Now that there was a sharp decline in Omicron COVID-19 variant cases, acute COVID-19 cases appear to be ending for most locations worldwide. While questions of whether or not and when future variants will emerge are still waiting to be answered, data clearly shows that COVID cases worldwide are currently [...]
As we continue to face and battle COVID-19 as a nation, patients are asking additional questions relating to booster shots. While the concept is not easily understood for some patients, the actuality is that the idea is, in fact, just that simple. Both shots are intended to help reduce the [...]
Nurse telephone triage organizations using Schmitt-Thompson After-Hours Nurse Triage Guidelines can correctly direct patients to the right level of care: The latest published Schmitt-Thompson After-Hours Nurse Triage guidelines indicate that organizations who use the Schmitt-Thompson clinical content continued to provide high-quality care to patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in the [...]
The pandemic made in-person patient visits risky and unavailable, forcing a rapid shift to telemedicine. According to a report by Medscape, remote patient engagement is up by 225%. Now that our society is on the mend of COVID-19, the healthcare industry has seen a positive development in improved telehealth services – [...]
URAC Designation Demonstrates Highest Level of Commitment to Health Care Quality AccessNurse is pleased to announce that we recently renewed our URAC Health Call Center accreditation, proving that our company meets best-in-class call center operations for the following areas: Our company has maintained URAC Health Call Center accreditation since 2004, demonstrating our commitment [...]
An Infant and Maternal Health Provider Partners with AccessNurse to Enhance Quality Care Using Telephone Nurse Triage Services Overview During a year in which patients faced tremendous barriers to accessing healthcare services, Pacify and AccessNurse partnered to provide consistent, high-quality care to parents and their children through a nurse triage service line. [...]
Currently, over 40% of the United States’ total population has a chronic illness — that’s more than 144 million people. Of those with chronic diseases, 34.2 million Americans have one of three types of diabetes (Type 1 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes, Gestational Diabetes, and prediabetes) — the 7th leading cause of death in the [...]
We are proud to acknowledge the important role that our awesome team members play in our company’s continued growth and success. To recognize team members who go above and beyond to provide the highest quality care and make a difference in our clients and their patient’s lives, we introduced a [...]
We’re are thankful for our team members who supported our clients during the extreme weather storm in January 2021. As the icy roads and power outages paralyzed many locations across the country, affecting many of our clients in Texas, Oklahoma, and other southeastern and northeastern states, our team members went [...]
The entire world is counting on the COVID-19 vaccine to help end the deadly infectious disease. For many people, the newly created vaccine is the light at the end of the tunnel for this pandemic. As COVID-19 vaccines become available to more people, wide-spread participation and adoption is essential for [...]