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A Comprehensive Guide to Meaningful Use and EHR

Arkenea

EHR includes vital signs, medical history, medications, diagnosis, progress reports, allergies, immunizations, imaging reports, and laboratory data. How many patients were discharged? Note vital signs such as weight, height, or blood pressure of minimum 50 percent of patients. These Criteria Includes 1.

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Virginia Consumer Protection Act Updated to Include Reproductive and Sexual Health Information

The HIPAA Journal

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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What is Automation in Healthcare? A Guide to Streamlining Operations 

CollaborateMD

Faster Turnaround Processing Times Automation accelerates processes like discharge planning and procurement of medical supplies. Real-world use case: Remote patient monitoring (RPM) uses wearable devices to continuously track vital signs like blood pressure and blood glucose levels, sending data to providers for proactive management.

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Doctors’ tributes to nurses in real life

Scrubs

Efficiency in Ambulatory Practice The role of nursing in an office setting is generally perceived as being quite straightforward: The nurse brings patients into the examining rooms, prepares them for being seen, takes their vital signs and lets the doctor know they’re ready to be seen. She anticipates what I might need,” he explains.

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The Digital Transformation of Home for Health – Brainstorming with Karsten Russell-Wood of Philips

Health Populi

George tells us about being discharged home after dealing with heart failure in the hospital. He is wearing his BioIntelliSense “BioSticker” which communicates vital sign metrics, used along with Philips remote patient monitoring program. Take George and Audrey.

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How Philips Has Pivoted In the COVID-19 Pandemic: Connected Care From Hospital to Home

Health Populi

The company pioneered a new disposable sensor to track vital signs that, as Roy described, “watches over you independent of a hospital bed.” In the coronavirus pandemic, hospitals want patients to be (appropriately) discharged home from hospital as soon as possible.

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Celebrating Neonatal Nurses Work This Week

Minority Nurse

According to NANN, nurses generally work with these infants until they are discharged from the hospital after birth, but that can span a months-long period of treatment. Some nurses in this area do continue to see patients until they reach toddlerhood.