Connect Care Bytes Blog

JUNE 24, 2025

Connect Quality is a free program created by the Chief Medical Information Office (CMIO) to help you meet your College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA) Physician Practice Improvement Program (PPIP) project requirements! Our goal is to make your work easier. A template that can be used to document all CPSA requirements.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 29, 2025

The database also contained software billing and compliance reports belonging to a medical software company. Fowler notified the medical software company about the exposed database, which identified the database owner, and notified them.

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EvidenceCare

MARCH 18, 2025

In this special edition of The Better Care Podcast , EvidenceCares Co-Founder & Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Brian Fengler, brought together digital health executives to learn about the challenges theyre tackling and the solutions that are shaping the future. Some quotes have been lightly edited for clarity and brevity.

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Health Populi

MARCH 10, 2025

as more patients get discharged to hospital-for-home and more acute-care workflows that fall on burdened caregivers (that is, family members and friends). When this happens to a patient or their caregiver, it feels like “medical gaslighting,” ECRI explains. Consider the growth of TikTok in medical information, for example.

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Practice Index

JULY 10, 2025

In a British Medical Association poll, GPs in the region voted overwhelmingly for the move, with 98.7% Problems revealed with electronic discharge The electronic discharge summary often fails to include vital information, placing patients at risk of harm, NHS investigators warn today. of those voting supporting it.

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Practice Builders

JUNE 8, 2025

The AI-driven patient journey transforms reality in medical practice. After all, the medical industry is developing rapidly, and competition is increasing. Store lab reports, medical records, and all the necessary data about past visits, discharge summaries, and more. billion by 2030. No information will be lost.

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Connect Care Bytes Blog

JUNE 26, 2025

The previous issues can still be accessed, via the archive in the Connect Care Manual.

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Arkenea

JUNE 23, 2025

From electronic health records and clinical research papers to medical imaging reports and patient communications, the sheer volume of healthcare information grows exponentially each year. Yet accessing the right information at the right time remains one of the biggest challenges facing medical professionals today.

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Northwest Career College

MARCH 16, 2025

With the help of technology, the chances of human error that could be produced during medication discharge and proper dosage for the patient are reduced. Supporting medical history and prescription availability within minutes will allow smoother operations and better handling of patient needs.

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Mobius MD

DECEMBER 3, 2024

One example is the AI-powered patient flow system that Cedars-Sinai Medical Center created to help staff allocate beds more effectively. By predicting admissions and discharge patterns, AI helps prevent overcrowding and reduces wait times.

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Minority Nurse

JANUARY 23, 2025

Step One: A Professional Summary Many job-seekers often use the old-fashioned objective statement at the top of their resume, which is a weak strategy for letting the reader of your resume know who you are: “Skilled professional nurse seeking to use skills in a medical oncology unit.”

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Sensible Medicine

JANUARY 3, 2025

Some are even a form of continuing medical education — re-listening to textbook Velcro rales or feeling the goiter that has been present for 20 years. A medical trainee interviews and examines the patient. He discharges the patient with instructions to follow up if necessary. I listen to hearts and lungs through T-shirts.

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Guideway Care

JANUARY 14, 2025

Advancing these efforts, the BPCI Advanced model introduces a consolidated retrospective payment system that addresses services within a 90-day period following discharge or outpatient procedures. Care Guides integrate with medical teams in order to bring urgent health issues forward, ensuring prompt responses when patients need intervention.

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Walker Info - Patient Experience

JANUARY 20, 2025

Once perceived as a healthcare nicety compared to service satisfaction scores, patient experience (PX) management now is a must-have when it comes to maximizing healthcare performance and improving medical outcomes. 1] A good patient experience correlates to a lower medical malpractice risk. Patient outcomes improve as well.

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Arkenea

JUNE 9, 2025

Electronic Health Records, or EHR, are digital libraries that house invaluable patient medical history data. From clinical observations to diagnoses, medications, and immunization schedules, it’s all there, at a healthcare provider’s fingertips. That’s where EHR interoperability comes in.

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The Healthcare Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

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.

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The Healthcare Blog

JANUARY 27, 2025

” 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. She delivered her baby after a 30+ hour labor culminating in postpartum hemorrhage.

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Practice Index

MAY 22, 2025

Neighbourhood health plans revealed but caution urged NHS England Medical Director Dr Claire Fuller has said very few parts of England are ready to implement new neighbourhood health services. On average, practices receive 1,092 discharge summaries annually, Dr Spencer reports.

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Arkenea

JUNE 8, 2025

It consists of information that is listed on a patients’ medical sheet. EHR includes vital signs, medical history, medications, diagnosis, progress reports, allergies, immunizations, imaging reports, and laboratory data. Electronic health records enhance patient care due to availability of accurate medical data.

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A Young Doctor's Journey

MARCH 10, 2025

Remember, I am sharing this as a patient, not a specialist doctor – nothing is medical advice: just my experiences and what I've been told by my fertility team. My doctor recommended starting prenatal vitamins, as well as some supplements (again, not medical advice so I won't go into detail). Let's get into it.

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Medical Economics

JUNE 6, 2025

Reynolds Key Takeaways Personalized CRISPR therapy for CPS1 deficiency in a nine-month-old marks a milestone in treating rare pediatric diseases. Human rhythmic movement to music is deeply ancestral, linking music, memory, and movement across history. SHOW MORE The top news stories in medicine today.

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Sensible Medicine

MARCH 26, 2025

I knew when he was going to ask me if I could send the nurse with his pain medication. And then, he was discharged. Sometimes I wonder what would happen if we just let patients who often get narcotics — the chronically ill, those with sickle cell disease — have total control over their own pain medication.

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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 31, 2025

The definition covers Efforts to research or obtain reproductive or sexual health information, services, or supplies Use or purchase of contraceptives, birth control, or other medications related to reproductive health, including abortifacients Health status such as diagnoses, sexually transmitted diseases, pregnancy, menstruation, ovulation, whether (..)

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CollaborateMD

MARCH 7, 2025

RELATED ARTICLE: How Automation is Revolutionizing Medical Claims Processing Accuracy What is Automation in Healthcare? Applications of automation span everything from medical billing and administrative processes to enhancing patient care through clinical decision support and real-time analytics. healthcare system, an additional $16.3

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The HIPAA Journal

JUNE 12, 2025

The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) has entered into settlement agreements with three healthcare providers to resolve alleged violations of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA). The patient was taken by ambulance to the ECU Emergency Department (ED) for evaluation and treatment.

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Connect Care Bytes Blog

JULY 4, 2025

Bytes (general news items, this channel) New Discharge Transfer Gateway to Replace Transfer and Discharge Navigators Upgrade to Citrix MyApps Store - Tuesday July 8, 2025, 18:00-19:00 (Action May Be Needed) Support (recent/upcoming system updates, optimization training opportunities) General Internal Medicine - New Pre-Admission Clinic Navigator Upgrade (..)

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Connect Care Bytes Blog

MARCH 7, 2025

On this occa sion, all Connect Care production systems are affected, including Hyperdrive, Transfusion (WellSky), Content (Quanum), Dictation (Dragon Medical One), MUSE and ECG Web, MyAHS Connect, and the Link Provider Portal. The next scheduled update will occur during downtime on Thursday, March 13, 2025, between 00:30 and 04:30.

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Practice Index

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The response was led by Dr Claire Fuller, Primary Care Medical Director of NHS England, who said: So if you think about Practice Managers, every day [they] will get a phone call from a patient that says, If I die today, itll be your fault. 20% received appointment letters after the date of the appointment.

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Sensible Medicine

JULY 11, 2025

Last spring, I returned to the Longwood Medical Area in Boston to give a talk. Her medical history was only notable for a mastectomy for a rare type of breast cancer, cystosarcoma phyllodes. He adamantly refused discharge to anywhere other than home. I spent a night with him adjusting the medications. We could not.

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Connect Care Bytes Blog

MARCH 14, 2025

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Connect Care Bytes Blog

MARCH 21, 2025

General Connect Care Satisfaction Follow-Up Survey [open until March 31] Netcare Update - Connect Care Clinic-Administered Medication Information FAQ Why were my discharged patient's DI orders cancelled?

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Scrubs

AUGUST 11, 2023

Patients around the country are getting stuck with enormous medical bills as hospitals continue to mark up the cost of their services, including those for routine medical procedures and advanced surgeries. For many patients and families, rising medical bills can be a nightmare. Why Are Medical Bills So High?

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Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

I read many of his essays including Hyposkillia and Medical Education on the Brink. Old-fashioned doctors spend whatever time it takes to obtain a good medical history and physical examination. Old-fashioned doctors routinely seek all of the patient's previous medical records, not just the discharge summaries.

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Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Indirect organ damage is common in medical conditions that are severe enough to warrant admission to the hospital. Summation In this science experiment, the authors did imaging of patients who had just been discharged from a near-week-long hospital stay for an acute infectious disease. A note to readers. We appreciate your support.

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Scrubs

JULY 31, 2023

Jeff Richardson Medication errors …those two words can invoke feelings of dread among nurses. Medication errors happen at home more often than most people realize. All’s going well until the nurse gets to the question about medications: Nurse: Do you take any prescription medicines at home? Patient: Yes.

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Scrubs

MARCH 15, 2023

Providers at the UCSD Jacobs Medical Center in San Diego say their managers are putting patients and staff at risk by overcrowding facilities with gurneys because there aren’t enough beds to go around. ” The problems extend beyond Jacobs Medical Center. ” Nurses in L.A. organized another demonstration earlier this month.

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Sensible Medicine

JUNE 28, 2024

She is discharged on dual-antiplatelet agents and an increased statin dose. She follows up at a “highly ranked” west coast academic medical center, near where she lives half the year. 1 What did the medical center do? By the time she leaves the hospital, she has no residual symptoms.

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