by Mary Pat Whaley | Jan 31, 2010 | Definitions
SBAR stands for Situation, Background, Assessment and Recomendation and is pronounced “S – BAR.” SBAR is a standard format initially utilized by nurses to bring a physician up to speed on a problem. At some point in time, it was realized that...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jan 31, 2010 | Definitions
SOAP stands for Subjective, Objective, Assessment and Plan. It is a standard format for documenting a patient encounter and can be used both for face-to-face encounters as well as triage phone calls. Subjective = what the patient reports as the problem, symptoms,...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jan 31, 2010 | Definitions
Two acronyms that confused me early on in my career were “H & P” and “HNP” because they sound exactly the same and few people enunciate clearly enough to distinguish the difference. The context will tell you the difference, but for anyone...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jan 31, 2010 | Definitions
Prothrombin time (PT) evaluates the ability of blood to clot properly, it can be used to help diagnose bleeding. The PT may be ordered when a patient who is not taking anti-coagulant drugs has signs or symptoms of a bleeding disorder, which can range from nosebleeds,...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jan 30, 2010 | Definitions
Considered by many to be the most useful and realistic management theory ever, MBWA is the concept that you need to be present in the area you are managing to be an effective manager. MBWA includes: making rounds in every area several times daily touching base with...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jan 30, 2010 | Definitions
Accounts Receivable, abbreviated and called “A.R.” and written as “A/R” is the money due to a healthcare organization for services provided. For most cash-based non-hospital practices, the A/R works as follows: When a service is provided to a...
