5 Easy Ways to Promote Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Your Healthcare Organization
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, an important time to bring attention to a disease that 1 in 8 women have a...
Four Ways to Improve Patient Identification in your Hospital to Drive Patient Safety
In a busy hospital setting, it is possible for staff to make patient identification errors. For instance, if two patients have similar names or...
Terrebonne General Medical Center Improves Patient Wristband Scanning with PDC
Terrebonne General Medical Center (TGMC) in Houma, Louisiana is a facility with the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval. It is also recognized nationally...
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...
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...
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...
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...
CDC Publishes 2016-2017 Early Season Healthcare Workers Flu Vaccination Rates
With the 2017-2018 flu season approaching, it is vital for healthcare organizations to have an Influenza vaccination policy in place. According to the CDC,...
MA Nurses Support Bill to Protect Healthcare Workers
EDITOR’S NOTE: Hospitals and healthcare facilities are more susceptible to workplace violence than any other industry. In response to this growing epidemic, the Massachusetts...
BCMA Helping to Maintain More Than 95% Compliance in Medication Administration
EDITOR’S NOTE: Bar Code Medication Administration (BCMA) is helping hospitals nationwide reduce medication errors and improve patient safety. Is your hospital using a BCMA system? If so, are...
