By Joel Diamond MD – Every hospital admission and every new prescription comes with a familiar routine: the insistent questions about medication allergies, often followed by a brightly colored wristband. This relentless focus on allergies aims to protect patients, and it’s certainly vital.
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By Gina Kidder – Minimizing length of stay while at the same time maintaining high-quality patient care is a persistent and complex challenge for health systems that affects care quality, patient throughput, financial performance, and staff workload.
By Jim Szyperski – Despite growing attention to mental health, inpatient psychiatric care remains a neglected and the least digitized sector of healthcare. While hospitals have made enormous strides in optimizing emergency departments, operating rooms, and ICUs with real-time data, the same cannot be said for behavioral health units.
By Rich Keller – As the global population ages, the preference to remain in one’s own home rather than transition to institutional care (aging in place) has become increasingly prevalent. Most older Americans want to stay at home as they age; and increasingly, they are.
By Rodney Schutt – In acute care settings, where seconds can mean the difference between life and death, infusion-related errors remain among the most persistent and dangerous risks clinicians and patients face. These errors, from misidentifying lines to incorrect drug administration, are alarmingly common.