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Mental Health Crisis in Miscarriage–an Unrepresented Patient Population

The Healthcare Blog

These barriers include lack of referral to mental health providers, providers that are unable to take on new patients, initial wait times as long as two months, and lack of insurance coverage. What if I don’t have insurance? Other factors include low rates of diagnosis, inadequate treatment, and relapse of symptoms. Which physician?

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SouthCoast Health; Call 4 Health Notify Patients About Cyberattacks

The HIPAA Journal

a Delray Beach, FL-based medical call center operator and nurse triage service provider, has recently issued individual notifications to individuals affected by a data security incident that occurred on March 20, 2024. The HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal still shows the interim figure of 501 affected individuals.

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Primary Care 2.0 – How Crossover Health is “Re-Bundling” Health Care

Health Populi

bn , much of which went into niche applications like lab testing, medication adherence, and on-demand triage for urgent care. In 2020, investments in digital health reached $14.1 These companies targeting primary care components represent the “unbundling of the family doctor,” as CB Insights recently coined the market trend.

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Exciting Nursing Career Paths for the Aging Nurse

Minority Nurse

Nursing triage can also often be performed very efficiently via phone or video. According to the non-profit American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants (AALNC), a legal nurse consultant (LNC) can be employed by insurance companies, law firms, risk management companies, and other organizations and agencies.

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Who Needs Humans, Anyway?

The Healthcare Blog

In essence, “Resident Agents” randomly contract a disease, seek care at the Agent Hospital, where they are triaged and treated by Medical Professional Agents, who include 14 doctors and 4 nurses (that’s how you can tell this is only a simulacrum; in the real world, you’d be lucky to have 4 doctors and 14 nurses).

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Medical Professionals: Connecting with Patients on Digital Platforms

We Care Online

Medical professionals must prioritize data privacy by using encrypted platforms and adhering to HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) guidelines to protect patient information. AI-powered chatbots, for instance, can assist patients with general queries, triage symptoms, and direct them to appropriate resources.

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Improve Patient Engagement?and?? Office Productivity with?a Single Unified?Communications Platform 

CollaborateMD

With a comprehensive communication platform, healthcare providers can communicate easily with patients through digital channels with workflow tools to help effectively triage and manage those communications. Efficient Patient Engagement​ One of the primary benefits of technology in healthcare is efficient patient engagement.