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More Than 100 Patient Advocacy Organizations In Support of H.R. 485 – The Protecting Healthcare for All Patients Act

Patients Rising

Dear House Leaders, We write as patient representatives of more than 100 patient advocacy organizations to ask each of you to support H.R. 485, the Protecting Healthcare for All Patients […] The post More Than 100 Patient Advocacy Organizations In Support of H.R.

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Primary care news round-up (16th May to 22nd May 2024)

Practice Index

Patient representatives call for new practice access rights According to Healthwatch England, the public overwhelmingly wants the right to have an urgent GP appointment within 24 hours of requesting it.

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A New Era of Virtual Care Has Begun, Accenture Finds

Health Populi

The new era of virtual care has begun and is here to stay, Accenture expects in its latest look at How COVID-19 will permanently alter patient behavior , a patient survey conducted in May 2020. Accenture polled 2,700 patients around the world, 450 participants each from China, France, Germany, Japan, the U.K., and the U.S.

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What does a hospital pharmacy technician do?

NHA Now

As a medication history technician, you meet with patients or patient representatives at admission to comprise an accurate list of medications that the patient is currently taking using structured patient interviews. Ask “open ended” questions in order to obtain patient’s current medications.

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Why Care Coordination Is Important for Home Health and Hospice Agencies

Relias

Examples of care coordination may include structured meetings such as routine, formal case conferencing with the patient representative or a regularly scheduled, interdisciplinary team meeting to coordinate care, discuss goals, map out roles and responsibilities, and address any barriers preventing the patient from receiving services.

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