Sentences with phrase «patients visit multiple»

Indiana University researchers have been awarded a $ 1.4 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse for a study that will use social network analysis to examine «doctor shopping,» in which patients visit multiple physicians to get prescriptions for controlled substances.

Not exact matches

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.

Analytica say this feature alone could save Hospitals thousands of dollars in lost nurse time by avoiding the need for multiple return visits to a patient's bed to check if the medicine has passed through the drip before turning it back on again.

Carol Raphael, President and CEO of the Visiting Nurse Service of New York, the state's oldest and largest home care agency, said, «The Visiting Nurse Service of New York applauds Governor Cuomo's call for a thoughtful, collaborative approach to restructuring the State's Medicaid program; we are prepared to work with him and his Administration toward the enactment of policies that focus on coordinating care to the State's most vulnerable patients, who often suffer from multiple complex conditions.»

Patients with multiple health issues and who are at higher risk of adverse events are less likely to receive follow - up care from a physician after visiting an emergency department for chest pain, reports a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal)

As part of the Follow Your Heart program, patients received two home visits from an NP in the first week to 10 days after discharge, a routine surgeon office visit around 10 to 14 days after discharge, multiple phone calls from the NP, and the assurance that hospital personnel were available around the clock for questions, including an on - call surgeon.

Dr. Ostero finds personal joy in helping patients who have visited many other health care practitioners while undergoing multiple treatments without finding success in their health journey.

Helmed by Don Mancini (the creator of the franchise and a screenwriter on all seven editions and the director of two previous others), the film is set in a psychiatric hospital where a surviving victim of Chucky's from the most recent edition (a very appealing Fiona Dourif, son of Brad, the voice of the killer doll) now resides — and is visited by multiple Chuckys, who wreak havoc on patients not exactly in touch with reality.

In - house payment plans are often easiest to obtain in cases where the patient will require multiple visits over a period of time, such as in the case of braces or dental implants, but may also be available for smaller procedures.

Items7 often missed for in - patient visits include in - patient exams, injection fees when multiple injections are provided and the use of fluid pumps.

This means that optimal treatment of cataracts takes multiple visits and varies from patient to patient.

If a patient is exhibiting signs of stress, consider breaking care into multiple visits, and use redirection with treats and toys.

Ongoing medical care for back injury patients can include different types of therapies, adaptive medical equipment, multiple surgeries, and emergency room visits.

Provide home visits for patients with specialized care needs, such as multiple births, postpartum depression risk, diabetes, breastfeeding and others.