Patient falls make up approximately 2 percent of hospital adverse events. Being able to call a patient's room directly can avoid this preventable patient harm, according to a new brief from Amcom Software.
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To save time, many clinicians use an electronic health records' copy-paste function to propagate text from one field to another. A study published in Critical Care Medicine showed notes entered by 82 percent of residents and 74 percent of attending…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Medical Devices Advisory Committee Microbiology Panel unanimously voted that Roche Molecular Systems' cobas viral DNA test is safe and effective as a replacement for Pap smears to screen for the human papillomavirus, according to…
Patient teach-backs may be an effective way to reduce readmissions and heighten adherence to medication and treatment plans, according to a study in American Nurse Today.
Having patients teach-back discharge information may help reduce their risk of readmission, according to a study in American Nurse Today.
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One in four admissions for pediatric chronic dialysis results in a readmission within 30 days of discharge, according to a study in Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
The following content is sponsored by 3M. For years hospitals have carefully managed expenses in response to various cost containment initiatives. As a result, many of the most obvious opportunities for leaner operations have been leveraged. However, the pressures to…
Top 10 Patient Safety Issues for 2014Patient safety is a serious issue. Click to continue » Reducing Readmissions: How a MacArthur ‘Genius’ is Revolutionizing Care in One of the Most Dangerous Towns in America Camden, N.J. has…
Clorox has released new two-in-one CHG skin cleansing kits, with enough materials for two pre-procedural skin cleanses and separated by a perforated seal.
Very few in healthcare would deny the industry today is plagued by variability, error and high costs. In fact, most would argue that the organizations that figure out how to remove this variability and error, while better coordinating care, will…