Category Archives: Falls
Patient Experience Week: 3 Ways to Improve the Patient Experience in your Hospital
Patient Experience Week is April 27-May 1 this year. In honor of the healthcare holiday, here is a list of three things you can do in your hospital to improve the patient experience. Reduce Wait Times by Correcting Workflow Problems No one likes to w...
4 Ways Hospitals Can Prevent Patient Falls
Patient falls are expensive, time-consuming and injurious. According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, approximately 700,000 to 1 million hospitalized patients — about 3% of all hospitalized Americans — fall each year. More than ...
Decrease Patient Falls by Measuring Nurse Rounding
Patient falls are a serious problem, affecting between 700,000 and 1 million patients per year in American hospitals.[1] One of the primary reasons patients fall out of bed is that they haven’t been visited by a nurse in a while and they attempt to...
What Are You Doing for Patient Safety Awareness Week (Next Week)?
Patient Safety Awareness Week starts this Sunday, March 11. What’s your hospital planning to do to get involved? If you don’t know, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and the National Patient Safety Foundation offer a wealth of ideas on the...