Sensible Medicine

OCTOBER 15, 2024

It is my pleasure to introduce this article by Joseph Marine, MD in response to mandatory masking policies in a number of California hospitals. The State of Maryland reinstated a health care mask mandate last winter based on the state reaching a threshold of 10 RSV/flu/covid hospitalizations per 100,000 population.

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Sensible Medicine

MAY 30, 2025

I did my residency at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston. 24-7-365 electronic EMR communication (last week) and immediate access to test results (this week), however, causes harm to patients, doctors, and nurses, beyond the benefits they provide. Some people think of it as The House of God , I think of it as the home of Open Notes.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MAY 19, 2025

For healthcare providers, IT professionals, and hospital executives, the discharge process is a critical juncture in a patient’s care journey. By Judit Sharon, CEO and founder, OnPage Corporation.

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Connect Care Bytes Blog

MAY 29, 2025

Building a Better Health Record (BBHR) As part of our documentation quality improvement initiative , we promote practical ways for clinicians to provide clear and actionable communication at transitions of care. patient care coordination note, consult note) can be selected to support the communication. Optional chart content (e.g.,

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We Care Online

JANUARY 15, 2025

Health Unit Coordinators perform crucial administrative functions in hospitals, clinics, and healthcare facilities, freeing up medical staff to spend more time with patients. Document and communicate with the healthcare team. Communication skills. Common tasks include: Managing patient records. Healthcare documentation.

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We Care Online

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Isolation: Unlike healthcare professionals who work in team settings like hospitals or clinics, HHAs often work independently in the client’s home. Understanding and interpreting clients’ needs and preferences requires patience, empathy, and strong communication skills.

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Health Populi

APRIL 21, 2021

In the COVID-19 pandemic, as peoples’ daily lives shifted closer and closer to home, and for some weeks and months home-all-the-time, health care, too, moved beyond brick-and-mortar hospitals and doctors’ offices. In 2019, J.D. Power found that only 10% of health consumers had been using telehealth services.

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KevinMD.com

AUGUST 31, 2024

Nurse staffing is a multifaceted issue, and it is extremely difficult to Read more… Pandemic lessons: How better staffing and communication can save health care originally appeared in KevinMD.com. A significant characteristic of a healthy work environment is appropriate staffing.

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Scrubs

AUGUST 9, 2023

As you go about your daily duties at work, there are opportunities for you to question whether nursing practices at your hospital are valid and current. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center in Syracuse, New York. Evidence-based practice is the conscientious use of up to date evidence in making decisions about patient care.

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EvidenceCare

MARCH 18, 2025

Instead, he sees an opportunity to integrate multiple services to support both hospital and overall wellness goals. 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.

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Relias

MAY 7, 2025

A recent study asked nearly 2,000 hospital patients to offer information about their experiences. It might seem strange to think that a patients emotional state has an effect on their hospitals NPS, but it turns out theyre definitely correlated. promoters are those patients who respond with a 9 or a 10.

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Minority Nurse

MAY 11, 2023

Angela Purcell, a nurse making a difference, has helped save patients’ sight and taught others how as part of the Flying Eye Hospital. Purcell, now an RN with an Ophthalmic Nurse diploma and the Associate Director of Nursing for Orbis International’s Flying Eye Hospital , began her career as a legal secretary.

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Sensible Medicine

APRIL 17, 2024

The parallels to universal precautions, the balance of comfort, communication, and patient safety, and the issues of power in the doctor patient relationship keeps me coming back to the issue. I recently spent a week attending on the inpatient geriatric ward at our VA hospital. Wearing a mask changes the doctor-patient relationship.

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Scrubs

JUNE 15, 2023

Your hospital or company will more than likely have a protocol for this sort of thing. Be sure to follow the protocol precisely, and in return, you will protect yourself, and the hospital should back you if the case is brought to court. Any irrational behavior on your part could be held against you if court proceedings ensue.

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Sensible Medicine

OCTOBER 20, 2024

You are a good communicator. You want to be a hospital CEO. If you want to do things because “that’s what we do”, there are better jobs for you. If you can explain things simply and clearly, medicine is perfect. If you are tangential or muddled when you speak, medicine will be difficult. You want to create a startup.

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Scrubs

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

“Communication tools such as secure chat and wearable two-way communication devices were also leveraged to enhance live correspondence between the virtual and bedside team.” . “The team developed specific roles and responsibilities for the bedside nurse, virtual nurse, and ancillary staff,” he continued.

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Relias

MARCH 18, 2025

Winter storms and blizzards can bring extreme cold, heavy snowfall, ice accumulation, and dangerous winds that disrupt essential services, transportation, and hospital operations. Ensuring a hospitals readiness for severe winter weather is critical to maintaining patient care and staff safety.

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Coronis Health

MARCH 13, 2024

The agency has been in constant communication with Change Healthcare and its parent company, UnitedHealth Group, since the company revealed the details of the attack and its attendant disruptions in downline processes, including interruptions in the payment of medical claims by multiple insurance plans and programs.

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Minority Nurse

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Hospital administrators across the nation advocate the merits of Magnet designation. The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), an affiliate of the American Nurses Association, awards Magnet status to hospitals that satisfy designated criteria that measure the strength and quality of the institution’s nursing care.

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Scrubs

MARCH 31, 2023

Every second counts when someone is having a medical emergency, and two nurses are sharing their tips on how to get necessary information from a patient when they’re struggling to communicate. That’s when Rachel Venable, the hospital operations coordinator, stepped in to lend her assistance. ” I knew I couldn’t rush this.

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Electronic Health Reporter

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The article Tips For Hospital Admins To Enhance Healthcare Efficiency appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. Did you know that automating healthcare administrative tasks can save up to 3 hours a day for the teams? Additionally, it improves work-life satisfaction by approximately 40%.

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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 27, 2025

IoMT devices include imaging systems, patient devices, surgical devices, hospital information systems, and clinical IoT. If these devices and systems are compromised they can cause major disruption to hospital operations and patient care. The industrial cybersecurity platform provider Claroty analyzed more than 2.25

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Health Populi

AUGUST 25, 2020

In the Fear of Going Out Era spawned by the COVID-19 pandemic, many patients were loath to go to the doctor’s office for medical care, and even less keen on entering a hospital clinic’s doors. flu season, hospitals may encounter further financial challenges due to the convergence of the coronavirus with the flu virus.

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Health Populi

JULY 20, 2020

Patients embraced virtual care and communications at very high rates in the first months of the pandemic, and want to continue to use telehealth platforms after the pandemic ends. We should expect COVID-19 to continue to accelerate this trend to “consumer-directed virtual care” and the emergence of the hospital-at-home care.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 6, 2025

A session on this track addresses the future of personalized nutrition in the era of Ozempic , and features speakers from January AI, one.bio, and Digbi Health moderated by Carolyn O’Neil who leaders O’Neil Nutrition Communications. Many innovations we’re seeing this week at CES 2025 will be part of this morphing ecosystem.

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Minority Nurse

MAY 6, 2025

And so began a career that would transcend hospital walls. Teaching CPR to a community groupand hearing weeks later that a woman saved her husbands life using Alices guidance. Thats when I knew our reach goes far beyond the hospital walls, she says. That heartbreak became my mission: to prevent others from experiencing the same.

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Serenity Nurse Aide Academy

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Enrolling in medical training programs in Charlotte, North Carolina , helps trainees gain the high-demand skills needed to navigate real-world challenges in hospitals, clinics, and other medical environments. One of the most vital skills is effective communication with patients.

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We Care Online

JANUARY 27, 2025

Shadowing healthcare professionals, volunteering at hospitals or enrolling in internships can provide valuable insight into what the job entails. Some hospitals and clinics also provide funding opportunities in exchange for postgraduate work commitments.

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Scrubs

JULY 25, 2023

That spoonful of applesauce was for my father, who lay prone in a hospital bed after suffering from a hemorrhagic stroke. That one simple act launched me on the long, determined journey to become a professional, compassionate, communicative, and spirited nurse. I took initiative. I picked up the spoon and fed my father.

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Scrubs

AUGUST 8, 2023

During the summer of 2019, Mount Sinai Hospital West in New York City endured a crippling five-hour blackout. Organization awareness and communication. You and your team should also have a way to communicate during such an event. Over the last few years, we’ve seen several high-profile outages within the healthcare industry.

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Scrubs

JULY 22, 2023

Written communication with management staff is a powerful tool. Three years later, I applied for a job in a NICU for no other reason than the children’s hospital was the best place to work in town. Use documentation for more than just patient care. That decision was the best thing I’ve ever done in my career.

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EvidenceCare

JANUARY 12, 2024

Social Admission vs. Medical Necessity In healthcare, the term “social admission” signifies instances where patients find themselves admitted to a hospital primarily for non-medical reasons. Hospitals should develop a plan for care beyond their walls, but few invest in skilled nursing facilities.

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Sensible Medicine

APRIL 12, 2024

Most of my undergraduate medical education took place at New York Hospital, where a medical error occasioned the first calls for duty hour reform. I was responsible for staying at the bedside of (or at least in the hospital with) my patients until they were stable. PR was admitted to my service at a hospital where I briefly attended.

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EvidenceCare

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Whether you’re leading a rural hospital, managing a regional health system, or overseeing a national network, these insights offer actionable strategies for balancing innovation with impact in today’s complex healthcare landscape.

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Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

” 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. Losing Touch In far too many provider-patient encounters, the art of communication is lost, seemingly forgotten in the rush of things to do.

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Emerging RN Leader

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN January and February are proving to be very challenging times for hospitals across the United States. Becker’s Hospital Review reported that flu cases have surged to numbers that have not been seen […] The post Managing Staff Negativity about Staffing appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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EvidenceCare

APRIL 16, 2024

This comprehensive guide provides hospital and revenue cycle leadership with vital insights on preparing for CERT audits and establishing processes for compliant documentation. Hospitals need to be aware of these state-specific rules as well. Think of your documentation as the ironclad defense for your hospital admissions.

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