In the dynamic landscape of perioperative and procedural healthcare, addressing medication safety is paramount. The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) has stepped in with comprehensive Guidelines to support hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and procedural locations in enhancing patient safety1. Understanding the Challenges Perioperative and procedural settings pose unique challenges, with high risks associated with…
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Enhancing Healthcare: The Growing Role of RFID...
Enhancing Healthcare: The Growing Role of RFID in Patient Safety and Clinician Efficiency RFID technology is rapidly becoming a game-changer in the healthcare industry, presenting a myriad of opportunities to improve patient safety and streamline clinician efficiency. Beyond its conventional use in inventory control, RFID is poised to revolutionize the healthcare landscape by automating track…
4 reasons to implement Safe Label System
Enhanced Medication Safety: Safe Label System reduces the risk of medication errors in the operating room, helping to ensure administration accuracy and minimizing potential harm to patients. Streamlined Documentation: Implementing Safe Label System improves documentation accuracy in Electronic Health Records (EHR), reducing manual processes and enhancing the overall quality of patient records. Operational Efficiency: The…
RFID Value Creation Across the Continuum of Care
RFID use is expanding in healthcare. How do you see it improving patient safety and clinician efficiency? MIKE: Besides inventory control, I see RFID used for automating track and traceability from the manufacturer to the bedside and into the patient record. RFID offers the convenience and the capacity to contain more information about that medication…
Saving Time & Money by Screening Narcotic Waste with WasteLog™
CUSTOMER STORY SIH Memorial Hospital of Carbondale | USA | WasteLog™ SIH Memorial Hospital of Carbondale is a flagship hospital for Southern Illinois Healthcare (SIH) and regional referral center for the 16 county southern Illinois region. SIH Memorial Hospital of Carbondale paves the way to bring big city medicine home. Physicians in over 45 different…
Humanitarian Aid: Help for Ukraine Doctors
Humanitarian Aid: Help for Ukraine Doctors For the past six years, I have been a board member for the Northeastern Ohio District Export Council (NODEC) working in conjunction with the Commercial Service of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The U.S. District Export Councils are volunteers who advise exporters and support the work of the Department…