Practice Index

APRIL 10, 2025

The Department of Health said the recruitment would help end the 8am scramble for appointments. It calls for adequate resources for digital tools and triage systems and for time for service improvement. Information request jams practice admin A practice has warned patients it may have to put admin on hold because of a FOI request.

Huddles/Rounds

Sensible Medicine

MAY 23, 2025

1 Recently, “It’s not the EMR (electronic medical record) that is bad, it is how we use it” has been echoing in my mind. I often had to practice without medical records. When I did have a record, it had to come from the medical record department and usually arrived hours or days after the patient.

Medication

Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

I have an appointment at the Mayo Clinic in two months.” I knew within 30 seconds of talking to her (or just from reading the triage note) that I would not be able to figure out what was going on with her in the ER. is an emergency medicine physician at Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy in Omaha, NE.

Diagnostics

Prism Career Institute

JUNE 5, 2024

If you enjoy working with people and have a passion for eye health, a career as an ophthalmic medical assistant could be for you. Ophthalmology is a medical field that focuses on treating and managing disorders of the eye. What Do Ophthalmic Medical Assistants Do? In addition, they can help triage patient complaints.

Medical Assistant

CollaborateMD

MAY 17, 2023

Patients expect prompt answers to their queries, even outside of appointments. And with rising inflation and increasing medical costs, healthcare practices are feeling the strain. Communication channels such as telemedicine video chat, SMS, and email must be easily accessible.

Communication

ACI Medical & Dental School

MARCH 11, 2024

There are a wide variety of opportunities available to individuals who pursue a Medical Assistant certification. As a leading institution offering a robust, hands-on Medical Assistant training program, we understand the importance of empowering our students with the knowledge and skills necessary to thrive in the growing healthcare industry.

Medical Assistant

Practice Index

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Dispute over growing appointment numbers GP and NHS leaders have clashed over another upsurge in appointment requests. NHS England says the nearly 26 million appointments in December demonstrate progress in improving primary care, while the Royal College of GPs says it shows that pressure on practices is becoming even more intolerable.

Huddles/Rounds

Health Populi

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Among providers using telehealth, again looking at the two right side bar groups in the second chart, virtual care has improved continuity of care, bolstered patient adherence to medication, and benefited conversations around costs with patients.

Triage

Health Populi

JUNE 18, 2024

Health care access is a challenge in rural and urban areas, cities and suburbs, and across more demographic groups than you might realize, as we see wait times grow for appointments, primary care shortages, and delays in screening plaguing health systems around the world.

Triage

Health Populi

JANUARY 12, 2021

Increase in virtual telemedicine appointments increased ten times in 15 days. Streaming video fast-grew, with Disney+ hitting 50 million subscribers in five months (of course, it didn’t hurt that the program launched with Hamilton !). Remote learning pivoted 250 million students to move to online learning over 2 weeks, and.

Triage

Valant

JUNE 19, 2024

Benefits for Patients and Providers Telemedicine offers several advantages: Efficiency: Patients save time by avoiding commutes and waiting rooms, leading to more efficient appointments. Convenience: Patients can schedule appointments at their convenience, sometimes even during non-traditional hours.

Triage

Health Populi

MAY 16, 2023

In this study, those activities included access to pharmacy benefits (including drug discount cards); accessing information on medical, dental and vision insurance; scheduling appointments; checking-in to upcoming appointments; and, connecting with healthcare providers’ websites or patient portals.

Triage

Northwest Career College

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Appointment scheduling is one of the main tasks that needs to be done effectively to organize the overall day-to-day operation. This blog will tackle some strategies for helping Medical Administrative Assistants manage their schedules and work productively throughout their shift. Record and track appointment histories quickly.

Medical Administrative Assistant

Health Populi

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Deloitte’s 2023 Health Care Consumer survey polled 2,014 US adults and found that one-half overall felt that AI had the potential to improve access to care (such as lowering wait times for appointments), and nearly one-half so said AI could improve affordability in the form of lowering individuals’ health care costs.

Triage

Health Populi

MARCH 13, 2024

adults would be uncomfortable if their health care provider relied on AI for their medical care, according to the Pew Research Group. Dr. Halamka is President of CHAI, and Dr. Brian Anderson was appointed the CEO this month following many years of leadership in responsible AI work. million medical records ). Three in five U.S.

Collaboration

Practice Index

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Continuity reduces demand for appointments Good continuity of care in general practice could reduce consultations by about 5%, according to analysis published in ‘Management Science’. Same-day hubs planned for London A second area of England has unveiled plans for “same-day hubs” to triage patients seeking practice appointments.

Huddles/Rounds

Arkenea

MARCH 9, 2025

Information accessibility Every hospital maintains a massive number of medical records and other sensitive patient data. Hospital mobile apps are beginning to incorporate blockchain technology to provide users with secure access to their EHRs, and to allow for easy sharing of medical information between healthcare providers.

Hospital

Mobius MD

APRIL 3, 2024

Ask IT staff to help configure your inbox to route messages to other staff, like your nurse or medical assistant. 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.

Triage

Accepted Blog

APRIL 2, 2024

Dr. Woodson discusses the unique aspects of Tulane’s medical program, including its focus on healing communities and its integration of nursing students into the curriculum. Are you ready to apply to your dream medical schools? It doesn’t really pertain per se to the medical school, but it will affect us.

Medication

Arkenea

DECEMBER 2, 2024

A patient portal is a mobile and/or web-based solution that offers access to healthcare and medical data (health records, personal profiles, payments, etc.) Minimal Human Error Patient portal software reduces human errors by automating medical data management and administrative tasks. at any given time. Types of Patient Portals 1.

HIPAA

Arkenea

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

ChatGPT, a generative AI, can access terabytes of data in less than seconds to predict medical conditions. Thus, making it quicker and easier for healthcare providers to predict medical conditions. Physicians can streamline documentation procedures, and generate medical charts, and discharge instructions.

Discharges

Mobius MD

MAY 1, 2024

Physician burnout has become a significant problem, largely due to a growing administrative burden on medical professionals. Medical assistants (MAs) can also help prepare visit materials and handle follow-up tasks. Using the right medical practice software tools can improve the patient experience and save you hours every week.

Documentation

Healthcare Law Insights blog

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Prescribing practitioners typically must conduct an in-person medical evaluation of the patient before administering controlled substances. Subject to the declaration of a public health emergency, DEA waived its in-person medical examination requirement and set forth different criteria for controlled substances.

Triage

Minority Nurse

JUNE 23, 2023

I became a liaison to several community and regional health organizations, including the DC Health and Medical Coalition whose primary responsibility is to prepare to cope with natural or man-made disasters that may impact the healthcare systems of the Washington DC region. I started the process of returning to work.

Triage

Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

I get asked to help with issues that can’t remotely be considered medical in nature. I asked the nurse I work with to fill the 4 or so hours I’d be in clinic with people whose appointments had been canceled and seemed like they needed to be seen. After being triaged, I was left waiting in an ER room alone.

Follow-Up

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

JUNE 10, 2025

A decline in average length of stay indicates that hospitals are triaging, treating, and discharging patients efficiently and appropriately,” Erik Swanson, managing director and group leader for data and analytics, at Kaufman Hall, said in a statement. You can unsubscribe at anytime. Registered in England and Wales. TechTarget, Inc.s

Hospital