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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 Montgomery, Alabama, I cared for a group of pediatric and adult African-American Sickle Cell patients who would come to my medical-oncology unit for treatment. They would stay a few days, get fluids, and get Phenergan around the clock for nausea, and narcotics for pain.

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Revolutionizing Postoperative Care at Home with Remote Patient Monitoring

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

Postoperative care at home is a crucial component of the recovery process and involves a variety of services, including wound care, pain management, physical therapy, and follow-up appointments. Wound Care and Pain Management Postoperative care at home involves proper wound care and effective pain management.

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Ambulatory surgery center's virtual care platform helps boost productivity and patient satisfaction

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"Depending on the answers, a patient might then be advised on how to rest following activity, or how to alternate anti-inflammatory medications for better pain relief." "We also had hired a nurse navigator to gather the patient's pre-operative information and make patient calls ahead of time."

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Oncology Patients experience a personalized journey with interventions and education for better care

Consumer eHealth Engagement

Twaddle and her staff worked closely with Robert through the onboarding process to provide an overview, demonstrate how to use TapCloud, help him download the TapCloud app onto his phone and iPad and discuss what symptoms they will manage to personalize the app for his specific condition. vitals, medication usage), pain and anxiety levels.

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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. Anna Jaques Hospital is a 123-bed independent, nonprofit community hospital based in Massachusetts. Advocate Health Care (Downers Grove, Ill.).

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Weekender 2/1/19

HIStalk Weekender

One couple paid a hospital its indigent care rate in cash, then hit Beverly Hills for a shopping spree at Rolex and Louis Vuitton. A pain management doctor pleads guilty to stealing the IDs of his patients to obtain opioid prescriptions for himself. Monday Morning Update 1/28/19. Get Involved. Be interviewed (providers).