Articles Tagged With: delay
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Analysis Details the Burdens
of Prior AuthorizationAdministrative hassles and confusion, along with delays and denials, push providers and patients alike to the brink.
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Is There Bundle Branch Block?
Try to interpret the ECG in the figure without the benefit of any clinical information. What do you see?
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Female Caregivers May Delay Seeking Care for Pelvic Floor Disorders
One-third of patients presenting for urogynecologic subspecialty care are caregivers. Of these, women caring for an adult are more likely to delay seeking care for pelvic floor disorders.
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Pandemic Quality Reporting Eased, But Consider Benefits of Sending Data
Hospital quality leaders already strained by the COVID-19 pandemic welcomed the decision to delay reporting deadlines for the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System and not require reporting or use data from the initial pandemic period for Medicare quality reporting and value-based purchasing programs for future payment years. However, there are important issues to consider as hospitals move forward and regroup in the post-pandemic months.
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COVID-19 Pandemic Closes Many Surgery Centers
The COVID-19 pandemic has led many surgery centers to close and surgeons to put off elective surgeries. Several professional associations have released guidelines to help the industry figure out where to go from here.
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Uninfected Children Exposed Prenatally to HIV Exhibit Language Delays
In South Africa, uninfected children exposed to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) exhibit delays in receptive and expressive language at 24 months compared to non-HIV-exposed children.
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How to Respond to Clinicians’ Complaints About Delays in Registration
“How come you are asking so many questions? I need you to register this person now!” While well-meaning, such statements made by clinicians often are unfounded.
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Did registrar warn patient about long ED wait time? It could violate EMTALA
“You are welcome to wait, but it may take the doctor several hours to get to you. We won’t be nearly this busy in the morning!”