Symptom Screening Tools Vs. Nurse Triage
When patients call their doctor’s offices, the first people to greet them are usually front desk receptionists at those practices, or nonclinical phone operators in call centers. Neither are certified…
More Than Just Protocols: Critical Thinking in Nurse Triage Is Essential
While Schmitt-Thompson triage protocols are highly effective for evaluating patients’ symptoms, critical thinking in nurse triage is a vital skill providers must use when determining the appropriate dispositions for care.…
Back to School: What’s the Difference Between COVID-19, Flu, and Colds? Using Schmitt-Thompson Protocols to Evaluate Student Symptoms
As students return to the classroom, it’s common for a certain percentage to contract and spread diseases. Students recognize this fact, and — up until COVID-19 — probably gave it…
How Do You Improve Phone Messages in a Medical Office and Avoid Mistakes?
Have you ever received a message that a patient needed a prescription refill, only to find out that it was something more serious? Or perhaps your nurses weren’t given enough…
Nurse Triage for Morbidity and Mortality: Save Lives and Lower Healthcare Costs
We recently discussed why a nurse triage service is important for helping patients avoid unnecessary ER visits. The same holds true for those patients who have serious conditions, but hesitate…
Integrate Nurse Triage Software with EHRs: Advances in a Modular Triage System
Today’s push for all-things-digital extends well into healthcare, particularly when it involves nurse triage and electronic health records. Whereas triage nurses were once strictly phone-based roles, they now utilize telehealth…
Enhancing Quality and Safety in Nurse Triage: Introducing Automated QA For Nurse Calls
Thanks to the expansion of telehealth, patient interactions are being conducted increasingly via phone, video chat, and texting solutions. At the forefront of this technology shift are triage nurses, whose…
Nurse Triage Advice for Dehydrated Patients
As we celebrate July 4th and spend more time outdoors, one thing to be particularly aware of is the risk of becoming dehydrated. Even for the portions of the US…
Enhancing Patient Triage: Overcoming Medical Message Intake Challenges
Medical message intake challenges, such as those related to properly vetting patient calls, continue to pose significant obstacles in urgent care settings. Despite its prevalence, the traditional red flag screening…
Do you Have Operators Taking Medical Messages? New Software Makes It Easier to Train, Ensures Relevant Messages, and Increases Doctor Satisfaction
Traditional training for nonclinical operators to perform medical message intake often requires about a month: first, a week to learn how to be an operator, then an additional two for…
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