Emerging RN Leader

MARCH 10, 2024

Consider the following story an Emergency Department Manager recently reported in a manager focus group: “ We have had a triage tent in front of my ED for almost […] The post Who Owns the Patient Experience? appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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Unitek College

MARCH 14, 2024

There are several unique challenges they face while assessing, triaging, and treating patients with urgent medical needs. Emergency Room (ER) Nurses live up to their name and care for people during critical situations. Every day, they make a difference in the lives of others.

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Medical Economics

JUNE 14, 2024

A Philadelphia-area medical practice experimented with having medical assistants triage patient portal messages. What challenges did they experience with this new workflow?

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Medical Economics

JUNE 17, 2024

A study found that using medical assistants to filter and triage patient portal messages was an effective time saver for physicians.

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Scrubs

JANUARY 30, 2023

Her daughter was triaged and received an x-ray on her left leg but then had to wait ten hours before being seen again. “I got a call from the school, saying there was an incident, and rescue was on the way, and that’s all they told me, so I rushed to the school,” Sedillo explained.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 25, 2020

Health systems are proactively leveraging digital assets to help triage, navigate, and treat cases in […]. Response from Oliver Lignell, vice president, virtual health, AVIA Providers have a new tool to help them combat COVID-19: digital.

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Practice Index

JULY 4, 2024

“This might involve updating training for reception staff, improving triage protocols or enhancing communication with patients about available services. By utilising data effectively, Practice Managers can ensure that their practices operate smoothly, meet patient needs and provide high-quality care.

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Health Populi

MAY 5, 2021

Before the pandemic, the dominant work-flow for telemedicine was for triage, primary care and pediatrics (think: your child registers a 105-degree fever on a Saturday night and the pediatrician’s office is closed). This graphic comes out of my current thinking about telehealth across the continuum of care.

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Health Populi

APRIL 21, 2021

The report lays out the many components of the virtual health ecosystem in three broad areas covering the continuum of care: Triage and intake, the front-door of routing patients to the most appropriate pathway for their symptoms. Telehealth is the sub-set of delivery methods and tools used to deliver health care services.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 23, 2020

As part of Validic‘s efforts to address the global coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the company launched a real-time monitoring solution designed to observe, analyze and triage individuals remotely for the emergence of COVID-19 symptoms. COVID-19 Home […].

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Scrubs

AUGUST 9, 2023

Today, there are more reliable methods that are actually recommended for measuring the severity of asthma: Pulse oximetry , which should be measured during triage. Breath sounds have also been found to correlate poorly with weak flow, and breath sounds can be normalized when pulmonary function is not. Peak flow meters.

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Practice Index

JUNE 27, 2024

It says that those practices already employing PAs should ensure there is appropriate time for supervision and that they review processes for triage, induction and supervision. The college wants the regulation of PAs to proceed rapidly, but the BMA has now announced legal action against the GMC over its handling of regulation.

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Minority Nurse

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The triage nurse obtains his vital signs: blood pressure 134/82 mm Hg, respirations 30 breaths per minute, heart rate 102 bpm, temperature 99.8 The patient appears anxious and restless, requiring redirection as the triage nurse processes him. Salzo presents to the emergency department (ED) at 3:00 a.m. with difficulty breathing.

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CollaborateMD

MAY 17, 2023

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.

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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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Valant

JUNE 19, 2024

AI and Chatbots: AI-driven tools assist with triage and basic consultations. Future Trends Telemedicine continues to evolve: Remote Monitoring: Wearable devices and sensors enable continuous health monitoring. Expanded Services: Telemedicine will extend beyond primary care to include mental health, chronic disease management, and preventive.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 26, 2021

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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The HIPAA Journal

JULY 9, 2024

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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Practice Index

AUGUST 22, 2024

We’ve also implemented additional triage systems to ensure urgent cases are prioritised. “There’s no doubt that collective action has presented challenges,” admitted another Manager, this time from a suburban London practice. Managing patient expectations has been tough, but open communication has been key.

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Valant

AUGUST 5, 2024

Outcome measures data can be a crucial tool for efficiency and help increase the availability of care by optimizing workflows in several ways: Automating patient evaluations outside of scheduled appointments Integrating results directly into clinical notes, minimizing manual data entry Facilitating improved triage and ongoing care decisions Enabling (..)

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Minority Nurse

AUGUST 12, 2024

Their tasks include resuscitation, triage, administering IV drips, and monitoring vital signs so that the patient is well enough to be safely deplaned. They administer pre-hospital care onboard helicopters and airplanes and work with physicians and paramedics during in-flight destinations.

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Health Populi

JUNE 18, 2024

Least-used yet but most-likely to implement in the next 3 years is automation for workflow prioritization — thing triage for workflow. Over one-third of health care leaders plan to implement automation in the next 3 years for equipment maintenance and monitoring, clinical documentation and notetaking, and medication management.

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Minority Nurse

OCTOBER 14, 2022

They will need to know how to treat catastrophic injuries or a heart attack one day and a person experiencing intense pain with no apparent cause the next, so an emergency nurse’s critical thinking skills must be sharp as they will need to triage patients constantly and in accordance with changing conditions.

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Prism Career Institute

JUNE 5, 2024

In addition, they can help triage patient complaints.‍ ‍ Making and answering phone calls: Ophthalmic medical assistants are usually in charge of communicating with patients over the phone. They can answer questions, give directions, and remind patients about their appointments.

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The Healthcare Blog

MAY 6, 2024

Triage the right care to the right people at the right time Obesity’s complex nature requires a personalized approach to treatment that delivers the right care to the right people at the right time.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 4, 2023

A key to building trust in any new technology deployed for health care is education and transparency — where Deloitte found the vast majority of consumers (87%) rated the importance of a provider informing their use of GenAI for medical treatment would be extremely or somewhat important.

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ACI Medical & Dental School

MARCH 11, 2024

Urgent Care Centers: Assist with triage and patient assessments. Outpatient Care Centers: Assist with patient intake and procedures. Nursing Homes/Assisted Living Facilities: Provide care to elderly residents. Community Health Centers: Deliver primary care services to underserved populations.

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Practice Index

MARCH 7, 2024

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. Meanwhile the BMA is considering a ballot of GPs over the imposition of the latest contract, with action timed for the autumn.

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The Healthcare Blog

JUNE 5, 2024

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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Practice Index

MAY 9, 2024

In some areas, this will include “fit note trailblazers” which will test new ways of triage and signposting to employment support services. Greater Manchester, South Yorkshire, Birmingham and the Black Country are among 15 areas in the project.

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Practice Index

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Same-day hubs planned for London A second area of England has unveiled plans for “same-day hubs” to triage patients seeking practice appointments. NHS North West London says that senior GPs and a multidisciplinary team drawn from local services will staff each proposed hub.

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Minority Nurse

OCTOBER 11, 2023

” The emergency department at Johns Hopkins, all 10,000 square feet of it, is exceptionally busy and includes urgent care, triage, and one of only two Level 1 trauma units in the state. . “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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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

The pandemic has also grown the types of services providers were offering via telehealth beyond traditional triage or real-time consults for urgent medical issues when doctor’s offices were closed.

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Doximity

MAY 4, 2023

This could be in the form of a simple triage tool that's easier for non-primary English speakers to understand or written in different languages. It's even more inspiring when you see someone working in a role you desire, who also has a similar background and has faced similar struggles.

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Health Populi

MAY 16, 2023

” Once cared-for, the patient can be discharged back into their community, “beyond-the-walls” to home or other neighborhood care site for post-acute care, rehabilitation, or therapy for continued care and restored well-being.

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Mobius MD

APRIL 3, 2024

If possible, forward appropriate messages to a triage nurse who can determine if the patient can wait for a visit, be sent to urgent care, or should go to the emergency room. For example, whoever is checking the EHR inbox should know which messages are urgent and how to reach you if they need your input.

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Mobius MD

MAY 1, 2024

You might also designate a staff member to triage and respond to inquiries so messages don’t pass through multiple people. Implement one-touch messaging In the patient portal era, efficiently handling incoming messages is essential to prevent inbox overload. Set up your EHR inbox so messages go to the appropriate person directly.

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