Sentences with phrase «related patient visits»

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

Not exact matches

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:

Caregivers also reported patient - related crises during the prior year: 19 percent required an emergency department visit; 8 percent required urgent psychiatric care; 6 percent required police intervention; and 6 percent required contacting a lawyer for various reasons such as bankruptcy, loss of business, loss of home or legal guardianship.

Cases of influenza - like activity also continued to increase, with 7.7 percent of patient visits related to flu - like illness during the week ending Feb. 3, up from 7.2 percent of visits the previous week.

I've been dealing with psoriasis patients such as this for many years and it gives me a great deal of pleasure to be able to help them resolve their issues and return not only their health but also their lives back to them as they begin to learn to live a life which does not revolve around their skin (or joint pain) related complaints, including endless doctor or medical specialist visits.

Over my 2 decades in practice and over 100,000 patient visits, I've met so many «healthy» people who struggle needlessly with excess weight, hair loss, low energy, poor sleep, digestion problems and a variety of other health - related symptoms, all due to Hashimoto's and irregularities with their Thyroid.

One Chicago emergency room reported a 30 percent increase in patients visiting overnight as a result of weather - related injuries.

Performing duties related to hospital visits to understand patient progress, and overall treatment plan

Physical therapist aides perform both treatment - related and clerical tasks as they strive to make patients» visits productive.

Follows documentation procedures and completes required paperwork related to patient visit

• 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

They ###### patients to their rooms, take vitals, and ask questions relating to the patient's symptoms or reason for the visit.

A certified medical assistant likely spends much of her day performing tasks directly related to patient care during office visits.

As a medical assistant, very simple coding - related tasks, such as circling codes on the patient encounter form, making sure the visit will be properly billed.

Heavily communicated with patients and insurances concerning visits, payments and general related questions.

Charted and recorded information in client files.Tracked client movement on and off the unit by documenting times and destinations of clients.Checked facility for open windows, locked doors, malfunctioning smoke detectors and other safety hazards.Quickly responded to crisis situations when severe mental health and behavioral issues arose.Efficiently gathered information from families and social services agencies to inform development of treatment plans.Documented all patient information including service plans, treatment reports and progress notes.Collaborated closely with treatment team to appropriately coordinate client care services.Developed comprehensive treatment plans that focused on accurate diagnosis and behavioral treatment of problems.Consulted with psychiatrists about client medication changes, issues with medicine compliance and efficacy of medications.Organized treatment projects that focused on problem solving skills and creative thinking.Referred clients to other programs and community agencies to enhance treatment processes.Created and reviewed master treatment and discharge plans for each client.Guided clients in understanding illnesses and treatment plans.Developed appropriate policies for the identification of medically - related social and emotional needs of clients.Assisted clients in scheduling home visits and phone calls and monitored effectiveness of these activities.Evaluated patients for psychiatric services and psychotropic medications.Monitored patients prescribed psychotropic medications to assess the medications» effectiveness and side effects.Evaluated patients to determine potential need to transfer to specialized inpatient mental health facilities.Administered medication to patients presenting serious risk of danger to themselves and others.Conducted psychiatric evaluations and executed medication management for both inpatient and outpatient facilities.Led patients in individual, family, group and marital therapy sessions.Diagnosed mental health, emotional and substance abuse disorders.Recorded comprehensive patient histories and coordinated treatment plans with multi-disciplinary team members.Consulted with and developed appropriate treatment and rehabilitation plans for dually diagnosed patients.Referenced and used various therapy techniques, including psychodynamic, family systems, cognitive behavioral and lifespan integration psychotherapy.

Main Outcome Measures Quality of care was operationalized across 4 domains: effectiveness (eg, families received ≥ 4 Healthy Steps — related services or discussed > 6 anticipatory guidance topics), patient - centeredness (eg, families were satisfied with care provided), timeliness (eg, children received timely well - child visits and vaccinations), and efficiency (eg, families remained at the practice for ≥ 20 months).