Health equity is the fair and equal opportunity for all people to achieve their highest level of health regardless of their social, economic, or geographic status. Achieving health equity is no small task—it may be the most complex challenge facing health and healthcare.
In this guest column, Dan Scungio, MT(ASCP), SLS, laboratory safety officer for multihospital system Sentara Healthcare in Virginia, and otherwise known as “Dan, the Lab Safety Man,” discusses the important issues that affect your job every day. Today he discussed lab exposure.
The Joint Commission (TJC) announced its 2024 sentinel event statistics in the April 2025 edition of Perspectives, with a full data summary to be released later this year. Topping the list are falls, delays in treatment, suicide, and self-harm. The list is a glimpse at the patient...
As an old EVS hand, I am always fascinated by the improvements in cleaning methods, including the introduction of new equipment. I still remember the days of cotton mops and buffing machines and pouring packets of chemicals into spray bottles and adding water—I am like cleaning Cro-magnon.
Childhood is already tough, and it’s even more so for the one in five kids who have special healthcare needs—behavioral, emotional, intellectual, developmental, or physical conditions that require specialized interventions or care. Nor is it easy for parents and guardians tending to their child’...
While Alfred, Lord Tennyson opined that “in the spring, a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love,” spring, for certain safety professionals (I won’t characterize based on age, but I suspect you know who you are) means lists of what could have (and, often, did) go wrong in the world...
The December 2024 assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel shocked not only the insurance industry but also hospital systems nationwide. The shooting, which took place in the early-morning hours, highlights a chilling reality: Healthcare executives can be...
Hospitals are constantly grappling with the dangers of drug diversion, as illustrated by a $2 million settlement between Cheshire Medical Center and federal authorities, among many other cases.
Sprinklers play a crucial role in maintaining the fire safety of healthcare environments. They aren't just components of a building's infrastructure—they're life-saving systems designed to minimize fire damage and protect vulnerable populations.
This is Part 2 of our interview on improving healthcare for elderly patients with Ken Dychtwald, PhD, a psychologist, gerontologist, bestselling author, and the founder of Age Wave—a thought leader on business, social, healthcare, financial, workforce, and cultural implications...
