Sally Now

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1. Patients who call the clinic 1 day before meds run out for refills

   Sally Now replied to JZ_RN's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

   I agree, adhering to the policy is ideal. However, issues with patients running out of critical meds (BP, heart, benzos, anything that could be life-threatening) is an issue. It's a legal issue as...

2. Major Office Issues Help!!!!

   Sally Now replied to amandap213's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

   Which electronic system do you use? I am in agreement, the demands placed by 'meaningful use' and CQM have gotten out of hand. If you are rooming patients, there is not enough time for all of the...

3. EMR/EHR Meaningful Use

   Sally Now replied to Sally Now's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, we are now using Epic, transitioned from Centricity. Some things better, some not as good. Overall, really wondering about the cost/benefit ratio. I understand the certified meaningful use...

4. EMR/EHR Meaningful Use

   Sally Now posted a topic in General Nursing

   I would dearly love to hear about new EMR systems launches/go live. This is one of the most challenging and frustrating things out there right now. It is sucking the life and resources out of my...

5. Attn Clinic/Doctors office nurses!

   Sally Now replied to Elleveein's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

   Until there's a lawsuit it probably won't get the top of mind awareness it needs. Continue to address/introduce RN/LVN as nurse and MA as Medical Assistant. My ID goes into a red-bordered plastic...

6. RN filling in for receptionist, workflow.....anyone else?

   Sally Now replied to tussah10's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

   I hear you! I'm an RN working with 3 MAs (we're short one), 3 receptionists (we're short one), and 3 physicians (primary care, and...we're short one!). I was hired to do Triage, CQM, chronic disease...

7. Appointment setting / triage question

   Sally Now replied to Altra's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

   Yes, this is a major issue in a lot of places. Until relatively recently, experience (whether as MA or receptionist) was enough. Not anymore. Unfortunately, the formal policies, scripts, ancillary/UAP...

8. Nursing(NA/LPN/RN) vs Medical Assistant***VENT

   Sally Now replied to floridanurse1983's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Paramedics and MAs are not the same

9. Nursing(NA/LPN/RN) vs Medical Assistant***VENT

   Sally Now replied to floridanurse1983's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I agree. For too long now, MAs in the ambulatory setting have probably been exceeding scope of practice. An RN can legally do anything an MA can do, but the reverse is not true. If your clinic just...

10. Medical Assistants the new RNs???

    Sally Now replied to ayorenee's topic in General Nursing

    "I do a ton of RN work for half the pay." If you are not an RN you should not be doing any RN work. The difference is that RNs can (legally) do anything an MA can do, but the reverse is not true....