine, and were mature enough to know that medicine was for them.

Admissions 116

Admissions Follow-Up Customer Service Tests 116

The Healthcare Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Learning is hard, learning is going to school, learning is taking tests, learning is something you have to do when you’re not having fun. If that seems extreme to you, contrast the crazy, reckless, boisterous atmosphere of many start-ups with the atmosphere of most corporate innovation departments. Not much playing – not much fun!

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Follow-Up Tests 101

Scrubs

MAY 22, 2023

“The Newcastle team involved in carrying out the procedures are cautious and will have wanted to include at least some follow-up data on the babies, while also protecting the privacy of the families,” Lovell-Badge explained. “This is a challenge in itself.

Transfers 189

Transfers Follow-Up Collaboration Tests 189

Sensible Medicine

JULY 30, 2024

Commentary The authors conclude that “protocol-directed active surveillance offers a clear set of expectations for patients and clinicians to follow.” This cohort was primarily made up of insured, educated, and non-Hispanic white patients. ” This is perhaps too strong a conclusion given this study’s design.

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Follow-Up Tests Insurance Medication 91

Health Populi

MAY 21, 2020

Patients’ concerns of COVID-19 risks have led them to self-ration care in the following ways: 41% have delayed health care services. Thus, 38% of people would delay an elective procedure and 27% would delay a diagnostic test in a hospital setting for at least six months.

Insurance 161

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Valant

JULY 16, 2024

Failing to follow best practices for therapy notes and progress notes can have legal and professional repercussions. The following is not an exhaustive list and state laws may apply, so check regulations in your state. What’s the difference between them, and is your practice compliant with the privacy regulations for each type?

HIPAA 98

HIPAA Documentation Appointments Insurance 98

Sensible Medicine

MAY 25, 2023

For calcium deposits in breast arteries to be important, we would need to know that some action based on this finding, whether it be further diagnostic testing, lifestyle modification, or medical therapy, actually benefits a woman. This finding suggests an increased risk of coronary artery disease; clinical follow up recommended.”

Tests 62

Tests Diagnostics Follow-Up Insurance 62

Sensible Medicine

AUGUST 25, 2023

We read about diseases and their associated diagnostic tests and treatments. Clinical findings and blood tests hint at the diagnosis, but the only truly confirmatory test is a biopsy of the temporal artery – a small procedure but a procedure all the same. Diagnostic tests give you more than just a diagnosis.

Diagnostics 86

Diagnostics Tests Hospital Follow-Up 86

Sensible Medicine

JULY 31, 2023

And it puts to the test an everyday practice in US cardiology. The second area of uncertainty was the question of going right to the cath lab for angiography after a positive stress test. It was a conservative vs early invasive approach to ischemia test. The Trial Patients had to have a positive stress test.

Tests 82

Tests Follow-Up Medication 82

Sensible Medicine

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

For anyone interested in medical reversal, this article is up there with CAST , the WHI , and the vertebroplasty articles as landmark articles. Inspired by their work, I decided to follow on this somewhat unconventional path in the field of osteoporosis. Of note, we tested all available DXA scanners (i.e.,

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Follow-Up Diagnostics Collaboration Tests 132

Sensible Medicine

JULY 9, 2023

Yet, like most unexpected clinical changes in my career, I ended up learning unexpected truths. A few years before, on a routine visit, they drew a a large battery of blood tests, and recommended colonoscopy. Because this was a non-invasive test (a CT scan), he went ahead with it. One man taught me about lung cancer screening.

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Follow-Up Tests Scheduling Medication 103

Practice Index

JUNE 13, 2024

The region was the latest to be hit by IT problems following the cyber-attack in London. Delays to test results are unsafe and leave GPs flying blind while having to manage the justifiable anxieties of thousands of patients.” We alone can provide the continuity of care that patients want, and that saves lives.”

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Sensible Medicine

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Don’t get hung up on the specific medical problem. The medical question comes up pretty often: What to do with moderate anemia (low red blood cell counts) in a patient recovering from a heart attack (myocardial infarction = MI)? (We The MINT trial tested these two strategies. No drug companies. No devices. with CI to 0.99-1.7

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Follow-Up Tests Hospital Medication 95

19 Labs

JANUARY 24, 2023

Refugees were issued ID Cards , local health workers in the camps took vital signs, and doctors provided effective remote consultations followed up with medications when necessary. The blood sugar test result was 350 mg/dL, and the doctor was contacted via video through the Doctory | GALE system. 19labs.com

Vital Signs 88

Vital Signs Follow-Up Tests Diagnostics 88

Sensible Medicine

DECEMBER 20, 2023

I’ve been following the general conversations and have been particularly interested in AI’s potential to improve diagnostic performance. The test characteristics of most data from the history is poor. I started with a steroid two years ago, but the pain was too severe and I ended up with an injection in my back.

Appointments 90

Appointments Diagnostics Scheduling Follow-Up 90

Sensible Medicine

APRIL 22, 2024

It had long follow-up and enrolled patients who had established heart disease. The clinical equivalent of their approach was similar to stress testing for finding coronary stenoses. It was as if they had found a positive stress test in a patient with low-risk for heart disease.

Tests 85

Tests Follow-Up Medication 85