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
Self-Service Research Tool Empowers Clinicians in the ER and Beyond
UChicago Medicine has adopted a self-service data solution that allows clinicians, researchers, staff members, and administrators to engage with their own data to ask and answer their own questions as they seek to improve quality of care.
Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences and Endometriosis
A new study has found that women who experienced childhood adversity are twice as likely to be diagnosed with endometriosis—findings that add to the growing body of evidence linking early life trauma with chronic, and often undiagnosed, inflammatory conditions.
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?
Designing Calm Spaces in Pediatric Healthcare: Supporting Safety and Emotional Wellbeing
Pediatric patients are often more sensitive to noise, lighting, and unfamiliar surroundings, making them vulnerable to stress during visits or hospital stays. Thoughtful design of calming spaces is not just about aesthetics; it supports patient safety, promotes emotional regulation, and improves the overall care experience.
How to Create a Compelling Educational Webinar
This is a comprehensive guide and checklist for creating and producing a compelling webinar that attracts the right audience, engages participants during the session, and connects with and converts them afterward—with a specific focus on solutions that reduce healthcare-associated infections, enhance patient safety, and improve clinical outcomes.
How to Actually Execute Value-Based Care
Value-based care has continued to shift from aspiration to expectation. But as it does, many organizations are facing a familiar problem: they have a vision of where they want to go, but don’t have the infrastructure to get there.
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.
How Remote Patient Monitoring Can Be a Game-Changer for Rural Health
As federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics look for effective ways to reach their underserved populations, improve outcomes, manage growing care demands, and even strengthen their financial performance, RPM offers a scalable, sustainable solution that supports both patients and providers.
Nurse-First Strategies to Improve Patient Care and Reduce Strain
With patient volumes ever on the rise and staffing shortages not going away any time soon, emergency departments and other departments and teams face relentless challenges. Areas like nurse-first triage and transfer strategies can help alleviate some of these challenges, build better operational efficiency, and open the door for more innovation.