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Webinar | Enhancing Falls Prevention: Collaborative Informational Session

Overview Falls are relatively common in healthcare, accounting for 250,000 injuries and up to 11,000 deaths each year in the United States alone. Despite ongoing safety efforts, the rate of fal...

Venous Needle Dislodgement: Technological Solution to Fatal Hazard?

Overview As dialysis practices evolve to treat some patients at home with less supervision, new threats to safety emerge and existing risks may increase. The threat of venous needle dislodgemen...

Utilizing a PSO Learning System to Prevent Falls with AI Video Technology

Overview Although falls management programs are in place in many organizations, falls continue to be the top cause for claims at 40.4% among the top allegations in aging services according to t...

Serving Those Who Served: How Healthcare Leaders Can Support Women Veterans

Overview Women are the fastest growing group in the veteran population, with 2 million female veterans in the United States today. Women veterans make up an increasing share of all Veteran Affa...

Prevention, Early Detection, and Treatment of Sepsis

Overview Sepsis is a relatively common condition with an estimated 1.7 million adults in the United States suffering from it each year, resulting in death for approximately 270,000 individuals....

How To: Hands-On Testing of Medical Devices

Overview The tragic death of a young child in a Philadelphia emergency room, caused by a malfunctioning medical device, gave birth to a new kind of organization fiercely committed to the safety...

Clinical Practice Guideline Development: Key Factors to Consider Using GRADE

Overview Clinical practice guidelines make recommendations about many aspects of patient care: risk assessment, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, monitoring, and follow-up. Some recommendations ...

Purchasing in Senior Care: Mission-critical Role for Cost-effectiveness, Stewardship, and Safety

Overview There has never been a more challenging time for healthcare. Employee and supply shortages are rampant. Finances are challenged by record inflation, cost increases in all areas of oper...

Creative Ways to Reduce Supply Spend in Ambulatory Care amidst Unprecedented Inflation and Disruption

Overview As the economic fallout from the last several years continues inflicting record levels of inflation, employee turnover, supply shortages, and cost increases, now coupled with the endin...