Four Ways Virtual Patient Sitters Help Hospitals Manage At-Risk Patients
March 23, 2023
Patient sitters are a relatively unknown yet important part of healthcare, watching at-risk patients so staff members like nurses to focus on more pressing medical duties. Due to limited budgets and labor shortage of sitters, hospitals and other medical facilities are turning to technological…
Why Personal Health Records are as Important as EHR and EMR
March 16, 2023
When most people hear of medical software, they imagine programs like electronic health records or telehealth. But it’s not just providers and healthcare IT who use them for the health industry. Patients are turning to software as part of their greater involvement in their health needs. We cover…
What a Code Red Means to Hospital Safety and Patient Lives
March 14, 2023
Hospitals are busy places. Yet many activities are tightly controlled to allow patients to rest and heal. How do they achieve this almost eerie calm especially in emergencies? One way is through special hospital codes like the well-known Code Blue, which is used for patients in respiratory or…
How Crash Carts Deliver Life to Patients in Distress
March 9, 2023
It’s a staple in medical dramas. A patient is crashing, either isn’t breathing or is having a heart attack. Medical personnel swarm over them, barking out status, orders, or both. Then there’s that one scene where someone rolls in a large box. From it, doctors and nurses pull out the right medical…
What is a Code Blue and an Intro to Hospital Emergency Codes
March 7, 2023
We’ve all seen it. Late night visitors are strolling through a hospital’s halls to see loved ones there. Or leaving for the night. Suddenly, there’s a cryptic message blaring overhead. Medical staff rush into a patient’s room, conversation frantic yet controlled as they view the room’s medical…
The Ins and Outs of Workers Compensation Benefits: Program Overview
March 2, 2023
Jack and Carol work for the same construction company. While working on a new home, Jack hurt his back. He’s now out for several weeks while still drawing some salary. Carol, who manages the office, caught a cold. She’s also at home but using sick leave to pay the bills. Why is the difference? That…
Navigating the Veterans Affairs System: Healthcare Benefits for the VA
February 28, 2023
Do you know what the largest healthcare system is in the US? If you guessed it’s the military, you’re correct. The Veterans Administration oversees the well-being of nine million veterans and their families each year through its Veterans Health Administration. Learn about the Cabinet-level…
Urgent Care vs Emergency Room – Urgent Care Explained
February 23, 2023
You’ve been tasked by your healthcare IT director to properly equip an Urgent Care Center. You freeze up, since you know nothing about the UC. Maybe you have the vaguest memory having visited one as a kid when you had a cold. Or was that the Emergency Room? What’s the difference, anyway? This is a…
What are Retail Clinics and Are They the New Healthcare Model?
February 21, 2023
Are you ready to add “doctor” to this week’s grocery list? While the option is not available (yet), going to the supermarket or retail outlet to treat non-emergency medical issues is a reality. Retail health clinics have joined eye clinics and dental offices in retail locations. What, exactly, are…
5 Medical Software to Shape Healthcare’s Future
February 14, 2023
At first glance, modern healthcare looks like a chaotic mess. Think about all those hospitals and medical centers, providers, medical staff, pharmaceutical and research companies, and even patients themselves, vying to fulfill their part in treating the ill and sick. What are the stats of the…
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