Hospital-acquired infections should be a major concern for your facility, but there may be additional culprits you’re not addressing. A new study from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) revealed large amounts of antibiotic-resistant organisms in hospital plumbing.
Quality and safety are critical to any hospital mission. Check here to see what top hospitals are doing to raise quality standards and keep patients safe.
Opioids are a public health crisis: What your hospital can do
December 5, 2017 Comments (0)
The opioid crisis is one of the main public health crises in the U.S., and hospitals are being impacted in many ways. From new restrictions on opiate prescribing to increases in opioid dependence for surgical patients, healthcare organizations must adapt to the challenges created by the opioid epidemic.
Leadership rounds: Create a ‘patient safety first’ culture
September 19, 2017 Comments (0)
Doctors aren the only people who should be making rounds at your facility. Hospital executives need to get out from behind their desks and make their own patient safety leadership rounds.
Make zero ‘never events’ your hospital’s goal
August 1, 2017 Comments (0)
“Never events received their name because theye serious adverse events that should never happen theye 100% preventable. Problem is, they do happen and with alarming frequency. And despite mandatory reporting, only about half the states comply, and what they report varies due to flawed measurement processes. So how can hospitals improve?
Regular testing is needed to safeguard hospital equipment
December 27, 2016 Comments (0)
Hospital monitoring equipment plays a central role in the day-to-day working of any facility, so ensuring that this equipment is accurate through regular testing and calibration is a vital part of patient care. In this guest post, Andrew Teasdale, principal systems engineer at a designer and manufacturer of electrical test equipment, reviews how hospitals should […] [MORE]
A new year coming, and for many people, that means they start thinking about New Year resolutions. Whether it to get in shape or save more money, change is at the forefront of their thoughts. Hospitals should have the same mindset when considering patient safety.
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