Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 6, 2021

"In 2016, we began exploring various telehealth workflows to meet those needs but hit many billing-related roadblocks due to the restrictive New York State and federal regulations. "We built in the ability for patients to self-check-in their virtual appointments via a text message," Visco noted. " USING FCC AWARD FUNDS.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Multiple studies, from The Nurse Practitioner and the Annals of Medicine and Surgery , identify POCUS as a convenient tool that reduces the number of imaging tests required to achieve a diagnosis and is able to circumvent barriers that have prevented certain populations from being able to access medical imaging in the past.

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Home Health Care

MARCH 27, 2024

For about 10 years, I was running a group practice, doing that, caring for people in nursing homes, in the home etc. I actually was responsible for the conditions of participation, so we regulated the home health agencies. The goal there is to provide those personal care services to keep people out of nursing homes.

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Home Health Care

JUNE 15, 2023

Another study published in 2022 likewise documented challenges with hospital-to-home transitions, with University of Michigan researchers noting that patients were more likely to suffer a setback requiring another hospitalization when post-acute care handoffs weren’t as comprehensive as they should be.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 2, 2022

Since students were not classified as critical employees of hospitals, it became difficult for them to gain clinical hours with patients. The National Nursing Board has recognized the value of simulation by allowing nursing students to earn up to 50% of their clinical time on simulation. Journal of Nursing Regulation.

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Briggs Healthcare

JUNE 7, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare On June 6, 2023, CMS posted QSO-23-16-Hospitals. diagnoses and medications) in order to protect and improve the patient’s health and safety.

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Patient Safety Movement

AUGUST 29, 2023

We have had a bad time this last week affecting the NHS in England, as the case of Lucy Letby, a neonatal nurse in Chester, was concluded. I am extremely grateful to those nurses, doctors, and other caregivers that took the time and have the commitment and dedication to “getting things right.” We were fortunate, though not all are.

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