May 26 2017

Cultivating a culture of safety

Communication and technology working together to reduce Never Events According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the National Quality’s Forum list of Never Events consists of 29 events grouped into 6 categories: surgical, product or device, patient protection, care management, environmental, radiologic, and criminal. Among the...

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Feb 23 2017

Assessing, scheduling with surgical precision

Paige Patterson, RN, BSN, House Supervisor at University of Colorado Health (UCH), says what she and her clinical colleagues really want when they go to work is “a reliable, positive patient and caregiver experience.” That’s probably the primary goal of practically every other clinician working in a healthcare facility as well — but reaching that...

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Apr 01 2016

Take over your makeover: Sweet suite renovation

Integrated, hybrid, smart. Those are the buzz words used to describe today's most cutting edge operating rooms (ORs). As minimally invasive surgery and interventional procedures continue to emerge the surgical suite is evolving also with innovative features to support the clinicians performing them. To attract and retain the best surgeons and...

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Feb 01 2016

Interoperability in the Perioperative Suite: Promise and Reality

In recent years, hospitals have made great strides in the adoption of electronic health records (EHR).

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Jan 26 2015

Workflow Management Systems in Healthcare: Complex Interventions

It is no secret that many of today’s best hospitals are still enmeshed in implementing and fine-tuning new, enterprise-wide electronic health record (EHR) systems.

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