Care News – Winter 2021/2022
Welcome to Care News! In this issue, we discuss the importance of physical safeguards within healthcare’s cybersecurity; how telehealth triage nurses can avoid liability on patient calls; new triage protocols from…
Welcome to Care News! In this issue, we discuss the importance of physical safeguards within healthcare’s cybersecurity; how telehealth triage nurses can avoid liability on patient calls; new triage protocols from…
Patient calls regarding COVID-19 have reached or exceeded what triage nurses experienced at the very beginning of the pandemic. This is due to the prevalence of the Omicron variant which…
As we welcome the new year and take stock of 2021, I’m excited to reflect on all of the developments we’ve seen when it comes to telehealth. Digital visits are…
Schmitt-Thompson triage protocols cover a wide range of patient symptoms in both adults and children, and have become the gold standard for dispositions on care. Now, Dr. David Thompson has…
It’s no surprise that the holidays are a difficult time for maintaining healthy habits. Alcohol consumption tends to go up, which increases the urge to eat more. Additionally, family gatherings,…
As telehealth evolves, healthcare organizations are expanding nurse capabilities in areas like telephone triage, remote patient monitoring, postop discharge, and chronic care management. This requires both flexibility and the means…
Most medical organizations are not adequately prepared when it comes to their cybersecurity. According to a recent survey of 4,500 cybersecurity professionals, only 4 percent reported they were from healthcare.…
Healthcare organizations benefit greatly when their nurse triage and telehealth services use a software with Schmitt-Thompson protocols. These have been shown to decrease unnecessary provider spend and substantially improve patient…
Concierge healthcare may sound like it’s referring to on-call doctors tending only to the super-rich, but the reality is thankfully not so narrow. These subscription-based services are often affordable to…
While the methods for providing positive patient experiences may have changed over time, the reasons haven’t. In fact, NRC Health’s comments from a few years back still hold up today: by…