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Measuring the effectiveness of your patient safety initiatives
Now that you’ve built your patient safety team, and set goals to improve patient safety in your healthcare institution, what next? Well, you need to measure your progress to know if your programs, initiatives, and investment are paying...
Why you need an interdepartmental health care safety team
We all know that hospitals and health care facilities need to work as an interdepartmental team to treat patients. The same goes for your patient safety team. A mix of doctors, nurses, technicians, and other health care staff should be on...
How to select the right EMP Product
We’re in the business to help your patients be safe and comfortable. At Essential Medical Products, we sell many different health and safety products, and we’re here to help you choose the best product for your needs. When purchasing a...
Does your health care institution work with a Patient Safety Organization (PSO)?
If you’re dedicated to providing first class safety and patient care, then yes, you can benefit from working with a Patient Safety Organization (or PSO). Clinicians and health care organizations can voluntarily report to and share...
How to increase pediatric patient health and safety in hospitals
Pediatric patients can be difficult as they often exaggerate, understate, or are not able to accurately communicate their injury or condition. That’s why healthcare professionals need to take extra care to provide the highest quality of...
Safety: Hospital-acquired conditions decline in the US
Patient safety is the #1 reason for being in business at Essential Medical Products. That’s why this news makes us so happy: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) did a study in the US and found a 21% reduction in hospital...
3 Tips to improve safety in hospitals
When hospitalized or in an extended care facility, patients are often scared and shouldn’t have to worry about their safety. Here are three tips to improve safety in your hospital or local health care ecosystem: Get hospital leaders...
Exciting Hospital Innovations
Medical science is constantly evolving and as a healthcare provider, you need to keep up with emerging trends, technology, and innovations. Here are 3 hospital innovations and themes to consider for your institution: Eco-Friendliness:...
3 Quality Improvement Ideas for Hospitals
How are your patient quality and satisfaction scores at your hospital or medical institution? Chances are there’s room for improvement, so here are a few quality improvement ideas you could discuss at your next management meeting: Improve...
Why you should make patient comfort a priority in 2018
Fully recovering from any injury, takes more than specialized medical equipment, medications, and physical therapies. When a patient is relaxed and comfortable, they can better focus on healing and recovery and not on their discomfort....
Conform© Air Insert
The ideal support surface environment when pressure and/or moisture is of concern. Designed to redistribute applied pressure evenly across a surface area, Conform© Inserts ensure normally high-risk pressure points are minimized or...
How to Prevent Dangerous Falls
When an elderly person falls it is much more dangerous than when a young adult or child falls. Unlike young people, seniors’ bodies simply aren’t able to withstand and recover from the trauma. These falls can result in lacerations, hip...
