Practice Index

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The current system is setting us up for failure, and it’s the patients who ultimately suffer. Encouraging the use of online consultations, phone triage and self-help tools can help the practice as a whole manage time and demand. I also think strengthening our triage systems can help.

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The Healthcare Blog

MAY 6, 2024

Some solutions are cropping up to pave the way. But one-size-fits-all solutions centered on medication as a silver bullet to obesity are only setting up patients and payers for failure. Similarly, those whose sole promise is to deprescribe, don’t follow the evidence. They’re itching for an easy off-ramp.

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Medication Follow-Up Long Term Care Triage 109

Minority Nurse

OCTOBER 11, 2023

.” Davis followed that by enrolling in an EMT program and then becoming an ER technician in a community hospital. “It gives me a wide variety of experiences and helps me give back to the state and city I grew up in.”

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Certified Nursing Assistant Follow-Up Triage Hospital 105

Walker Info - Patient Experience

JULY 18, 2023

Sometimes the answer is obvious: For a company that services hospital machinery, key equipment that is not up and running can translate into delays in diagnosing and treating patients. Which customers should receive immediate follow-up? Who should “own” the follow-up process? Be intentional.

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Practice Index

JULY 4, 2024

“As managers, we can allocate more resources at peak times, such as Mondays, to handle the surge in demand, ensuring that patient care remains timely and efficient… and back it up when a GP Partner doesn’t want to work with data!” Similarly, analysing the types of appointments can help in optimising slot lengths.

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Triage Appointments Patient Satisfaction Follow-Up 52

Practice Index

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Same-day hubs to triage patients A large area of England could see patients diverted to “same-day access hubs” when they seek urgent practice care. Under the plans, which affect Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and West Berkshire, calls would firstly go to the hubs for triage when patients select same-day care.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

On the patient-demand side, start with 50% of patients not following up recommendations after an imaging visit. It is up to us to adapt and embrace it, or be left behind. On the supply side, note that nearly one-half of radiologists report symptoms of burnout.

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Communication Diagnostics Outpatient Care Triage 87

Relias

MARCH 18, 2025

Winter weather preparation: Priorities for hospitals In all types of emergency management , the following are essential priorities for hospitals and health systems. Set up ride-sharing or coordinate with local emergency responders for staff transportation. Heres how hospitals can prepare effectively for a blizzard.

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Minority Nurse

JULY 19, 2023

She had a hearing aid in her right ear but woke up with sudden bilateral deafness in 2015. “ To other nurses with disabilities, don ’ t give up,” she says. You inspire and motivate someone because you have decided to be courageous, present, and speak up!” Sign up now to get your free digital subscription to Minority Nurse.

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Hospice Follow-Up Triage Acute Care 98

Health Populi

MARCH 13, 2024

adults’ levels of trust in health care services and suppliers, finding the greatest trust lies with a consumer’s local pharmacy (for 77% of consumers), followed by hospitals (for 73% of people) and in third rank, health technology (63%). The 2023 Edelman Trust Barometer gauged U.S. public health, as well.

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Collaboration Best Practices Medication Triage 108

Setting Sights

DECEMBER 31, 2022

But, we will never experience those great life lessons, if we never show up to stuff. I had dawdled, in somewhat a deep, drifting thought, up to the muddy cornfields behind the house, crops not yet budded, streaks of morning grey and damp brown for miles up ahead. Only I could roll the blinds up if I wanted to see the sunlight.

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Follow-Up Hospital Triage Medication 52

Northwest Career College

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Efficient Scheduling Strategies The following are some strategies for making the scheduling process more efficient, improving productivity, and reducing patient wait times. Use triage systems to grade the appointments according to their urgency. How to Prioritize: Keep slots open for urgent appointments on the same day or the next.

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Medical Administrative Assistant Appointments Scheduling Communication 40

Myndshft Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The following tips can help you better navigate the labyrinth of prior authorizations, ensuring reimbursement success. Train the Team A well-trained team often stands as the dividing line between fast prior authorizations and exasperating hold-ups. and pharmacy benefits (oral medications, certain injectables, etc.).

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Patient Advocacy Triage Patient Care Medication 40

Arkenea

MARCH 9, 2025

Telemedicine is useful for the following services in addition to enabling long-distance contacts: Care Advice Reminders Education Intervention Monitoring Even confessions made remotely. Reminders for medication Sadly, statistics show that only 50% of chronic disease medication regimens are followed by patients.

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Hospital Tests Follow-Up Medication 52

Practice Index

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Written warnings are given normally in the form of a letter following a disciplinary hearing. I f someone has passed their probation but committed gross misconduct shortly afterwards, do I still have to follow my disciplinary process? It’s something I would recommend. What do you have to say when you suspend someone?

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Clinic Management Follow-Up Triage Tests 52

The Healthcare Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

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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Follow-Up Discharges Triage Insurance 109

Mobius MD

MARCH 26, 2025

While convenient for patients, many providers struggle to keep up with a high volume of electronic messages. Delegate when possible: Involve other team members in triaging electronic messages. How Providers Can Help: Proactive outreach: Set up automated reminders or request staff follow-ups to reconnect with patients.

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Communication Triage Follow-Up Appointments 59

Accepted Blog

APRIL 2, 2024

We have a simulation operating room, a delivery room, emergency medicine room, and different patient triage areas where they can learn. And so those students that decide to follow that path are really focused on learning about that particular population segment. So we want to do it in a safe environment. They have to do a lot.

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Arkenea

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

ChatGPT has become a global phenomenon, with over 1 million sign-ups to try the chatbot post-launch. Unlike other notable chatbots such as Google Assistant, Siri, and Alexa, which are used to interact with the physical world and perform an action, ChatGPT helps to speed up office work. Let’s dive in.

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Follow-Up Discharges Problem Solving Skills Appointments 52

Mobius MD

MAY 1, 2024

Medical assistants (MAs) can also help prepare visit materials and handle follow-up tasks. For example, set up protocols for when your MA can take over for you. Similarly, pre-prepared patient education materials for common conditions allow your team to send follow-up instructions with one click.

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Documentation Follow-Up Scheduling Physical Exams 52

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Following CES, I wanted to further dive into one part of the portfolio very important to family health at home: the mother-and-child segment. I’ve known this company for a couple of years, meeting them when they were but a young start-up.

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Triage Hospital Medication Follow-Up 75

Minority Nurse

JUNE 23, 2023

During my career, I have had the opportunity to learn the details about how to set up a state-of-the-art call center telephony system and how to rapidly transition to a functional remote poison center model with our staff distributed across three states and the District of Columbia in response to the pandemic.

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Follow-Up Triage Problem Solving Skills Certification 52

Healthcare Law Insights blog

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The degree to which the legislation has made a positive impact is up for debate. Using telehealth appointments for chronic conditions, follow-up visits, and other non-urgent care can reduce unnecessary hospital visits, which in turn ensures triage and earlier treatment of the seriously ill.

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Triage Follow-Up Communication Medication 52

Arkenea

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Enhanced Patient Care Patients can get annoyed by long waiting hours and freeing up time for appointments. Chatbots and Chats Chatbots help to enhance patient portals by assisting in payments, offering status conditions of their claims, and helping with patient triage.

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HIPAA Appointments Scheduling Tests 52

Relias

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In emergency care settings, care coordination can involve immediate care, hospital admission, discharge planning, follow-up care, and post-acute care. It can help reduce unnecessary hospitalizations, readmissions, and ED visits and improve patient outcomes, satisfaction, and safety.

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Care Plan Patient Satisfaction Acute Care Collaboration 52

Practice Index

JANUARY 23, 2025

It calls for more cuts to practice red tape and for support for practices to improve triage systems. The decision followed the intervention of a local Member of the Scottish Parliament, Fergus Ewing, who has spent three years objecting to the changes. The report claims the NHS got the winter it prepared for.

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Practice Index

JUNE 27, 2024

The call has come from the Royal College of GPs following a consultation which involved 5,000 doctors. The college says it now wants to draw up new and detailed guidance on induction, supervision and scope of practice. He added: “If one part of the NHS crumbles, the rest will follow.

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MedQuest College

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

As an RN, you begin by triaging incoming patients, assessing their conditions, and prioritizing care based on urgency. In between, you educate patients and families about follow-up care and monitor their progress closely. Daily Tasks of an LPN: Helping patients with activities of daily living (e.g.,

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Vital Signs Long Term Care Triage Follow-Up 59

Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

I’ve tried to stay away from the reflections that end up being part of the “doctor-as-patient” genre. [i] My daughter got out ahead of me and, as we approached the end of our ride, I remember thinking, “these damn kids, you teach them to ride a bicycle, and then they turn 18 and you can’t keep up with them.”

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Practice Index

MARCH 7, 2024

It follows the imposition of the new GP contract with a funding increase of just 1.9%. Same day appointment hubs plan shelved A controversial plan for “same day” hubs, which would triage patients seeking practice appointments, has been shelved due to GP concerns. Yesterday it said it would be seeking other ways to spend the £6.6

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