There is no doubt that the approach for delivering healthcare in America is in change mode. In 2016, the level and quality of personalized experiences will be a key factor as it relates to who wins patients and revenues that they bring. Healthcare leaders are looking to leverage systems to deliver customer intelligence to the […]
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Progress in patient safety has been a challenge in many areas of the hospital and many facilities have made significant changes in their practice of reprocessing endoscopes. With this said, guidelines and practice are in a continuous state of change. It is the responsibility of the hospital to make sure they do not become too
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What is a Medical Device Recall? A recall is an action taken to address a problem with a medical device that violates FDA law. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health. A medical device recall
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Hospitals have used the 5 rights of medication administration as a foundation to build on as part of their patient safety initiatives: the right patient the right drug the right dose the right route the right time There is no reason we can not take the same approach to endoscope reprocessing. the right patient the
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Charles Cowles, Anesthesiologist and Chief Perioperative Safety Officer (MD Anderson Cancer Center) has leveraged his experience as a firefighter and exposure to other industries to discuss how hospitals can build on their patient safety committees taking a departmental team approach. As more medical errors are reported, Dr Cowles noted the severity of preventable errors with