Sentences with phrase «additional patient care»

The building also has two floors of expansion space that could be used for additional patient care units as well as future leading - edge, technology - based interventional or surgical suites.

Facilitate completion of prior authorizations and / or referrals to coordinate care with outside consultants for additional patient care or pharmacy request.

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Frontline Provider Training — The training, provided by PSI's experts, is designed to equip frontline providers with the skills necessary to assess patients for perinatal mental health complications and, as appropriate, provide treatment or connect individuals with additional resources and care.

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecolo - gists has identified additional resources on topics related to this document that may be helpful for ob - gyns, other health care providers, and patients.

«If reproduced over longer time periods and across the UK, as a whole, the additional numbers of patients presenting to [emergency care], with alcohol related problems could be very substantial.»

The project included public training programs in defibrillators and compression - only CPR at schools, hospitals and major events such as the N.C. State Fair, plus additional instruction for EMS and other emergency workers on optimal care for patients in cardiac arrest.

The results of this trial are encouraging and deserve additional testing prior to becoming a standard of care for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer.

In 22 percent of cases, the additional clinical information found in the EHR was rated as «possibly» having a clinically significant impact on the interpretation of the head CT. «This study exemplifies the power of EHR's and their potential impact on patient care and positive outcomes.

The study notes that there are several reasons patients did not receive additional physician follow - up including: patients believing they didn't need additional care and the lack of a coordinated referral system from the emergency department to physicians who can provide follow - up care.

Additional studies will follow to validate the value of stem cell - based regenerative solutions in addressing abnormal cardiac motion in heart failure, ultimately leading to improved patient care.

Hospitals that spend more on initial care following patient emergencies have better outcomes than hospitals that spend less at first and rely more on additional forms of long - term care, according to a new study co-authored by MIT economists.

Frieden said he «would unfortunately not be surprised if we did see additional cases in the healthcare workers who also provided care to the index patient.»

The lifetime analysis suggested that first - line biologic treatment would result in 0.15 additional lifetime QALYs, but this gain would cost an incremental $ 77,290, leading to an incremental cost - effectiveness ratio of $ 521,520 per QALY per patient, a figure far above what is considered acceptable to the U.S. health care system.

The president and Congress must reach at least three additional objectives for the U.S. to rehabilitate its alarmingly dysfunctional health care system: 1) figure out a way to lower medical costs, which threaten to bankrupt the country if they continue spiraling upward; 2) improve the health outcomes of its patients; and 3) make health care affordable for businesses and individuals.

«We're hopeful this research can be translated into clinical care in the near future to offer patients an additional, tailored treatment to complement the current standard of care, based on their fusion profile.»

Additional studies are needed to determine what specific changes in care have had the most impact on decreasing the mortality rates of patients with severe sepsis.

«Those patients did not use additional health care resources, but had better outcomes.»

Providers that receive additional payments for population management or care coordination could use some of those resources to coordinate care with health supporters who are playing key roles in chronically ill patients» health management.

Primary care physicians are increasingly pressed for time with each patient and it can seem easy to order an additional test if blood is going to be drawn for other purposes anyway, Turini said.

These diseases are debilitating and involve extremely high costs to the patients, who may need to undergo dialysis, and to the health care system, for recurring hospital admissions due to additional complications.

Reducing the high type 1 diabetes mortality rates will need additional expenditure on the care of patients with the disorder, many of the benefits from which might not be seen for up to 20 years.

Rao's team is now using this data to develop a new approach to forecasting patients» seizure risk, which could allow patients to avoid potentially dangerous activities such as swimming or driving when their seizure risk is highest, and to potentially take steps (such as additional medication doses) to reduce their seizure risk, similar to how people with asthma know to take extra care to bring their inhalers when pollen levels are high.

In a small, single - center clinical trial, Chadwick Miller, M.D., M.S., and colleagues found that evaluating older, more complex patients in the observation unit with stress cardiac MRI, as opposed to usual inpatient care, reduced hospital readmissions, coronary revascularization procedures and the need for additional cardiac testing.

«Given that education in transgender care was significantly associated with greater likelihood of prescribing hormone therapy and that prior research shows that additional medical instruction on transgender care contributes to greater competency, it will be vital to augment the training of military physicians to ensure skill and sensitivity in treating patients with GD,» the research letter concludes.

An additional grant of $ 2.6 million was awarded by the US Air Force, demonstrating that increasing the cabin pressure in airplanes during air - evacuation of trauma patients to a level greater than what is currently used improves outcomes following exposure of rats to TBI caused by under - vehicle explosions, as published in the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery.

Additional options for long - term risk reduction could include tailoring existing cardiac rehabilitation programs for stroke survivors, following patients for years rather than months after their stroke or TIA, and embedding long - term management into primary care practices.

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) is an international scientific and medical organization dedicated to raising public awareness about nuclear medicine and molecular imaging, a vital element of today's medical practice that adds an additional dimension to diagnosis, changing the way common and devastating diseases are understood and treated and helping provide patients with the best health care possible.

«We found that outreach for uncontrolled hypertension can be done very quickly and that it is a benefit for both patients and health care systems,» said Joel Handler, MD, the national and Kaiser Permanente Southern California hypertension lead and an additional author of this study.

The nationally recognized Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey has joined forces with a major teaching hospital in Newark to expand opportunities for cutting - edge patient care, research, and cancer education in the state's largest city — which officials said is particularly hard - hit by cancer and could especially benefit from additional treatment options.

These beds are allowing us to care for an additional 1,000 patients annually.

February 27, 2013 Study: Doctor shortage to hit Chicago's poorer neighborhoods harder Some of Chicago's poorest neighborhoods are expected to see the greatest demand for additional primary care doctors in 2014, as the Affordable Care Act boosts the number of newly insured patients seeking medical services, a new study has focare doctors in 2014, as the Affordable Care Act boosts the number of newly insured patients seeking medical services, a new study has foCare Act boosts the number of newly insured patients seeking medical services, a new study has found.

Some of Chicago's poorest neighborhoods are expected to see the greatest demand for additional primary care doctors in 2014, as the Affordable Care Act boosts the number of newly insured patients seeking medical services, a new study has focare doctors in 2014, as the Affordable Care Act boosts the number of newly insured patients seeking medical services, a new study has foCare Act boosts the number of newly insured patients seeking medical services, a new study has found.

To address this concern, Molecular Pathology and Pharmacy are collaborating to develop an in - house pharmacogenomics testing process to provide an additional clinical tool to strengthen the ability to provide quality patient care.

Health - care consumers considering a physician at University of Utah Health now have an additional tool - online access to the system's patient satisfaction scores and comments.

We found that additional adjustment for length of stay, use of care, discharge location, patient volume, or physicians» years of practice did not affect our findings (eTable 4 in the Supplement).

Penn E-lert eICU ® is a state - of - the - art electronic intensive care unit that provides an additional layer of expert medical and nursing support for critically ill patients located at:

«With the opening of this new wing of the Admissions Building, we are significantly improving access to mental health care by being able to provide services to an additional 1,000 patients and their families each year.»

Okyanos treats patients who have chronic diseases including osteoarthritis, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and heart disease who seek additional therapies in conjunction with or beyond what is currently offered by the available standard of care.

Our faculty care for patients at dozens of additional locations throughout the St. Louis region as well.

For additional muscles strength, your patients should receive chiropractic care by adjusting their posture.

Integrative physicians are uniquely positioned with additional tools to address subtle imbalances; such as herbs, nutrition, and acupuncture to provide customized care for each patient.

Taxpayers in the highest tax bracket will pay a 20 % capital gain rate plus an additional 3.8 % Medicare surtax (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act).

However, when your adjusted gross income is over $ 200,000 (single) or $ 250,000 (married) you will pay an additional 3.8 % Medicare surtax on all capital gains above those amounts (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act).

As part of the 2010 Patient Protection Affordable Care Act (ACA), certain high earners are subject to a 0.9 % additional Medicare tax on wages and self - employment income.

Taxpayers with modified adjusted gross incomes over $ 200,000 ($ 250,000 for married taxpayers filing jointly) are subject to an additional 3.8 % tax on net investment income (unearned income) as a result of a provision in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Although these conditions can be treated with appropriate medical care, there are times when the patient is no longer comfortable, requiring additional care.

We are not staffed during the night; however, if a patient requires overnight care, arrangements can be made to have a staff veterinary technician present throughout the night for an additional fee.

Additional responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Assess patients as they are checked in and report health concerns to attending veterinarian Assist veterinarians in surgery as needed Calculate and administer anesthesia to all surgical patients per anesthetic protocol Accurately maintain all necessary anesthesia and patient records, and drug logs Prepare cats for surgery and administer post-operative care Administer treatments as directed Provide in person and telephone client service Actively promote spay and neuter, and educate clients on responsible animal care Actively support associate staff and volunteers; promote the development of skills related to the advancement of our goals and mission.

We pride ourselves on being able to care for the vast majority of our patients» medical needs in - house, sparing you the time and expense of traveling to different places for diagnostics and additional office visits.

After patient discharge, the referring veterinarian may also provide additional postoperative follow - up care.