This fall, The Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare will release its Targeted Solutions Tool™ addressing wrong-site surgery. The tool is part of the Center's Targeted Solutions series and is available to any organization accredited or certified by The Joint...
Most of the time when a patient is ill, an x-ray, scan, or lab test is needed to obtain more precise information to understand the cause of the illness so the care team can help resolve it. This happens in hospitals thousands of times every day.
I was recently out to a business lunch and had an amazing server who clearly delighted in the work she was doing. When a colleague complimented her service excellence, she replied, "I think of each table as a new experience." She went on to describe her good fortune to work in an environment...
Q During a tornado watch or warning, should we move ICU patients to an interior hallway? If so, what additional resources are required (e.g., staff, portable equipment, emergency power outlets)? If we are not able to move these patients, what steps should we take?
