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During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Surgery Centers Should Focus on Alleviating Staff Burnout
Healthcare professionals across the United States, including perioperative nurses, have seen stress levels rise during the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to potential burnout and post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Natural History Study Focuses on Unlocking Mysteries of Acute Flaccid Myelitis
Non-polio enteroviruses have been suspected as the primary culprits causing acute flaccid myelitis. However, it is clear now that other viruses can cause the illness.
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Study: Considerable Room for Improvement in Telemedicine Adoption
For all the reports regarding how much telehealth has advanced during the COVID-19 pandemic, it may have gone without notice that robust telehealth capabilities still are not deployed on a large scale in the United States.
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Analysis Uncovers Gap in Emergency Physician Availability in Rural Communities
Hospitals in rural areas are experiencing a shortage of emergency physicians, a situation that is expected to worsen in the years ahead, according to the authors of a recent analysis.
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Prompt Pay Discounts Can Reduce A/R Days, but Consistent Policies Are a Must
More people are trying to barter for healthcare. In turn, certain facilities may offer discounts to patients who commit to satisfying some or all of their financial responsibilities before receiving services.
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Handle Early-morning Volume Surges at Surgical Registration
Cross-training in patient access at Albany Medical Center prevents early-morning delays at surgical check-in, helps with sudden volume surges in the ED, and provides other benefits.
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ED Registrars Work to Change Perceptions
ED registrars face competing priorities. First and foremost, they have to be certain they aren’t violating Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act requirements.
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‘Floater’ Reduces OT and Burnout
About 150 hours a year in overtime is no longer needed in the patient access department at one facility because of a new “floater” position created several years ago.
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Be Proactive, Not Reactive, With Patient Access Training
This article includes strategies to make patient access training more effective.
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Across New York, Organizations are Redefining Best Practices in Care Management
All across the Empire State, healthcare payers, providers, and community-based organizations have spent several years participating in a grand, national experiment of improving medical care for the highest-risk Medicaid enrollees.