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How Empathy, Education, Communication and the PAST Model transformed Sickle Cell Patient Care

Society for Participatory Medicine

Five years later, I developed a questionnaire for Sickle Cell patients in hopes of improving their pain management. Care Advisor,” a hospital readmission reductions program, had two nurses for their congestive heart failure program and were looking for a nurse to coordinate a program for Sickle Cell patients.

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Revolutionizing Postoperative Care at Home with Remote Patient Monitoring

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

Postoperative care at home is a crucial component of the recovery process and involves a variety of services, including wound care, pain management, physical therapy, and follow-up appointments. Wound Care and Pain Management Postoperative care at home involves proper wound care and effective pain management.

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Ambulatory surgery center's virtual care platform helps boost productivity and patient satisfaction

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"Depending on the answers, a patient might then be advised on how to rest following activity, or how to alternate anti-inflammatory medications for better pain relief." As an ambulatory surgery center, it has to be very intentional about collecting readmission data from the regional hospital.

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Oncology Patients experience a personalized journey with interventions and education for better care

Consumer eHealth Engagement

” Address Patient Needs with Right Resource: When patients are not in the Clinic or Hospital, it is important to understand what they need. 2) Improved symptom management. Was pain successfully controlled (e.g. pain scores, pain direction)? What are the new symptoms that have been added by the patient?

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150 top places to work in healthcare

Henry Kotula

These exceptional benefits landed the hospital on Best Companies AZ ‘s 100 Best Arizona Companies list for healthcare, and Phoenix Business Journal gave the hospital its HealthCare Leadership Award in 2017. Pinehurst (N.C.) PhyMed Healthcare Group (Nashville, Tenn.).

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Weekender 2/1/19

HIStalk Weekender

One couple paid a hospital its indigent care rate in cash, then hit Beverly Hills for a shopping spree at Rolex and Louis Vuitton. A pain management doctor pleads guilty to stealing the IDs of his patients to obtain opioid prescriptions for himself.