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Negotiating the physician identity in an era of complexity and connectivity (Part 1)

Sensible Medicine

These suspicions are not baseless as a 2023 Elsevier survey suggests a majority of trainees are struggling to imagine themselves shouldering a career in direct patient care. To go about patient care alone in today’s world is to never sleep, make innumerable mistakes, and fail your patient(s) time and time again.

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3 Old-School Nursing Methods That Need to Go Away

Scrubs

But sometimes, medical facilities and the nurses that work there can fall a bit behind on the most up-to-date approaches to patient care. Today, there are more reliable methods that are actually recommended for measuring the severity of asthma: Pulse oximetry , which should be measured during triage. Peak flow meters.

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

Practice Index

The BMA’s guidance recommends a cap of 25 patient contacts (including by phone, online or in person) per GP per day, backed by 15-minute consultation times, a shift intended to provide better care and reduce burnout. Additionally, it encourages practices to cease non-contractual services to focus on core patient care.

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5 Ways to Use Outcome Measures Data

Valant

Outcome measures data provides the takeaways used to evaluate the effectiveness of treatments and to ensure that patient care meets established quality standards. This approach is a departure from traditional fee-for-service models , which pay providers based on the volume of services they deliver.

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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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Exciting Nursing Career Paths for the Aging Nurse

Minority Nurse

A telehealth nurse may staff a patient advice line, perform care coordination functions, or help patients manage their medications and other aspects of their healthcare. Nursing triage can also often be performed very efficiently via phone or video.

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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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