Covering Covid-19: Is Your Medical Laboratory at Risk?
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 continuing global pandemic, medical testing laboratories have been in the spotlight. More people than ever know that medical analytic, or medical testing laboratories analyze samples of blood or urine and report the results back to the ordering healthcare provider to interpret the results, allowing for a more accurate diagnosis…
Read MoreA Complete Guide to Insurance for Physical Therapists
From relieving chronic back pain to restoring physical mobility, physical therapists provide vital services to people who need them. A wide variety of patients seek out the benefits of physical therapy: office workers who want to manage carpal tunnel syndrome, stroke survivors relearning how to walk, victims of automobile accidents, athletes with sports injuries and…
Read MoreThe Costs of Medical Staffing Agency Insurance
Medical staffing agencies have a lot of responsibility. They fill vacancies at hospitals, nursing homes, and doctor’s offices in a timely manner. With thorough screening, they aim to place honest, reliable workers in the right workplaces. In turn, they keep medical organizations running smoothly. With such responsibility comes a certain degree of liability. If a…
Read MoreWhy Start a Non-medical Home Healthcare Business
If you enjoy helping people live happier, healthier lives — and want to make a living doing such work — starting a non-medical homecare business could be a rewarding career path for you. Many elderly people today seek in-home care to help them get from place to place, take care of errands, and handle other…
Read MoreIV Nurse Day: Celebrate Jan 25
Infusion therapy is a critical part of medical care today — which means IV nurses play an invaluable role in the lives of patients. Every January 25, IV nurses (also known as infusion nurses) are recognized with a day of their own that honors their work and their contributions to patient care. What is National…
Read MoreHow to Become an IV Nurse
A career as an IV nurse can be very rewarding, both personally and professionally. Many IV nurses, also known as infusion nurses, choose this career path because it gives them a variety of workplace options — whether that is building a private practice or working as part of a hospital team — while allowing them…
Read MoreCharting by Exception: Errors by Omission or The Efficient New Norm?
Charting by exception (CBE) is a shorthand method of documenting patient systems, using standard practices and patient norms to avoid charting redundancy and saving healthcare providers time and money. Using the Charting by Exception method, healthcare providers are required to chart only deviations from expected patient norms. The CBE systems can be different for every provider…
Read MoreAre You a Culturally Competent Nurse?
“Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and the most inhuman…” This quote is taken from a speech given by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1966 that urged legal action against hospitals that were out of compliance with the Civil Rights Act. He said, “We put the blame…
Read MoreRisks of Abbreviations in Nurse Charting
Using abbreviations may seem like a real time-saver during documentation, especially for nurses trying to put down patient information quickly. However, using abbreviations may put you and your patient at risk if it’s not done correctly. In fact, abbreviations are more often than not likely to cause collateral damages both professionally and legally than actually…
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