Sentences with phrase «during outpatient visits»

Neuroimaging for headaches is frequently ordered by physicians during outpatient visits, despite guidelines that recommend against such routine procedures.

Diagnoses were based on the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM - III - R, Patient Version (SCID - P), 51 which was administered while patients were in the hospital or during an outpatient visit shortly after the onset of an acute episode.

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Irregular / heavy menstrual bleeding can be treated in several ways: 1) Hormonal medication (a low dose birth control pill or cyclic progestin); 2) A hormone - containing intrauterine device (the most common one used is the Mirena IUD, which manages bleeding very effectively and is placed during an office visit and lasts for 5 years); 3) Endometrial ablation is a surgery commonly performed as an outpatient procedure; the entire lining of the uterus is cauterized (many women never get a menstrual period after an ablation); 4) Finally, I reserve hysterectomy as the treatment of last resort — typically only when the above options have not worked for a patient.

Infant health status was ascertained by inquiring about symptoms during the past week (fever, cough, wheezing, trouble breathing, trouble sleeping, stuffy nose, spitting up, diarrhea, or vomiting) and reasons for any outpatient medical visit in the previous month, including visits to a physician's office, emergency department, or clinic.

In the new study, researchers evaluated the medical records of 26,000 women who had undergone routine screening mammography during 2012 and 2013 and had an outpatient visit to a doctor within the previous year which included a recorded list of medication use.

The latter was achieved using an innovative method involving QR codes on mobile phones for photographing physician documentation of wheezing during outpatient and inpatient visits.

As part of clinical practice, patients are asked about their level of physical activity during routine outpatient visits and their responses documented in their electronic health record.

• 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

We recruited adolescents and their mothers from an outpatient pediatric diabetes clinic of a university medical center in the northeastern United States during their regular quarterly clinic visits.

From the government insurance records, we were able to construct variables reflecting annual rates of health services of different types (e.g., outpatient care, ER visits, hospitalizations) over a 5 - year period during early childhood (ages 1 — 6 years).