COVID-19 Vaccine for Vaccines & Infant Toddlers Cleared The use of COVID-19 vaccines in infants and toddlers in the United States has cleared the final hurdles. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now recommends COVID-19 vaccines for everyone 6 months and [...]
We are excited to announce that our very own, Mandi San Nicolas, AccessNurse Director of Non-Clinical Services, on receiving the 2022 Women of Distinction Award by our parent company, Team Health. Check out a quick video below to hear from Mandi after receiving this award. https://youtube.com/watch?v=0y_izP1nqu8%3Ffeature%3Doembed%26enablejsapi%3D1%26origin%3Dhttps%3A Timothy P. Stephenson, AccessNurse Vice [...]
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 [...]