Part 2 of 4 in a series about putting genuine innovation to work Hospitals can see benefits from genuine innovation with evolved processes that...
Key Innovations for Quality, Safety and Performance Improvement
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Genuine Innovation
Genuine Innovation Part 1 of 4 in a series about putting genuine innovation to work It is fashionable in many healthcare circles to talk about the...
U.S. Boosts New Ebola Drug
Source: NBC News The U.S. government says it will help develop a new Ebola drug — one of five drugs that are being tested against the deadly virus....
Hospital Medicine: Flexible Schedule for Better Patient Care
Source: HealthLeadersMedia.com By having hospitalists admit a disproportionate number of patients at the start of their work week, they can then...
5 Tips on surgical attire — what to wear in, or around the operating room
Source: Becker’s Hospital Review AORN's New Surgical Attire Recommended Practices: Five Points to Know The Association of Perioperative...
Alarm Fatigue — Do You Have It?
I know you can relate to this situation. You're walking through a parking lot when suddenly a car alarm starts going off and doesn't stop, and (I'm...
Wikipedia tracking helps with disease prediction
Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico say that tracking Wikipedia page views can forecast the spread of influenza and dengue...
Don’t worry. Be happy… and improve patient safety/medical care.
Hospital Enacts New Mandatory Happy Hour for Employees “Go figure out the best way to improve patient safety and medical care at our hospital.” was...
Happiness: The path to better hospital performance
A paper published by Alex Edmans of the University of Pennsylvania in the Academy of Management Perspectives; vol. 26 no. 4, titled “Why Happy...