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For Cheryll Collins, the moment of fear didn't come with the sharp prick of a needlestick. It was a sudden splatter of blood a mere drop in the eye. From a patient with end-stage AIDS and hepatitis C.
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Creating a comprehensive wellness program may sound like a luxury to a small, rural hospital. A fancy gym? Biometric screenings? Financial incentives? Those require resources.
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A patient safety initiative in Ohio has led to health care savings of nearly $13 million, reduced patient days spent in the hospital by 900, and resulted in nearly 3,600 fewer adverse drug events and infections in children.
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The National Strategy for Quality, released to Congress at the end of March, is just the first iteration of reports required by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to outline priorities and areas of focus for healthcare.
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If you talk about giving patients a voice in how a hospital works and care is delivered, you will see many providers and administrators blanch with fear.
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Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are the most common form of hospital-acquired infections, accounting for as many as 80% of HAIs in acute care settings.
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Your physician has just reviewed instructions on proper oral contraceptive (OC) use with the patient, a 22-year-old mother of three. The physician asks if there any questions, and send her to the front desk with a supply of pill packs and written instructions. But how do you know she received the information she needs to take her pills properly?
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released "Partnering to Heal," which supports Partnership for Patients: Better Care, Lower Costs, a public-private partnership to improve health care.
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How do you think patients' family members would fare in game in which they assume the identity of a character in a computer-based video simulation that calls for key decisions to ensure infection prevention? They can find out by playing "Partnering to Heal" at http://www.hhs.gov/partneringtoheal.
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Searching for information on health literacy can be a time-consuming task. Yet information is required to support the need for initiatives, create clear and concise documents, or assess the status of an organization in regards to health literacy.
