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• It's Time To Embrace The Triple Bottom Line

  6/14/2018

  Today, a growing number of customers, shareholders, and employees want to buy from, invest in, and work for companies that instill social and environmental responsibility into every aspect of their products and services, as well as generate a measurable positive impact. In this light, business decisions that are singularly focused on financial gains leave substantial social and environmental value on the table. They also introduce the multi-faceted risks of inaction.

• Hospital CEOs Play Key Role In Reducing Preventable Harm

  1/8/2016

  Our system of healthcare is inherently unsafe, with an estimated 400,000 people dying in American acute care hospitals each year because of medical errors. When considered in real terms, this figure is truly staggering. By sheer numbers alone, this means that medical errors represent the third largest cause of death, after heart disease and cancer. As a comparative, it is the equivalent of seven to eight fully loaded Boeing 737 jets crashing every day with loss of all life on board. If this statistic was true of airline safety, few people would elect to travel by air. Nevertheless, every year, millions of Americans entrust their lives and personal safety to hospital personnel. By Frank Mazza, Chief Medical Officer, Quantros

• Apple's New EHR Move Puts Security Onus On Patients

  3/30/2018

  The debate between accessibility and data privacy is not a new discussion, especially as technology continues to advance and develop. Since medical records were first digitized and the first EHR system was developed, the health care sector has had to manage and respond to issues facing health care coverage, privacy and security.

• The Doctor Is In: Managing The Digital Healthcare Loop

  4/17/2017

  Increased patient involvement, greater patient awareness of health issues, and heightened motivation for patients to lead healthier lifestyles; all this and more are among the boons of the digital mobile health revolution. By Yiftah Ben Aharon, Co-founder and CEO, GlucoMe

• Using Bedside Labeling To Reduce Errors And Improve Efficiency

  12/9/2010

  This article explores the link between sample identification and patient safety, documents the benefits of bedside sample labeling, explains effective bedside labeling processes, and identifies the printer and label media features that are required to be successful. By Intermec, Inc.

• Solving Nurse Allocation Issues: How AI Effectively Prepares Infusion Centers

  8/20/2019

  Louis Pasteur famously said, “Chance favors the prepared mind.” In highly specialized environments such as infusion centers, which are unpredictable by nature, it often seems impossible to adequately prepare. Scheduling is highly complex, wait times are long, and nurses are usually rushed. Burnout and job dissatisfaction are systemic, and as a result, the patient care experience is suboptimal. Yet, new technologies make it possible to reduce uncertainties, adapt to change, and fuel a new level of preparedness that tips chance heavily in favor of patients and staff while enabling centers to function efficiently.