The most successful hospitals not only focus on patient safety and positive outcomes, they also create a collective winning mindset within the organization. When a positive and open culture is created, great things happen and everyone benefits, especially patients. Two leaders—one in the Navy and one at a top-five hospital system—had simple but effective ways […]
According to U.S. News & World Report health officials are predicting the upcoming flu season to be severe. Hospitals are scrambling to address the risks presented by increasing Measles cases, flu contagion, and prevention of the spread of the multi-drug resistant fungus Candida auris (C. auris). More healthcare systems are reviewing existing health tracking policies […]
To many fighting cancer, palliative care is considered the ending point – just dealing with pain management until life ends. Recent developments outside of normal cancer treatment have emerged with both promise and staggering treatment pricing. While chemotherapy is still considered a mainstay in fighting cancer, it has its drawbacks in the form of adverse […]
Innovation in pediatric care may be natural for young physicians, but a paradigm shift for older pediatric docs. Innovation is quickly weaving its way into health care with younger patients and families welcoming the changes. Beyond the technological advances, infection prevention in pediatrics remains to be an important factor as innovation transforms the delivery of […]
The demand for health care is not shrinking. It is growing faster than ever. Consider that 10,000 Americans turn 65 every day. As demand for health care increases due to an aging population, health care delivery is at a tipping point. Smaller, more specialized facilities are already noticeable in most cities, and one substantial benefit […]
Rural hospitals are generally smaller than those located in urban areas. Rural facilities normally serve areas with an average population base of 3,500 – 5,000, spread across a much larger land area. Some facilities have moved to increase security due to local and even internal incidents. Two Florida hospitals took aggressive security stands after the […]
A noticeable change is occurring at the front entrance to hospitals. Currently, many facilities allow incoming visitors, contractors and others to enter hospitals from multiple access points – adjoining medical office buildings, side doors, delivery doors, as well as the front door, without questioning or stopping anyone. Visitors still stop at information desks inquiring about […]
Commissioning inspectors are interested in programs that improve safety and drive successful patient outcomes. To that end, hospitals are not only reviewing the impact of medical equipment care toward patient outcomes they are also moving to expand influenza vaccination to make humans safer. In fact, more health care systems are expanding immunization demands beyond clinical […]
Endoscopic procedures involve a flexible or rigid tube with a light and camera attached to it which is inserted into an organ cavity. This invasive imaging technique is sometimes combined with specific surgical procedures. Endoscopes fall into categories based on the area of the body that they investigate. The Food and Drug Administration states that […]
ASCs and Hospital Operating Rooms (ORs) pay a good deal of money to cover their liabilities with insurance policies. What most don’t take the time to understand is that the coverage requirement is that the facility must operate their critical rooms to the original design standards. Most don’t realize that the air exchange rate needs to […]