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Automation and high-tech systems often are touted as the solution for medication errors, but the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) in Horsham, PA, is warning that you could be substituting one type of medication error for another when you use automated dispensing cabinets (ADCs).
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At Children's National Medical Center in Washington, DC, families are given a patient pathway to accompany certain clinical pathways that are used by the medical team to coordinate care.
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Not all teaching is equal. Some is time - and labor-intensive. That is the case with training on equipment that many premature babies and other children must use to survive.
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Reducing falls is a constant worry for hospitals, and sometimes it seems there are no new ideas. But many health care providers are finding the most success with an approach that includes a wide range of efforts, everything from special equipment and monitoring systems to making sure every employee is empowered to prevent falls.
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Including patients and family members in everything from developing a plan of care to making changes in the hospital's physical appearance has paid off at MCGHealth in Augusta, GA.
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If your boss was asked what you do in a typical day, do you think he or she would accurately describe your role and the impact it has on your workplace?
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They cost about $10 and can be easily clipped to a waistband to count the number of steps walked each day. Could a simple, inexpensive pedometer be the key to ramping up an employee's physical activity?
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In an example other employers may want to strongly consider, hospitals around the country are re-creating their cafeterias as they strive to become healthier places to work.
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