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Update: How empathy, education, communication and the PAST Model transformed Sickle Cell patient care

Society for Participatory Medicine

In 2004, as a staff nurse at Baptist Medical Center South in Florida, I cared for a group of pediatric and adult African-American Sickle Cell patients who would come to my medical-oncology unit for treatment. Five years later, I developed a questionnaire for Sickle Cell patients in hopes of improving their pain management.

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Mayo Clinic Guidelines Cut Opioid Prescriptions

BHM Healthcare Solutions

The work to refine opioid prescriptions post-surgery began with a collaborative effort among Mayo Clinic physicians, pharmacists, pain medicine specialists, nurses and research scientists in the Mayo Clinic Robert D. And from 1999 to 2016, the number of opioid overdose deaths increased fivefold, the CDC says. and Patricia E.

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150 top places to work in healthcare

Henry Kotula

Advocate Health Care, one of Chicagoland’s largest employers, has more than 35,000 associates, including 11,000 nurses and nearly 6,300 affiliated physicians. Boston Business Journal named the hospital a Best Place to Work in 2012, 2014 and 2016. Advocate Health Care (Downers Grove, Ill.). compared to the state’s $8.10

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The 2020 Amwell Client Awards

American Well

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) has partnered with Amwell since 2016, expanding to an enterprise platform, Blue Cross Online Visits, in 2018. During this time, the health system trained more than 1,200 providers, 900 nurses, and 260 clinical staff on virtual visits. Engagement Excellence. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.