Operational Excellence
Has the increased focus on patient safety impacted your role during the past year?
Also this week: VA invests $22.3 billion in health tech upgrades and New Jersey hospitals partner to reduce C. difficile
CDC Prevention Epicenter examines different infection prevention strategies to help narrow down best practices in reducing HAIs
Also this week: Joint Commission updates its sentinel event statistics, and a new study says location of hand sanitizer stations has an affect on its use by hospital visitors
Prevention is the most important weapon against cyberattacks and should involve educating everyone within your system
System design at Jennie Sealy Hospital exceeds Joint Commission standards for ORs
Choir takes patient engagement to a higher level
Neighbors Emergency Center hopes to decrease wait times and improve care by rethinking traditional layouts and processes
Also this week: Study demonstrates copper's effectiveness in stopping MRSA, and FDA updates two endoscope reprocessor safety alerts
Has your ES department implemented a Lean initiative in the past year?