Sentences with phrase «between visits the patient»

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Now introduce smartphone technology and applications that let the information exchange, virtual examination, and imaging happen in multiple directions — between patient and physician and hospital — and you've made a doctor's visit smarter, faster, and cheaper.

We could have visited him, and with hard, patient talk handled the terrible fault line that now ran between us.

If a doctor or hospital visit is required, patient data can help medical personnel tell the difference between a simple fall or a cardiac event leading to a fall.

Reviewing data on concussion - related emergency department (ED) visits for patients between the ages of 8 and 19 years from 1997 to 2007, researchers found that:

In all, 51.1 million headache - related patient visits occurred between 2007 and 2010 — nearly half of them related to migraine.

The study looked at 56 767 patients with chest pain who visited an emergency department in Ontario between April 2004 and March 2010.

The study analysed data from 424 million visits made to emergency departments in the USA by patients aged 18 to 64 between 2005 and 2011.

The work is a synthesis of data from 10 studies conducted by the ACT Consortium in five sub-Saharan countries and Afghanistan between 2007 and 2013, covering 562,368 individual patient visits — an «extraordinary» number, says Patricia Walker, president of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, which published the paper online yesterday.

A core component of the system is a secure, web - based video platform that facilitates live, interactive consultations and follow - up visits between patients and sleep medicine clinicians.

The findings came from a retrospective study of 84 patients, who received care and moderate sedation during a visit to a Case Western Reserve's dental clinics in endodontics, periodontics and oral surgery graduate programs between 2010 and 2012.

Studying data from between 2007 - 2009, they identified a sample of 238,624 visits by patients 18 and older at those medical facilities and found that 61 percent of antibiotic prescriptions were for broad - spectrum drugs, such as Levaquin ®.

The Penn Medicine team studied 114 adult patients, 77 women and 37 men, who visited the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania for removal of a tip - embedded retrievable inferior vena cava (IVC) filter between January 2005 and April 2014.

«Whether it's in the emergency department, where patients often have to wait a long time for a specialist, or during a primary - care physician visit, this new workflow will improve the quality of care for our patients, especially in the developing world where ophthalmologists are few and far between.

Uninsured patients were billed between $ 129 and $ 391, depending on the complexity of the visit.

According to University of Alberta research published in the journal Heart, patients with heart failure and their families often lack basic knowledge about the condition and how they should manage their care between doctor visits.

Because a large portion of pediatric oncology and stem cell transplant patients» care occurs in ambulatory settings, the consortium is now focusing on understanding and reducing CLABSIs that originate in the home, between outpatient clinic visits.

It's critical for medical professionals to give patients clear written guidance before a course of immunotherapy is started and to keep that flow of information going back and forth — not only at clinic visits but in between appointments.

The first, or «baseline», visit for each patient occurred between January and August, 2008.

of coach, keeping in touch with patients between office visits — sees this trend as a very good thing.

(I am not referring to those patients whose doctors prescribe thyroid medication but then allow the patients to go up or down in dosage between visits.)

Imagine having your own app that empowers your patients to focus on lifestyle change in - between visits.

Glenn was very patient with me on my decision between 2 different Camry hybrids after my third visit in less than 2 weeks.

To date, these diaries are used to assist physicians with patient care, bridging the gap between visits.

Patient visits by appointment on Monday - Friday between 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.

We encourage patient visits between the hours of 11 a.m. — 12:30 p.m. and 4 - 6:30 p.m. Just stop by the reception desk and a receptionist will page someone to meet you and take you back to your horse's stall.

Scheduled office visits, prepared patient charts, efficiently taking messages and acting as liaison between patient and physician

Setting up equipment according to department protocols, cleaning exam / procedure rooms and equipment between patient visits to maintain infection control, and restocking exam / procedure rooms.

«We are the part of the team that makes everything run efficiently and smoothly,» says Natasha Quinn, senior medical assistant at Community Health Center Inc. «We can be sure that the patients are getting the best care during their visit thanks to the communication between our teams and the knowledge that we have as MAs.»

Certified Nursing Assistant — Dignity Home Health & Hospice, Dover, Delaware — January 2009 — April 2012 • Visited between six and eight patients daily, helping them with activities of daily living • Ensured a safe, clean environment to promote health and healing • Supported registered nurses as necessary • Followed care plans carefully, taking vitals and performing duties as outlined • Maintained detailed and accurate records of all activities and communicated information to RNs and other staff members

Setting up instruments and equipment according to department protocols, cleaning exam / procedure rooms and equipment between patient visits to maintain infection control, maintaining and cleaning sterilizer according to scheduled maintenance program, and restocking exam / procedure rooms.

Cleaning exam / procedure rooms, instruments and equipment between patient visits to maintain infection control.

• Highly experienced in facilitating communication between patients, family members and medical staff to ensure positive outcomes • Demonstrated expertise in interviewing patients or caregivers to identify issues related to care and medical services • Proficient in determining the right type of health care services for each patient and referring them to appropriate healthcare resources • Qualified to communicate with referring providers» offices and clerical departments to exchange necessary information and determine schedules • Adept at verifying insurance benefits and obtaining pre-certifications along with determining co-pays and deductibles • Well - versed in gathering and posting patient demographic, billing and clinical information and accurately entering it into hospital registration systems • Able to effectively assist patients during onsite registration and arrival processes for scheduled and unscheduled visits • Proven record of efficiently completing patient access processes for both inpatient and outpatient departments • Track record of effectively communicating payment options and personally connecting patients to financial counselors • First - hand experience in prioritizing the order of care to ensure that critical patients are seen first

Visiting Nurse Association of Brooklyn • NY 2001 — 2007 Clinical Service Supervisor Provided coordination of care between physicians, patients and insurance companies and ensured cost effective provisioning of services and efficiency enhancement of personnel.

Clean exam / procedure rooms, instruments and equipment between patient visits to maintain infection control.

Your ability to soothe and connect with them can make the difference between a traumatic visit or one in which the patient feels safe and in capable hands.

Fulfills environmental responsibilities as assigned that may include setting up instruments and equipment according to PPA protocols; cleaning exam rooms, instruments, and equipment between patient visits to maintain infection control; cleaning sterilizer according to scheduled maintenance program and keeping appropriate records; ordering and storing supplies; and restocking exam rooms.

The mean numbers of visits to general practitioners and the proportions of patients consulting alternative and complementary practitioners did not differ between the groups during the study.