Reducing Wrong-Site Operations: How Universal Protocol Was Established
Surgery is an invasive procedure that carries weighty risks such as anesthesia reactions, infections, and wrong-site, or wrong procedure. Thankfully, today’s OR teams are...
How TimeAlert® IV Helps Remind Nurses When It’s Time to Change IV Tubing
Along with regulatory requirements mandated by the CDC and The Joint Commission, managing risk is a key factor in determining patient care protocol. As...
Joint Commission Issues New Requirement for Distinct Naming Conventions for Newborn Identification
It’s understood that misidentifying newborns can lead to very serious errors, such as, administering the wrong blood products or even sending the wrong infant to surgery. In...
How Sheila R. Veloz Breast Center Promotes Employee Health with Mammo Monday
While healthcare providers are taking strides to improve the patient experience, healthcare workers are often so busy caring for patients, that they may neglect...
How Standardizing Consumables Offers Hospitals Quick Wins for Cost Savings
Healthcare Industry Positions for Uncertain Future
The US Healthcare Market is in a struggle for its own future, which has yet to be defined. Will...
Top 10 Patient Safety Challenges for 2018
As we near the halfway point of 2018, we can’t help but wonder how the Healthcare industry is tackling the top 10 identified patient...
Smart Ways to Use Reminders So You Won’t Forget
Everyone has been there: You walk into a room…. and for the life of you, you just can’t remember why. You told your brain...
Perioperative Perspective: Labeling Errors Are the Most Common Type of Medication Error
Reducing the potential for adverse drug events has been a key initiative for U.S. healthcare facilities for several years, but what is the cause...
A Simple Way to Reduce Cross-Contamination in the Radiology Department
Making Progress toward HAI Prevention
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are a serious, yet often preventable danger to patient safety. According to the CDC, approximately one...
Thermal vs. Laser Patient ID Wristbands Printing: A Critical Component of the EMR
Technology has transformed healthcare. From mobile monitoring devices in telemedicine to advanced imaging equipment, technology advances continue to improve efficiency, communication, and patient safety....
