One Flowchart Can Replace a Thousand Words The Power of Visualizing Processes in Healthcare and Beyond We’ve all heard the…
January 26, 2014
January 12, 2014
What could we learn from others?
Healthcare as a Service: What We Can Learn From Other Industries Why borrowing ideas from banking, aviation, and retail could…
September 27, 2013
Medication Reconciliation
A shared patient safety problem worldwide is the lack of accurate and complete information about patients’ medicines when their care…
August 1, 2013
High Alert Medications
While any medication potentially can cause harm, a select group of drugs—high-alert medications (HAMs)—carries a higher risk of patient injury.…
May 15, 2013
Pareto Chart
The Power of the Pareto Chart in Healthcare Focus on the Vital Few… and Transform Patient Care In healthcare, we…
March 11, 2013
Patient Identification
The success of many treatments and activities within healthcare facilities depends on ensuring that correct patient identity has been established. Patient…
October 10, 2010
Reduce Patient Falls
Definitions Fall Loss of upright position that results in landing on the floor, ground or an object or furniture or…
February 6, 2010
Save Surgery Saves Lives
Five facts about surgical safety — Complications after inpatient operations occur in up to 25% of patients. The reported crude…
December 12, 2009
Accreditation; The Whole Nine Yards
1) Gain a knowledge about Accreditation What does the accreditation mean? To healthcare institution, governing board, leadership, and staff. The…
April 5, 2007
Clean Care is Safer Care
The first challenge launched by the World Alliance for Patient Safety focusing on the prevention of healthcare-associated infection. The vision was…