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Rehumanizing the Patient Experience

Minority Nurse

We wait for the test results. 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. We wait to see the provider. We wait for our IV to be started.

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Is A Health Unit Coordinator Job Hard?

We Care Online

Arranging appointments for tests and procedures. Managing admissions, transfers and discharges. Health Unit Coordinators perform crucial administrative functions in hospitals, clinics, and healthcare facilities, freeing up medical staff to spend more time with patients. Common tasks include: Managing patient records.

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Insights from Digital Health Leaders at ViVE 2025

EvidenceCare

Dr. Wilcoxs journey into digital health started with a simple observation: patients in the post-anesthesia care unit were experiencing unnecessary delays in discharge, leading to longer hospital stays. Early on, people said, Our patients want this appointment, but when we asked them directly, a lot of them didnt, Wilcox said.

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EHR Interoperability: In-Depth Guide (2025 updated)

Arkenea

Healthcare providers utilize C-CDAs to send consultation notes, continuity of care documents, discharge summaries, diagnostic imaging reports, and other documents for clinical decision-making. It has the ability to offer real-time notifications within EHR systems such as appointment check-ins.

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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.) Does insurance cover it? Mon (day 1!): essentially following all those generic pregnancy precautions.

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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. 20% received appointment letters after the date of the appointment.

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Medicare Advantage or disadvantage? Lawmakers hear about the good, the bad, and the prior authorizations

Medical Economics

He cited examples of a patient with diabetes traveling to a doctor’s appointment through provided transportation; a man managing hypertension with a health coach, dietitian and remote blood pressure monitoring; and a patient discharged from the hospital with needed medical equipment and follow-up all arranged.