Psychology & Psychiatry
Video: Signs that stress is becoming toxic
With a new year right around the corner, it might be time to reset when it comes to your mental health.
Jan 3, 2023
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Health
Patients must not be forced to choose between easier access and continuity of care
RCGP says that reducing waiting times for a GP appointment must be a priority for politicians and the incoming government
Mar 6, 2015
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Cardiology
Avatar-based application improves symptom recognition in heart attack survivors
An avatar-based application improves symptom recognition in heart attack survivors, reveals research presented today at Acute Cardiovascular Care 2016 by Jintana Tongpeth, a PhD student at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, ...
Oct 17, 2016
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Vaccination
Whale of a time: NYC offers walk-up vaccinations for all
Appointments are no longer mandatory at any of the coronavirus vaccination sites run by New York City, including its newest and maybe coolest location: beneath the giant blue whale at the Museum of Natural History.
Apr 23, 2021
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Medical economics
New tool helps doctors determine which patients are most likely to forget or skip their appointments
Patients who don't show up for their scheduled medical appointments drain health care providers' time and resources, reducing appointment availability, increasing wait times, and reducing patient satisfaction.
Oct 5, 2018
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Health
Patients see multiple clinicians on one visit, thanks to new scheduling protocol
A new patient-centered scheduling protocol is improving the quality, efficiency and convenience of multiprovider health care, according to a recently published paper from The University of Texas at Austin.
Jun 27, 2019
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Ophthalmology
Longer appointment times in clinic where trainees present
(HealthDay)—The presence of trainees in an outpatient ophthalmology clinic is associated with longer appointment times, even for appointments for which the trainee is not present, according to a study published online Nov. ...
Nov 15, 2017
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Medical economics
Patients listed as alive in their electronic health records were actually deceased, according to data
About 20% of patients whose medical records showed them as being alive with a serious illness were in fact deceased according to California data, leading to hundreds of unnecessary interactions such as appointment reminders, ...
Dec 4, 2023
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Health
Physicians rate communication during visit lower than patients
(HealthDay)—There is a lack of correlation between physician scores and those of others for physician-patient communication, according to a study published in the July/August issue of the Annals of Family Medicine.
Aug 21, 2018
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Health
Seven-day access to GP surgeries is not the answer to improving patient care
A better understanding of patients' needs is key to improving care within the NHS; patients do not actually want seven-day access to GP surgeries as previously suggested, according to a study from The University of Nottingham.
Jan 24, 2017
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