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Rehumanizing the Patient Experience

Minority Nurse

We wait to be discharged. ” If you’re waiting to be discharged from the hospital, what time you’ll be able to leave is anyone’s guess since one hand often doesn’t know what the other hand is doing. Doctors see patients in rushed 15-minute appointments, often without a cursory physical exam.

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Mental Health Crisis in Miscarriage–an Unrepresented Patient Population

The Healthcare Blog

I handed them the same box of single ply tissues I was now sobbing into, as I handed them a pen to sign their discharge paperwork. Two weeks after my emergency room discharge, I continued to live life as if nothing happened, returning to work without any healthcare follow-up to address my emotional burden. I’m sorry for your loss”.

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Beyond Stigma: Why Addressing Maternal Mental Health Means Confronting Systemic Failures

The Healthcare Blog

” Her discharge notes state Difficulty coping with anxiety for past 1-2 weeks. She presented back at the ED the day after her initial discharge with additional hemorrhage concerns. She was discharged with blood pressure medication. Regardless, we had discussed this option after the latest doctor’s appointment.

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NPO After Midnight: Egg Freezing Cycle as a Medical Resident

A Young Doctor's Journey

I chose to start on Monday of a two-week period when I would be able to go in for all AM appointments. Otherwise, in most other cases, you go in for your appointment on the first or second day of your period, whenever that is.) What is the process actually like? I had no idea what an egg freezing cycle looked like going into this.

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Primary care news round-up (13th February to 19th February 2025)

Practice Index

Patients stressed by failing NHS admin NHS admin has become dysfunctional, leading to thousands of test results being lost and patient appointments becoming confused, according to a new study. They describe a patient who found themselves discharged from a service for failing to attend an appointment, in spite of their efforts to reschedule.

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How to automate your practice’s workflows to free up time & focus on your patients 

Health Prime

Read more on the blog A Four-Point Checklist for Choosing your RCM Partner – Health Prime (hpiinc.com) 2. Patient Scheduling & Reminders Scheduling appointments and patient reminders are essential to the success of your practice. Read more about this on the blog 5 reasons to outsource your medical credentialing.

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Understanding Transitional Care Management in Reducing Readmissions

Guideway Care

This blog will dive into what transitional care management is in reducing readmissions, how it works, and the key strategies it uses to minimize readmissions. Subsequent segments will explore in-depth aspects such as comprehensive discharge planning, medication reconciliation, and initiatives focused on patient education and involvement.