Workplace Violence Prevention Plans Now Required at California Hospitals
EDITOR’S NOTE: Improving safety is a top priority among healthcare facilities, not only for patients but for healthcare employees as well. Workplace violence has...
How Breast Centers are Improving Patient Experience
Due to increasing scrutiny around patient satisfaction and what it may mean for reimbursement, patient volume, and quality standards, it’s no surprise that patient...
5 Reasons L&D Nurses Prefer Inkless Footprinters
The vast majority of hospital L&D departments record newborn footprints shortly after birth as part of the medical record and also as a keepsake...
Loaner and Vendor Problems: The 3 C’s that Can Improve your SPD
As the staff of most Sterile Processing Departments (SPD) can tell you, sterilization is getting complicated. As surgeries become more and more intricate and...
Reducing Transfusion Errors in Hospitals
Nurses are always in demand for their time and attention to patient care. Resources are spread thin and multi-tasking is expected. With such challenging...
3 Ways Product Standardization Can Help You Get a Bonus
Supply chain management in healthcare is complex and demanding. Being a supply chain professional means you are constantly under pressure to perform many different...
The Challenges of Hospital Violence
Fear is a common emotion experienced by people before entering the hospital. Depending on whether we are being admitted, or visiting a loved one,...
The 2018 Lab Specimen ID Report
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Over 200 US hospital lab professionals participated in a survey developed to explore the top priorities, challenges, and concerns within the...
What’s Keeping Hospital Pharmacy Professionals Up at Night in 2018
The pharmacy department is an integral part of the hospital, and is one of the most complicated functions in terms of safety, finances, and...
What’s Scarier than Americans’ Biggest Fears? Recent Study Suggests Medical Errors
Fear of the Unknown
For many of us, there is nothing more terrifying than the thought of our smartphone breaking. Our heart sinks and panic...
