Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The products include a service that helps healthcare organizations build their own AI agents that could be used for appointment scheduling, clinical trial matching and patient triage.

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Scrubs

JANUARY 30, 2023

Her daughter was triaged and received an x-ray on her left leg but then had to wait ten hours before being seen again. “I got a call from the school, saying there was an incident, and rescue was on the way, and that’s all they told me, so I rushed to the school,” Sedillo explained.

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Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

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. I have an appointment at the Mayo Clinic in two months.” ” You get the picture. Here was a patient with symptoms that caused her significant distress.

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Mobius MD

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Specifically, we’ll discuss how AI can: Automate Clinical Documentation Support Clinical Decision-Making Triage Patient Communication Diagnose Medical Images Automate Routine Tasks Each topic includes a Software Spotlight, highlighting practical tools that illustrate AI’s impact in real-world settings.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 25, 2020

Health systems are proactively leveraging digital assets to help triage, navigate, and treat cases in […]. Response from Oliver Lignell, vice president, virtual health, AVIA Providers have a new tool to help them combat COVID-19: digital.

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Health Populi

APRIL 21, 2021

The report lays out the many components of the virtual health ecosystem in three broad areas covering the continuum of care: Triage and intake, the front-door of routing patients to the most appropriate pathway for their symptoms. Telehealth is the sub-set of delivery methods and tools used to deliver health care services.

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Health Populi

MAY 5, 2021

Before the pandemic, the dominant work-flow for telemedicine was for triage, primary care and pediatrics (think: your child registers a 105-degree fever on a Saturday night and the pediatrician’s office is closed). This graphic comes out of my current thinking about telehealth across the continuum of care.

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Medical Economics

JULY 10, 2025

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Medical Economics

JUNE 24, 2025

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Medical Economics

JUNE 6, 2025

Early use cases focus on improving triage and decision-making, particularly in high-pressure environments like emergency departments. Faster triage, fewer clicks The early use cases are designed to reduce administrative burden and time spent hunting for information. chief information and digital officer for Stanford Health Care.

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Scrubs

AUGUST 9, 2023

Today, there are more reliable methods that are actually recommended for measuring the severity of asthma: Pulse oximetry , which should be measured during triage. Breath sounds have also been found to correlate poorly with weak flow, and breath sounds can be normalized when pulmonary function is not. Peak flow meters.

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Medical Economics

MAY 9, 2024

AI was correct more than physicians, but it’s not ready to take over

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Medical Economics

JUNE 23, 2025

Related Videos Related Content Advertisement June 23rd 2025 AI could help primary care triage specialist referrals more efficiently May 27th 2025 Ep. Medical Economics spoke with Isaac Park, CEO of Keebler Health , to learn more about the technology and how it can be used in health care. 65: Patient autonomy with Jeffrey A.

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Mobius MD

MARCH 14, 2025

Youll feel less stressed about your EHR inbox if you create a clear triage system so staff knows which messages need immediate attention. Forwarding urgent messages to a triage nurse can help determine whether a patient needs an appointment, urgent care, or an ER visit.

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Practice Index

MAY 1, 2025

Meanwhile its phone system uses voice recognition to transcribe patient voice messages, enabling rapid triage by GPs and care navigators. I was an A&E trainee before going into general practice and the triage system that seemed to work most effectively is the most experienced clinician at the front door.

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Medical Economics

JUNE 24, 2025

© xy - stock.adobe.com Artificial intelligence (AI) models used to help triage patient messages may be far more sensitive to grammar, formatting and tone than previously believed, with disproportionate impacts on women and other vulnerable groups, a new Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) study suggests.

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Unitek College

MARCH 14, 2024

There are several unique challenges they face while assessing, triaging, and treating patients with urgent medical needs. Emergency Room (ER) Nurses live up to their name and care for people during critical situations. Every day, they make a difference in the lives of others.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 23, 2020

As part of Validic‘s efforts to address the global coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the company launched a real-time monitoring solution designed to observe, analyze and triage individuals remotely for the emergence of COVID-19 symptoms. COVID-19 Home […].

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Emerging RN Leader

MARCH 10, 2024

Consider the following story an Emergency Department Manager recently reported in a manager focus group: “ We have had a triage tent in front of my ED for almost […] The post Who Owns the Patient Experience? appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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We Care Online

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

In many EDs, nurses also perform triage, which involves categorizing patients according to the urgency of their needs. Once in the emergency department, nurses conduct quick evaluations of patients, checking vital signs, gathering medical histories, and performing physical examinations.

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Mobius MD

DECEMBER 3, 2024

A good example is Buoy Health’s AI chatbot , which engages patients by triaging symptoms and offering personalized recommendations before they see a doctor. The latest generative AI allows virtual assistants to easily confirm appointments, answer routine questions, and provide follow-up instructions.

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Practice Index

APRIL 10, 2025

It calls for adequate resources for digital tools and triage systems and for time for service improvement. To reverse declining satisfaction and restore faith in the NHS, the service must invest in the whole primary care team, including administrators, the Institute commented.

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Practice Index

OCTOBER 10, 2024

While making it clear that his practice was already using AI to assist with patient triaging, he talked about the potential risks to safety and patient data posed by poorly regulated or misunderstood AI advances. “AI AI can be a very powerful tool, it can do a lot of good, but we can’t afford not to have a grasp on it as an issue,” he said.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 26, 2021

bn , much of which went into niche applications like lab testing, medication adherence, and on-demand triage for urgent care. In 2020, investments in digital health reached $14.1 These companies targeting primary care components represent the “unbundling of the family doctor,” as CB Insights recently coined the market trend.

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Mobius MD

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Virtual Health Assistants – Virtual assistants can handle routine patient queries, triage symptoms, provide medication reminders, and even schedule appointments. Doctors who spend less time on paperwork have more time for patients and report less burnout.

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Practice Index

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Encouraging the use of online consultations, phone triage and self-help tools can help the practice as a whole manage time and demand. I also think strengthening our triage systems can help. “In the meantime, Practice Managers play a critical role in managing the reduction of patient contacts while still maintaining quality care.

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The HIPAA Journal

JULY 9, 2024

a Delray Beach, FL-based medical call center operator and nurse triage service provider, has recently issued individual notifications to individuals affected by a data security incident that occurred on March 20, 2024. The HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal still shows the interim figure of 501 affected individuals.

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Health Populi

JUNE 3, 2020

COVID-19 has taught health care providers and patients about the benefits of telehealth, enabling early detection, supporting and triaging patients (away from the emergency department and hospital outpatient clinics), and moving care to the home and more convenient, accessible, and risk-managed community-based settings.

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Minority Nurse

OCTOBER 14, 2022

They will need to know how to treat catastrophic injuries or a heart attack one day and a person experiencing intense pain with no apparent cause the next, so an emergency nurse’s critical thinking skills must be sharp as they will need to triage patients constantly and in accordance with changing conditions.

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Medical Economics

JUNE 17, 2024

A study found that using medical assistants to filter and triage patient portal messages was an effective time saver for physicians.

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Medical Economics

JUNE 14, 2024

A Philadelphia-area medical practice experimented with having medical assistants triage patient portal messages. What challenges did they experience with this new workflow?

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Valant

AUGUST 5, 2024

Outcome measures data can be a crucial tool for efficiency and help increase the availability of care by optimizing workflows in several ways: Automating patient evaluations outside of scheduled appointments Integrating results directly into clinical notes, minimizing manual data entry Facilitating improved triage and ongoing care decisions Enabling (..)

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Minority Nurse

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Nursing triage can also often be performed very efficiently via phone or video. A telehealth nurse may staff a patient advice line, perform care coordination functions, or help patients manage their medications and other aspects of their healthcare.

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Practice Index

AUGUST 22, 2024

We’ve also implemented additional triage systems to ensure urgent cases are prioritised. “There’s no doubt that collective action has presented challenges,” admitted another Manager, this time from a suburban London practice. Managing patient expectations has been tough, but open communication has been key.

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We Care Online

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

AI-powered chatbots, for instance, can assist patients with general queries, triage symptoms, and direct them to appropriate resources. Using AI-Powered Tools for Personalized Interactions Artificial intelligence (AI) can significantly enhance the digital patient experience by providing personalized recommendations and support.

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CollaborateMD

MAY 17, 2023

With a comprehensive communication platform, healthcare providers can communicate easily with patients through digital channels with workflow tools to help effectively triage and manage those communications. Efficient Patient Engagement​ One of the primary benefits of technology in healthcare is efficient patient engagement.

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The Healthcare Blog

JUNE 5, 2024

In essence, “Resident Agents” randomly contract a disease, seek care at the Agent Hospital, where they are triaged and treated by Medical Professional Agents, who include 14 doctors and 4 nurses (that’s how you can tell this is only a simulacrum; in the real world, you’d be lucky to have 4 doctors and 14 nurses).

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