Articles Tagged With: AMA
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Researchers Help Identify High-Risk AMA Patients, Solutions
Researchers recently studied the underlying causes of patients leaving AMA, finding certain populations are at higher risk. The team also identified possible ways to reduce AMA rates.
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Reduce Risk When Patients Leave AMA
Patients leaving against medical advice (AMA) put themselves and the hospital at risk. The patient may suffer harm from forgoing needed care, and the hospital may be held liable for that harm. Discouraging patients from leaving AMA can be difficult, leaving the facility to depend on documenting its efforts to provide care.
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An Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill Could Be a Game-Changer
The application for the first OTC birth control pill in the United States marks a new chapter in the ever-changing reproductive healthcare environment of 2022. In June, Perrigo Company announced its HRA Pharma arm submitted an application to the FDA to approve its progestin-only daily birth control pill, Opill, for OTC status.
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Violence Against HCWs Increased During Pandemic
In one of the few studies of its kind, researchers at the Mayo Clinic reported violent incidents against healthcare workers have more than doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic. -
AMA Asks to Remove Prescription Status from Naloxone
The request was made in the wake of a study that revealed expanded access to the opioid reversal agent is needed in almost every U.S. state.
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Stay Vigilant About Malpractice Risks with Telemedicine
The dramatic increase in the use of telemedicine is raising concerns about the potential for malpractice issues related to this form of caregiving, with some experts cautioning a wave of lawsuits could be on the way. Adherence to key principles of patient safety and risk management can reduce the risk. -
AMA Prepares for COVID-19 Vaccine with Coding Updates
The American Medical Association recently revealed updates to the Current Procedural Terminology, helping the U.S. healthcare industry lay the administrative groundwork for an eventual COVID-19 vaccine.
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AMA Prepares for COVID-19 Vaccine with Coding Updates
Laying the administrative groundwork is an important part of ensuring success for administration of an eventual vaccine.