Adult Nurse Practitioner — Duties & Responsibilities Provide exceptional patient care and medical team support across multiple medical specialties Currently completing clinical and academic work toward a master of science in nursing Utilize strong background in biology, chemistry and mathematics Maintain working knowledge of current medical technology, procedures, and standards of care Proven ability to remain calm and levelheaded in high pressure situations Direct therapeutic, educational, and recreational activities for eight developmentally disabled adults Responsible
for patient health, safety, and attainment of therapy goals Train and supervise medical lab personnel ensuring efficient and professional operations Offer guidance and support to junior lab technicians and medical technologists Perform a wide variety of daily testing utilizing machines such as AXSYM — Hitachi RA 1000 CX 7 Responsible for preventative maintenance on machines by running calibrations and controls Successfully complete monthly state proficiency tests for therapeutic drug, blood, and urine chemistries Prioritize stat specimens for immediate reporting Maintain direct contact with clients to resolve problems regarding appropriate tests and specimens Oversee confidential patient information, customer service, phones, and other administrative functions as needed Perform all duties in a positive, professional, and courteous manner
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Dr. Wendy Warner believes that healthcare practitioners of all backgrounds and specialties, working hard together, is THE way to make a difference
for patient health.
The truth of the matter is that treating doctors should be advocates
for their patients health.
Not exact matches
A few years ago my mother considered filing
for a patent on a
health product to solve a problem she often saw with her elderly
patients.
• Pager, a New York - based mobile - first
patient engagement and care navigation platform
for large
health plans and
health systems, raised funding of an undisclosed amount.
These are important, are common, have short latencies and are conditions
patients seek care
for, so they are thus well - documented in the electronic
health record.
Instead of pursuing a way to optimize ads,
for example, he and his team are creating software that improves the way oncologists monitor their
patients»
health, and creates new channels of sharing data with researchers.
In Rwanda, where the government partnered with Zipline, another Silicon Valley - based company, drones are already providing new possibilities
for health care facilities, which are now better equipped to deliver life - saving services to their
patients.
Amy Abernethy, chief medical officer and chief scientific officer
for Flatiron
Health, questioned how those organizations offering trials can ensure that all available
patients are contributing to them.
The means to achieve this will no doubt come from technology — apps,
for example, that aggregate
health records on a
patient's smartphone or other device.
These products are designed to help make a process (stroke rehab, seizure monitoring, breast milk pumping) easier
for consumers and
patients, not the myriad other players in the
health system (physicians, hospitals, insurers).
Value should always be defined around the customer, and in a well functioning
health care system, the creation of value
for patients should determine the rewards
for all other actors in the system.
The use of drones
for health care purposes —
for instance, potentially delivering automated external defibrillators to the site of a heart attack
patient.
Topol pointed out that currently there's a ton of «information blocking» going on by
health providers that don't» want to share data with others
for fear of losing their
patients (i.e. business).
My mantra was, my job is first and foremost
for my
patients, to the volunteers and to people's
health, and I will do my job.
For years QHR Technologies (recently acquired by Loblaw Cos.» Shoppers Drug Mart) and Telus
Health (a division of the telecom) fought tooth and nail to get health authorities to digitize patients» medical records using their respective sy
Health (a division of the telecom) fought tooth and nail to get
health authorities to digitize patients» medical records using their respective sy
health authorities to digitize
patients» medical records using their respective systems.
Cancer
patients, especially those on chemotherapy, can really benefit from a personal chef who knows how to make food that's especially appealing when chemotherapy drugs make food unappealing but when it is important to maintain nutrition
for strength and the best
health possible.
The country's ageing population is creating lots of demand in healthcare, including
for those who dispense medication and monitor
patient health
And while the global scope of the attack galvanized intense media coverage, the reality is that
health care has grown increasingly susceptible to this specific kind of malware, which demands digital payment in exchange
for sensitive personal and financial
patient data.
A great example of this is a
health - care organization called TGEN, which is focused on developing ways to diagnose cancer earlier and provide smarter treatments
for patients.
Cigna (ci) agreed to buy Express Scripts Holding
for $ 54 billion in cash and stock, another move toward consolidation between U.S.
health insurers and the companies that oversee
patients» drug benefits.
In the case of the False Creek Healthcare Centre, one of Centric's new acquisitions, B.C.
health authorities pay the professional fees and the
patient pays
for use of the surgical facility.
• Emocha, a Baltimore, Md. - based mobile
health platform
for patient engagement, raised $ 1 million in seed funding.
The slice of
patients above the age of 60 consumes about 85 % of the drugs and devices and diagnostics out there,» says Justin Stephenson, senior life sciences analyst at Vancouver - based independent investment dealer Haywood Securities Inc. «That is only going to get significantly bigger in the western world, which is the main market
for Canadian
health - care products in the next five to 10 years.
It's the biggest
health reform legislation passed by Congress since Obamacare and has galvanized a similarly motley crew of industries and lobbying outfits — including big pharma (the legislation's most ardent proponent),
patient advocacy groups, mental
health organizations, and medical researchers — who fought
for its passage over the last three years.
DeepMind, a British AI startup acquired by Google in 2014
for # 400 million, is processing NHS
patient data through a new division called DeepMind
Health.
«[The legislation] does not take steps toward coverage and access
for all Americans, and while insurers are still required to offer coverage to
patients with pre-existing conditions, allowing states to get waivers to vary premiums based on
health status would allow insurers to charge unaffordable premiums based on those pre-existing conditions,» wrote American Medical Association (AMA) president Dr. James Madara in a letter urging Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to shelve the Graham - Cassidy bill on Tuesday.
If researchers can show that wearable data is medically useful, it will make buying these devices more compelling
for consumers as well as
health organizations that are considering providing them to their
patients.
Often, that translates to employees on the front lines stealing
patient medical data or client social security numbers, which can then be sold on the black market or used to commit fraud like collecting someone else's social security benefits, opening new credit card accounts in another's name, or applying
for health insurance by assuming the identity of someone else.
But now that Obamacare is ensuring
health care providers get paid
for better outcomes rather than the number of visits a
patient makes to the doctor, you can be sure hospitals will be using data to make sure they're delivering the best treatment they can.
Suneel Gupta, head of mobile,
for One Medical, said
patients engage with his company's virtual
health platform 25 to 30 times a week.
Patients get referred to behavioral
health specialists
for issues like stress and sleep issues just like they might be referred to an orthopedic specialist
for knee pain.
Tyson has implemented a multi-pronged approach
for improving the mental
health of Kaiser
patients.
Improving the diagnosis and management of
patients with fatty liver conditions was the motivation
for the 2014 WA Innovator of the Year winner, Resonance
Health.
For example,
health care providers now face financial penalties if
patients are re-admitted to hospital within 30 days of discharge.
This week, UnitedHealth Group, the country's biggest
health insurer, said it would review and, if necessary, adjust «facility claims
for the most severe and costly ED visits
for patients enrolled in the company's commercial and Medicare Advantage plans,» the trade publication Modern Healthcare reported today.
Lyft is already saving money
for health plans by providing cheaper and more reliable non-emergency transportation
for patients.
Some of the challenges
for this are government requirements tying prices to the lowest available, and the fact that
patients switch
health insurance providers numerous times over the course of their lives — an average of every three years, according to Spark.
That's because, as a new study notes, meeting
patients» basic social needs — including
for heating, electricity, food access, and medicines — can actually have a significant effect on basic
health indicators like blood pressure and cholesterol levels.
The same outside adviser, who was unidentified in Tuesday's release, advised that a package of assistance programs to
patients would: «force reporters to focus on the byzantine nature of drug pricing and
health care and ensure the
patient message gets out... specifically tie profits from Daraprim to the research and development of a new and more effective treatment
for Daraprim
patients.
To accomplish that, we support physicians and other
health care professionals as they work to deliver the right care in the right place
for their
patients, our members.
Under the model of such a «
patient - centered medical home,»
for instance,
health care providers could give people practical (and personally tailored) advice on the «next best action» they may be able to take in order to improve their
health, perhaps by improving their diet or boosting how much exercise they get.
Former Medtronic CEO Bill George discusses the new dramatically different platform
for health care that may help
patients and consumers.
While some
patients might feel contrite about professing a love
for the Canadian public system and then paying
for care, when it comes to their
health, that's a guilt many
patients are willing to bear.
The American Hospital Association (AHA) released a statement Tuesday afternoon expressing concerns over what coverage losses could mean
for hospitals and
patients and concluding that the group «can not support the American
Health Care Act in its current form.»
Glickman: A common pivot we see is around
health care: Students want to do something
for patients, and as they develop their idea, they realize that it's the insurance companies that pay
for this service, so they need to pivot one part of the business by thinking about the needs of who's paying.
PAPER RECORDS REMAIN DATA HAZARD
FOR PATIENT DATA: As more hospitals and healthcare organizations transition from hard copies to electronic
health records (EHR), paper records have become a massive data hazard, according to a research letter published in JAMA Network.
This technology that allows doctors to remotely monitor the vital signs of hospital
patients was «the first serious mHealth effort designed directly
for physician use,» says Portale of Palomar
Health.