PDC Healthcare

APRIL 4, 2023

PDC Thermal Wristbands are Lab Tested to Perform in Demanding Healthcare Environment Healthcare providers are constantly evaluating patient safety standards to improve methods to reduce medical errors.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Research 52

ACEP Now

OCTOBER 13, 2023

We fear that this decision will negatively impact patient safety and quality of care.” Our residents are currently the primary staff members in our Shoreline emergency department, had of the medical ICU, and the entire Trauma ICU.

Patient Safety 132

Patient Safety Administration Emergency Department EMS 132

PDC Healthcare

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Healthcare professionals are faced with many obstacles while administering IV medication to patients, which can lead to medical errors and a risk for patient safety. Nearly 40% of medical errors take place during medication administration as it is one of the most intricate processes for healthcare staff.

Best Practices 71

Best Practices Administration Patient Safety 71

AENJ: Current Issue

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Pressure injuries (PIs) are an important quality and patient safety metric for health care organizations. PI monitoring and treatment are often overlooked in the emergency department (ED). Emergency care professionals must be proactive about PI early identification and prevention strategies.

Emergency Department 97

Emergency Department Patient Safety Documentation/Coding Research 97

University of Maryland Department of Emergency Med

JUNE 12, 2023

Takeaways: Physicians who have symptoms of burnout as measured by standard burnout scales are more likely to be involved in patient safety in. Click to view the rest

Burns 40

Burns Patient Safety 40

American Medical Compliance

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

According to the Emergency Care Research Institute, staffing shortages posed the greatest threat to patient safety in 2022. With staffing shortages expected to worsen in the coming years, finding ways to protect patient safety and combat healthcare-associated infections will improve patient health outcomes.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety CDC Operations Outcomes 52

American Medical Compliance

JULY 31, 2023

Additionally, instruction on the “five rights” or “five R’s” of drug administration—a guide to clinical medication administration and maintaining patient safety—is a requirement during nursing education. Languages: American English Key features: Audio narration, learning activity, and post-assessment.

Administration 52

Administration Patient Safety Wellness Hospitals 52

EMDocs

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The goal of MMI-LFL is to improve patient safety, educate physicians and reduce the cost and stress of medical malpractice lawsuits. Here’s another case from Medical Malpractice Insights – Learning from Lawsuits , a monthly email newsletter for ED physicians. To opt in to the free subscriber list, click here.

Patient Safety 73

Patient Safety Wellness 73

Emergency Medicine Journal

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

In conclusion, participants had positive experiences of deep listening and felt that the sonic environment of emergency departments is an important area for future research and intervention with the aim of improving patient experience, patient safety and staff wellbeing.

Emergency Department 74

Emergency Department Patient Safety Hospitals Research 74

Sensible Medicine

APRIL 17, 2024

The parallels to universal precautions, the balance of comfort, communication, and patient safety, and the issues of power in the doctor patient relationship keeps me coming back to the issue. I have written my own essays about it on Sensible Medicine on September 28 th , 2022 , and January 11 th , 2024.

Patient Safety 107

Patient Safety Hospitals 107

Board Bombs

JULY 25, 2021

The motto of Harry Bosch is strong in this episode as we discuss how to best manage patients with opioid overdose in the ED. How to best approach these patients and promote staff and patient safety, and how to recognize opioid overdose.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety 52

Ziqitza HealthCare Ltd

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Ensuring Patient Safety and Comfort with State-of-the-Art Ambulance Design During an ambulance transfer, patient comfort and safety are top priorities. Patient safety and comfort are of the utmost importance in emergency medical care.

Ambulance Services 52

Ambulance Services Telemedicine Patient Safety Outcomes 52

EMDocs

MARCH 20, 2024

The goal of MMI-LFL is to improve patient safety, educate physicians and reduce the cost and stress of medical malpractice lawsuits. Here’s another case from Medical Malpractice Insights – Learning from Lawsuits , a monthly email newsletter for ED physicians. To opt in to the free subscriber list, click here.

Documentation/Coding 87

Documentation/Coding Hospice Resuscitation CPR 87

Sensible Medicine

APRIL 14, 2024

Some speakers represented patient advocacy organizations and later lashed out at me on twitter. Not only is this new change a risk to patient safety, it is yet another straw on the back of American health care. Curious, I looked to see who supported the organizations.

Patient Safety 144

Patient Safety Academics Outcomes Wellness 144

EMDocs

APRIL 18, 2024

The goal of MMI-LFL is to improve patient safety, educate physicians and reduce the cost and stress of medical malpractice lawsuits. Here’s another case from Medical Malpractice Insights – Learning from Lawsuits , a monthly email newsletter for ED physicians. To opt in to the free subscriber list, click here.

Patient Safety 84

Patient Safety Hospitals Documentation/Coding EMS 84

JournalFeed

AUGUST 29, 2020

We cover resident schedule and patient safety, advanced practice providers and ED flow, infant scalp hematoma score, preventing arrest during pediatric intubation, and capsaicin for cannabis hyperemesis. JournalFeed Podcast for the week of August 24-28, 2020.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Pediatrics 52

Ziqitza HealthCare Ltd

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Patient Safety During Transportation At Ziqitza Healthcare ltd ­, ensuring the safety and we­ll-being of patients during ambulance transportation is the top priority. Conclusion Sweta Mangal Ziqitza has bee­n a shining example of prioritizing patient and staff safe­ty in ambulance services.

Ambulance Services 52

Ambulance Services PPE Patient Safety Best Practices 52

PDC Healthcare

OCTOBER 22, 2020

While you don’t want to add unnecessary obstacles to a visitors’ path toward seeing their loved ones, it’s important for healthcare facilities to screen all guests, for both staff and patient safety. In short, your visitor management solution should maintain high security standards […].

Hospitals 53

Hospitals Patient Safety 53

American Medical Compliance

JANUARY 12, 2024

The responsibility of ensuring patient safety has now moved from hospital staff to individual users with access to laser technology, which was previously only available in operating rooms of hospitals. This transition has occurred frequently without the benefit of suitable or sufficient resources.

Operations 52

Operations Patient Safety Risk Management Hospitals 52

Ziqitza HealthCare Ltd

JULY 23, 2023

A common example is dengue patients who severely suffer due to a pause in the provision of life support. Though neighbourhood vans may arrive quicker, their equipment deficiency poses a big threat to patient safety and may be more hazardous to their lives compared to the late arrival of the ACLS, ALS or BLS vehicles.

Ambulance Services 52

Ambulance Services Basic Life Support Blood Transfusions Patient Safety 52

Total Medical ComplianceHIPAA

JANUARY 11, 2024

Regulatory Compliance: HIPAA mandates the protection of patient information and the prevention of fraudulent practices. Patient Safety: Patients deserve care from credible and trustworthy healthcare providers.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Wellness 52

33 Charts

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

21st century healthcare has worked to prioritize safety and quality improvement, and the results have been remarkable. Small changes in equipment sterilization or preoperative timeout processes, for example, can have a dramatic impact on patient safety. And for good reason.

Leadership 52

Leadership Patient Safety Hospitals 52

American Medical Compliance

JULY 3, 2023

Safe working conditions foster a culture of patient safety, minimizing the chances of medical errors and improving overall healthcare outcomes. Reduced occupational risks lead to fewer instances of absenteeism, turnover, and burnout, ensuring a stable workforce and continuity of care.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Wellness Outcomes 52

Emergency Medicine Journal

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Aims and Objectives Collective competence of a healthcare team is key to patient safety and quality in healthcare. This presentation reports part of a UK-Japan interdisciplinary research project on emergency care team interactions, focusing on gaze behaviour.

Patient Safety 40

Patient Safety Research Hospitals 40

American Medical Compliance

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Languages: American English Key features: Audio narration, learning activity, and post-assessment.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Hospitals Wellness 52

American Medical Compliance

JANUARY 12, 2024

Moreover, these tools facilitate efficient and effective communication of critical patient information among members of the healthcare team. Furthermore, by facilitating the exchange of critical information for patient safety, these communication platforms improve the standard of care across disciplines.

Legal Issues 52

Legal Issues Hospice Teamwork Patient Safety 52

Medagadget

JUNE 8, 2023

Researchers at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center have developed a medical device that is intended to improve patient safety during cardiac ablation procedures to treat atrial fibrillation (AFib).

Research 73

Research Patient Safety Ultrasounds Wellness 73

EMDocs

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The goal of MMI-LFL is to improve patient safety, educate physicians and reduce the cost and stress of medical malpractice lawsuits. Here’s another case from Medical Malpractice Insights – Learning from Lawsuits , a monthly email newsletter for ED physicians. To opt in to the free subscriber list, click here.

Hospitals 69

Hospitals Patient Safety Operations Wellness 69

Emergency Medicine Journal

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Four main themes emerged in analysis of transcripts: ‘Training and Coping Strategies’, ‘Environmental Accentuation and the related Impact’, ‘Power Dynamics and Latent Factors’, and ‘Implications on Staff Resilience and Wellbeing’ Conclusions This study confirms that patient-to-staff incivility exists (..)

Emergency Department 40

Emergency Department Patient Safety Research 40

Emergency Medicine Journal

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The first, Risky Business, addresses trainees’ anxieties over patient safety and professional risk: ‘it [crowding] makes our department unsafe’; ‘[crowding] forcibly changes us to change our take on risk.’ We identified three themes.

Emergency Department 40

Emergency Department Wellness EMS Patient Safety 40

American Medical Compliance

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

This includes monitoring clinical practices and addressing issues that may compromise patient safety. Ethical Conduct Upholding ethical conduct is paramount. Compliance officers work to prevent fraud, abuse, and unethical behavior that could harm patients or the organization’s reputation.

Operations 102

Operations Best Practices Patient Safety Documentation/Coding 102

American Medical Compliance

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Elopement is defined by the VA National Center for Patient Safety (NCPS) as when a patient knows they are not allowed to leave but yet chooses to do so consciously. Finding out that a patient has “gone missing” is a terrifying experience for both clinicians and patients’ families.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Documentation/Coding Hospitals 52

EMDocs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The goal of MMI-LFL is to improve patient safety, educate physicians and reduce the cost and stress of medical malpractice lawsuits. Here’s another case from Medical Malpractice Insights – Learning from Lawsuits , a monthly email newsletter for ED physicians. To opt in to the free subscriber list, click here.

Documentation/Coding 77

Documentation/Coding Stroke Outcomes Patient Safety 77

American Medical Compliance

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Transfers inside the hospital are unavoidable, especially for patients who are severely sick, even though many aspects of patient transport depend on the condition of the patient. Consequently, patient transfers should be done carefully because a disorganized transfer might lead to higher rates of morbidity and death.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Hospitals 52

EMDocs

AUGUST 28, 2023

The goal of MMI-LFL is to improve patient safety, educate physicians and reduce the cost and stress of medical malpractice lawsuits. Here’s another case from Medical Malpractice Insights – Learning from Lawsuits , a monthly email newsletter for ED physicians. To opt in to the free subscriber list, click here.

Fractures 62

Fractures Seizures Patient Safety Hospitals 62

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

JULY 27, 2017

Patient Safety Network. No author] "Culture of Safety" Patient Safety Primer. Patient Safety Network. Sincerely, Tom Trimble, RN All opinions are solely those of the author. Readers must verify validity to their own practice.​ AHRQ; Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Patient Safety 40

Patient Safety Military Research Emergency Nursing 40

Don't Forget the Bubbles

MAY 29, 2023

The quality of patient care can be determined by the working relationship, and incivility negatively affects these professional partnerships, regardless of the craft group. An effective interprofessional partnership is pivotal to patient safety. Suppose we relate this back to the critically injured 8-year-old.

Leadership 98

Leadership Patient Safety Academics Research 98