Workflow
Many who leave emergency rooms without being seen return within a week
About one in five individuals who leave the ED without being seen return in the next week, usually around the same time of day, according to the results of cohort study.
‘Strong leaders’ seek to collaborate, can improve care for rheumatology patients
Leaders who are willing to collaborate with both patients and other health care professionals are more likely to achieve optimal disease outcomes, according to experts who participated in a panel discussion.
Generative AI could provide echocardiogram reports suitable for patient education
Explanations of echocardiography findings written using ChatGPT may be suitable to educate patients about their health status and reduce physician workload, according to data published in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging.
Data show remote reprogramming of insertable cardiac monitors may improve clinic workflow
Insertable cardiac monitors with capability for remote reprogramming were associated with a clinic workflow improvement of 211 hours per 100 patients, data from a real-world analysis show.
ACC workbook highlights possibilities, benefits of home-based cardiac care
The idea of a clinician making house calls may seem like a quaint one, but research suggests home-based care could offer advantages to expand capacity, reduce costs and individually tailor treatment in novel ways for cardiology.
Automated plate reading system for urine cultures could create more efficient workflow
HOUSTON — An automated plate reading system for urine cultures was accurate and easy to use, which could create a more efficient urine culture workflow, researchers reported at ASM Microbe.
Electronic patient-reported outcome systems improves outpatient workflow
The use of electronic patient-reported outcome systems, or ePROs, reduced outpatient wait times without worsening outcomes or satisfaction with care, according to a review in the The Royal Society of Medicine Journals.
Scheduling, workflow initiative doubles visits for HIV PrEP
A nurse-led multidisciplinary initiative targeted at providers and medical staff doubled the number of patients who scheduled a follow-up routine visit for HIV preexposure prophylaxis, or PrEP.
VIDEO: Zeiss focused on full integration, streamlined workflow
NEW ORLEANS — In this Healio Video Perspective from the Eyecelerator meeting, Euan S. Thomson, PhD, president of ophthalmic devices and head of the digital business unit for Carl Zeiss Meditec, offers a look at the company’s goals.
Conversion THA calls for an organized workflow, plans for hardware removal
A workflow with templating and multiple plans aids converting patients who underwent prior procedures for Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease or slipped capital femoral epiphysis or had femoral neck pinning to total hip arthroplasty, a speaker said.