Health technology is intended to simplify processes, improve efficiency, and?most importantly?improve care. But more studies are showing that without an effective implementation plan, these systems can result in staff workarounds and additional patient safety problems.
A new HCPro webcast will help hospitals prepare a response plan in the event they receive a patient with Ebola symptoms. The 60-minute program is scheduled for Monday, November 17 at 1 p.m. and will be presented by Marge McFarlane, PhD, MT(ASCP), CHSP, CHFM, HEM, MEP, CHEP and Thomas A. Smith,...
Two new research studies released this month found that better collaboration with community-based caregivers is the best way to reduce hospital readmissions.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week released new guidelines for emergency department workers to evaluate and manage patients who show with symptoms of Ebola.
Some hospital employees are challenging facility mandated flu vaccinations, highlighted by a lawsuit filed by the Massachusetts Nurses Association against Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.
