Nurses, doctors, and other healthcare workers are the eyes and ears of your safety program. Outdated technology, however, can sabotage even the best of intentions. How many incidents go unreported if, for instance, a [...]
It’s no secret that incident reports are a great means of improving patient safety. And the more incident reports, the better. After all, you can only learn from the mistakes that you know about. The [...]
Not so long ago, anonymous incident reporting was considered to be the best option for healthcare organizations. The idea was that more incidents would be recorded if the reporter wasn’t afraid of retribution. And [...]
As patients, we like to think diagnostic errors are rare, but the reality is they are fairly common. According to a recent Medscape poll, one in six physicians reported making diagnostic errors daily. Aside [...]
Data can be daunting especially for risk managers and patient safety professionals who deal with vast amounts of data from many different systems. Add to that the complexities of consolidating data and then transforming it [...]
Healthcare RMIS software brings all patient-related data into one place, allowing for faster, easier, deeper analysis. It breaks down silos and establishes a common language for achieving a safer environment. Having all data housed in [...]
Burnout syndrome threatens patient safety and quality of care – and that’s a huge risk for healthcare organizations. While “burnout” has long been an epidemic in healthcare, vague definitions and protocols around staff burnout [...]
The hospital landscape is an environment ripe for risk. Between an overall increase in chronic diseases and high turnover rates requiring large-scale staff replacements every five years, hospitals are facing a multitude of challenges. At [...]
Patient safety remains a top concern of healthcare organizations, according to the 2019 Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare Industry Outlook Survey. While 40% of the 228 respondents said their organization was already very strong [...]
When it comes to managing your health, it’s wise to be proactive and get routine testing, vaccinations and physicals done to take care of issues before they turn into bigger health problems down the [...]
