Maintaining the Medication Cold Chain in a Large Ambulatory Practice
This article describes the process implemented at a large multi-specialty academic ambulatory practice located on the Gulf Coast of Florida to ensure that while the medications are being procured, stored, and/or transported to outreach locations the proper storage temperature is maintained.
A Closer Look at Maintaining Hospital Mattresses and Surfaces
By Matt Phillion Here’s a sobering statistic: a recent study of 423 EMS deliveries found that only 55% of stretcher surfaces were disinfected. With 155 million people admitted to the emergency department (ED) every year, these surfaces are a hot spot for potential contamination. Meanwhile, 50% of all foam surfaces in acute care are compromised … Continued
CMOs Need to Brace for More High-Risk Pregnancies. Here’s How.
High-risk pregnancies are increasing, and CMOs need to put resources in place to address them. Hospitals in Florida are forecasting a 14.5% increase in high-risk pregnancies over the next decade, and the trend is expected to be nationwide.
AI and Medication Adherence: Training Tech on Bad Behaviors
Gentry Health Services, an Ohio-based specialty pharmacy, is rolling out a technology platform designed to connect patients with peer support to ensure they follow doctors’ orders on medication management.
AI in Healthcare: Addressing the Reality of Hallucinations
The use of AI tools continues to grow as clinicians use them for everyday processes like the creation of chart notes and care plans. But what happens when AI gets the facts wrong, and how can that impact patient safety?
Rural Emergency Rooms Are Increasingly Run Without Doctors
Emergency medicine researchers and providers believe ERs, especially in rural areas, increasingly operate with few or no physicians amid a nationwide shortage of doctors.
How Should Hospitals Prepare for Active Shooter Threats?
By integrating existing policies and infrastructures—such as training systems, command centers, and communication protocols—healthcare organizations can ensure consistency, efficiency, and interoperability in emergency scenarios.
Patients Are Stuck Waiting: Can Voice AI Pick Up the Phone?
Advances in AI and automation, such as virtual agents and self-scheduling capabilities, are already improving call center operations while giving patients more control over their healthcare—which is exactly where they want to be.
Improving Diversion Reporting Through Shared Best Practices
Through the nonprofit Healthcare Diversion Network’s website HealthcareDiversion.org, 684 diversion incidents have been reported across all 50 states, and while most incidents happen in hospitals, pharmacies have also seen an influx.
Even Grave Errors at Rehab Hospitals Go Unpenalized and Undisclosed
Even when inspections reveal grave cases of injury, federal health officials do not inform consumers or impose fines the way they do for nursing homes. And Medicare doesn’t provide easy-to-understand five-star ratings as it does for general hospitals.