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6 Ways Operating A Medical Facility Can Be Made Easier
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Are you in charge of running a medical facility but feeling overwhelmed by all the tasks that need to be done? Managing and overseeing any business, let alone a medical one, can be daunting and time-consuming. Fortunately, modern technology has made it easier than ever to maintain your operations while maintaining control over everything that goes on.
In this blog post we will explore 6 ways operating a medical facility can be made easier through established workflow processes and investing in some quality equipment. We’ll explore how streamlining specific processes helps save both time and money so you can focus on what matters: providing quality care for your patients!
Think Of Partnering When Releasing A New Product
When you’re crafting a new product, there are plenty of things to consider. Amidst all the decision-making and strategizing, it’s also wise to consider partnering up with another organization. Collaborative partnerships can often bring new perspectives and insights into play. They can also introduce complementary skills and shareholders that may help your product reach its potential much faster. Looking for medical production services offered by PolarSeal can make this process much easier. Thinking of this before launching a product can make your life much easier than if you had gone it alone — so why not consider partnering today?
Automate Payment Collection Processes
Automating payment collection processes in medical facilities is an effective way to save time and resources. The ability to quickly and efficiently collect payments allows you to focus on providing quality patient care. Automation also reduces the time spent manually entering data, improving accuracy while speeding up transactions.
Minimize Paperwork
Medical paperwork can feel like a never-ending task, but it’s possible to reduce the amount of time you have to spend dealing with it. Taking advantage of technology and investing in automation can help minimize paperwork and increase efficiency. By using automated systems for billing, scheduling, and patient data entry, you can track data more easily and streamline operations. Additionally, digitizing records can make it easier to store and retrieve information quickly — no more searching through stacks of files! Automating paperwork processes helps eliminate manual errors, making the workplace safer for everyone.
Manage Patient Communication
As a medical facility manager, one of the most important challenges you face is how to effectively manage patient communication. You want to make sure that all patients feel comfortable communicating with your medical staff and trust that their needs will be taken seriously. To achieve this, there are several ways that you can streamline patient communication. Using tools such as automated scheduling systems, online communication portals, and doctor-to-patient messaging boards can help you integrate effective methods of communication into your workflow while keeping things running smoothly.
Optimize Your Workforce
Doing more with less is the mantra of any successful operation, and nowhere is this necessity felt more acutely than in a medical facility. To optimize your workforce and maximize efficiency, consider delegating or outsourcing specialized tasks or workflows that demand expertise that may not be available internally. Cross-training staff to efficiently cover multiple roles can also help reduce overstaffing and absences.
In addition, maintaining an open dialogue with personnel about the expectations of their essential duties ensures greater consistency among employees and better productivity.
Embrace a Culture of Data-Driven Decisions
In the fast-paced world of medical facilities, embracing a culture of data-driven decisions is becoming essential to stay organized and successful. By collecting data on areas such as patient wait times, staff efficiency, and budgeting, decision-makers can make the most informed choices that will have a positive long-term impact on the facility’s performance.
As a manager of a medical facility, there are many different ways to optimize your processes for the highest level of efficiency. From automating payment collection processes to embracing a culture of data-driven decisions, the above tips can help improve your operations and make sure that you are providing the best care to your patients.
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Just when we were starting to see COVID and RSV rates drop this spring, another type of virus contributed to a spike in respiratory infections – Yahoo Canada Sports
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Human metapneumovirus spiked this spring as cases of COVID and RSV fell.
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According to the CDC, 19.6% of antigen tests and nearly 11% of PCR tests for HMPV, were positive in the US in early March.
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Symptoms of HMPV include cough, fever, nasal congestion, and shortness of breath.
Cases of another type of respiratory virus have spiked this spring, just as COVID-19 and RSV rates were finally falling in the US.
According to the CDC, 19.6% of antigen tests and nearly 11% of PCR tests for human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, were positive in the US in early March.
The nearly 11% of positive PCR cases is up 36% since before the COVID-19 pandemic when PCR tests for HMPV were coming back with a rate of 7% positivity, according to the CDC.
In contrast, COVID-19 cases were down nearly 30% at the beginning of March, according to the World Health Organization, and the number of people being hospitalized for RSV was down to 1.2 people per 100,000 in March from 4.5 people per 100,000 in January, according to the CDC.
Symptoms of HMPV include cough, fever, nasal congestion, and shortness of breath, according to the CDC. The symptoms could progress into bronchitis, pneumonia, or other similar viruses that cause upper and lower respiratory infections.
The CDC said some might be sicker for longer than others, and the duration of the virus depends on the severity, but for the most part, is similar in length to other respiratory infections caused by viruses.
The virus is spread by coughs and sneezes, close personal contact, and touching surfaces infected with the virus, then touching the mouth, nose, or eyes.
According to CNN, there’s no vaccine for HMPV, nor is there an antiviral drug to treat it.
Read the original article on Insider
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Just when we were starting to see COVID and RSV rates drop this spring, another type of virus contributed to a spike in respiratory infections
|
|
- Human metapneumovirus spiked this spring as cases of COVID and RSV fell.
- According to the CDC, 19.6% of antigen tests and nearly 11% of PCR tests for HMPV, were positive in the US in early March.
- Symptoms of HMPV include cough, fever, nasal congestion, and shortness of breath.
Cases of another type of respiratory virus have spiked this spring, just as COVID-19 and RSV rates were finally falling in the US.
According to the CDC, 19.6% of antigen tests and nearly 11% of PCR tests for human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, were positive in the US in early March.
The nearly 11% of positive PCR cases is up 36% since before the COVID-19 pandemic when PCR tests for HMPV were coming back with a rate of 7% positivity, according to the CDC.
In contrast, COVID-19 cases were down nearly 30% at the beginning of March, according to the World Health Organization, and the number of people being hospitalized for RSV was down to 1.2 people per 100,000 in March from 4.5 people per 100,000 in January, according to the CDC.
Symptoms of HMPV include cough, fever, nasal congestion, and shortness of breath, according to the CDC. The symptoms could progress into bronchitis, pneumonia, or other similar viruses that cause upper and lower respiratory infections.
The CDC said some might be sicker for longer than others, and the duration of the virus depends on the severity, but for the most part, is similar in length to other respiratory infections caused by viruses.
The virus is spread by coughs and sneezes, close personal contact, and touching surfaces infected with the virus, then touching the mouth, nose, or eyes.
According to CNN, there’s no vaccine for HMPV, nor is there an antiviral drug to treat it.
Read the original article on Insider
By Halyna Mihalik
Saskatoon virologist Alyson Kelvin, who studies infectious diseases, has been awarded half a million dollars from the Canadian government to research the rapidly growing disease of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox.
The same amount was also awarded to one of Kelvin’s colleagues for related studies, for a combined total of $1 million. The government put out a funding call for research to better understand the virus last September, and issued another funding call in December.
“Last year, the increase of mpox cases globally led to a public health emergency of international concern,” said Kelvin.
Kelvin said she and her team of scientists from the University of Manitoba and UCLA will be researching the rapidly growing virus, specifically analyzing the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where mpox is most prominent.
Although Kelvin said she won’t be visiting the African country herself, other members of her team will be working on the ground, and the UCLA has a research base there.
Mpox originated in the DRC in the 1970s, and since the early 2000s the country has seen nearly 2,000 cases of mpox a year.
By examining how people in the area interact with animals that carry the virus, Kelvin said her team will try to limit the crossover of mpox from animals to humans.
“When human cases are reported of mpox, we will then go look at that area for animals that could be infected and figure out if these people had contact with wild animals,” said Kelvin.
More than 1,000 mpox cases were found in the North American beaver in Canada last year, and Kelvin said she will be investigating how animals such as beavers and prairie dogs could be infected by the virus.
Her research will also try to identify if domestic animals, such as dogs, could also contract mpox. If people who have contracted mpox from a wild animal could pass the virus onto their pet, she said it would ultimately lead to more cases.
Kelvin said the Canadian government stepping in to help examine an issue present in Africa is important and necessary.
“What happens in one place will also affect us,” she said. “Problems that occur in other countries are still our problem as well.”
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