Health IT & Quality: Population Health – Think Like a Retailer
It is all about the consumer. With more than 68% of the U.S. economy driven by consumer spending, retailers clearly know how to identify and motivate consumers to take action (YCharts).
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Viewpoint: Emerging Challenges for Patient Safety – Opportunities for Our Finest Hours
The birth of the patient safety movement can be linked intimately to Lucian Leape’s seminal article Error in Medicine (1994), published six years before the Institute of Medicine’s report To Err is Human (2000).
ISMP: The Dirty Dozen – Persistent safety gaffes we need to resolve!
As 2014 draws to a close, the Institute for Safe Medication Practices honors the many exceptional efforts that have been undertaken in the past year to improve medication safety. Despite the many safety accomplishments in 2014…
Using Simulation to Coordinate Care for Cardiac Surgery
A six-month-old girl is undergoing repair of a hole in her heart, and while on cardiopulmonary bypass (the machine that pumps the blood through the body while the heart is stopped), there is massive bleeding from the heart…
Innovation: Bolus Injectors – Medication Adherence, Safety, and Convenience
There are approximately 900 biologic drugs in development today. But despite their promise for advancing treatment of cancer, immunologic disorders, rare and chronic diseases, the full benefit of biologic and immunologic therapies…
Halyard Health Solutions Focus on Infection Prevention
Halyard Health is a new medical technology company focused on preventing infection, eliminating pain, and speeding patient recovery.
Nebraska Methodist Hospital Uses Bacteria-Resistant Curtains to Protect Fabrics Around Patients
Nebraska Methodist Hospital has chosen X-STATIC® Antimicrobial Technology to elevate its standard of care for fabrics in the healthcare environment.
New ‘Self-Cleaning’ Surface Technology Reduces Pathogens in Hospital Environment
A study published in the November issue of the American Journal of Infection Control recently confirmed the effectiveness of new technology in reducing the number of hospital surface bacteria by more than 99 percent at least eight weeks after initial application.
TeamSTEPPS Web-based Training Opportunities Available
Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety (TeamSTEPPS®) is an evidence-based set of teamwork tools, aimed at optimizing patient outcomes by improving communication and teamwork skills among healthcare professionals.