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Bedside Registration Best for Patient Flow, But the Process Needs Fine-Tuning
Bedside registration has been in place for more than 20 years in the ED at William Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak (MI). However, the process has changed many times in recent years
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AIDET Keeps Patients Well-Informed in Registration
What patient access staff members have to say — about insurance coverage, scheduling, wait times, or out-of-pocket costs — doesn’t always please patients. But sometimes the way the registrar conveys information makes all the difference.
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If Healthcare Services Change, So Will the Costs
Patients need to be informed that if their services change for any reason, then their out-of-pocket costs probably will change too.
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Patients Calling for Price Quotes Won’t Wait Long
Recently, every Oregon hospital committed to providing cost estimates for scheduled procedures within three business days. Most patients, however, aren’t willing to wait nearly that long.
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Can’t Offer Salary Increases? Staff Might Prefer Flexible Scheduling
Morale was at an all-time low when Stefani Moore, regional manager of patient access at St. Joseph Health in Irvine, CA, took over the department. Self-scheduling was one of the first changes she made.
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Patients Make Multiple Errors in Inhaler Use
The skillfulness of technique has not improved over 40 years of observation.
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Motivational Interviewing Improves CPAP Adherence
Practitioners of motivational interviewing believe patients naturally often feel some ambivalence about interventions offered to them and that by helping the patient identify such ambivalence, steps can be taken to address obstacles to success.
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Empagliflozin Improves Renal Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes
In addition to favorable effects on glucose control and cardiovascular outcomes, treatment with empagliflozin was associated with meaningful reductions in adverse renal outcomes.
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Topicals for Atopic Dermatitis: Calcineurin Inhibitors vs. Corticosteroids
Topical corticosteroids should remain the first-line treatment for atopic dermatitis.
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What’s the Best Way to Remove a Tick?
The successful tweezer technique was simple: Grab the mouth parts, do not rotate, and pull off directly.