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On the Radar Issue 644 is now available at https://lnkd.in/gKmfWG2N This issue includes items on the forthcoming launch of the Psychotropic Medicines in Cognitive Disability or Impairment Clinical Care Standard, healthcare worker wellbeing, osteoporosis, primary care, medication safety, health systems, hospital-associated infection, staffing, COVID-19, and more. Also covered are the latest from BMJ Quality & Safety , The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, Journal of Patient Safety, Public Health Research & Practice, Nursing Leadership, Health Affairs, and the latest from the UK’s NIHR and the USA’s AHRQ.

Today we recognise the annual World Oral Health Care Day 2024 - championing better oral health for all. We offer a complete #OralCare programme for Intensive Care Units (#ICU) including toothbrushes, mouthwashes, protocols and guides. Ventilator associated pneumonia (#VAP) causes prolonged intubation and a prolonged stay in ICU with the associated costs. It is also a serious cause of mortality in compromised patients. A combination of oral care treatments (brushing and suctioning) in a proper oral care protocol means care providers can efficiently prevent oropharyngeal bacterial biofilm build-up, which in turn leads to a reduction of VAP and aspiration pneumonias and greatly reduces associated treatment costs. View our OroCare™ range first-hand today at #ISICEM24 on stand 2.35! If you are unable to attend, explore our dedicated Oral Care landing page: 📲 https://lnkd.in/ermh4Sw #intersurgical #respiratorycare #worldoralhealthday #mouthcarematters #VAPprevention #oralcare

Could the rise of private equity-owned #hospitals and their #costcutting methods result in sacrificing the quality of #patientcare in their facilities? A recent study performed by Harvard Medical School revealed that private equity-owned hospitals had a 25% increase in hospital-acquired conditions, including a significant increase in falls, central line #infections, and #surgical site infections. Discover more findings from the study here: https://bit.ly/41UGTMs #friedmanschuman #fsalaw #lawfirm #privateequity #healthcare #hospital #patientsafety #medicalmalpracticeattorney #medicalmalpractice #medmal

It's that time of year again. As flu season, RSV, and other respiratory infections continue to drive hospital volume and admissions, healthcare leaders are looking for any way to reduce ED boarding and make the most of their capacity. Have you tried a triage hospitalist in the ED? Check out how University of New Mexico Hospitals and leaders from The University of New Mexico School of Medicine implemented this strategy to optimize their capacity. #healthcare #capacityoptimization #internalmedicine #hospitalist #healthcareleadership #healthcareinnovation #hospitals

NEW CASE STUDY! King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust saw a 28% reduction in cancelled colonoscopies following the implementation of innovative pre-procedure reminders. Failed bowel prep causes around 5% of #colonoscopy procedures to not go ahead as planned, and inadequate prep reduces procedure quality, prolongs time and may cause adverse outcomes and missed lesions. Read our latest case study to discover how KCH are tackling this: https://lnkd.in/ewqDAXGB #appointmentreminders

New #OpenAccess article from HSS Journal® — Survey found that most patients reported a preference for same-day discharge (SDD) after total joint arthroplasty (TJA) over overnight stay (ONS). Although there was a small difference in patient perception of safety, there were no differences in return to the emergency department or readmissions after SDD and ONS. Read the full article "Patient Perceptions of Same-Day Discharge Versus Overnight Stay After Total Joint Arthroplasty: Results of a Survey": https://lnkd.in/eib_hsKx

The NWCSP Surgical Wound Complications recommendations are designed to provide clear advice to health and care practitioners, service managers and commissioners about the fundamentals of evidence-informed care for people with surgical wound complications. They are intended for use in all clinical care settings and aim to support implementation of evidence-based clinical practice in the treatment of surgical wounds. It has been estimated that approximately a fifth of surgical wounds fail to heal within 12 months, leading to considerable patient suffering and NHS cost. Visit our website to view the surgical wound complications recommendations: https://lnkd.in/eZtNxgx5 #SurgicalWoundComplications #SurgicalWounds #WoundHealing #InfectionPrevention #SSIPrevention

#CLABSIs Awareness Central line-associated blood stream infections are crucial for patients, because it can cause very serious life-threatening problems to the patients. So we have to be strict to the standardized central line care when we perform any dialysis treatments. What we should do to protect patients from these infections and can improve patient safety are performing the standardized cares, being strict with sterile techniques, and continuing to monitor and assess exist sites and helping team to find out the causes of the exist sites infections in the previous cases and trying to find the solutions to prevent it. Sometimes the cause is patients lacking of knowledge in self-care, they don't know well how to take care of their vascular accesses when they come home. So we need to make sure that the health education is given clearly, we may utilize Teach-Back to reinforce patient education. Hand washing is simple but very worth to do to improve patient safety. #dialysisnurse #acutedialysis #chronicdialysis #CLABSIs

REGISTER | The Annals of Internal Medicine Journal has published a brief report, "Acute Hospital Care at Home in the United States: The Early National Experience," evaluating the national impact of the Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver. This care allows patients to receive hospital-level care in their homes as a substitute for hospital care that is often expensive and unsafe. Older adults who receive care through hospital-at-home programs experienced low mortality rates. Learn more about HaH implementation from the HaH Users Group: https://ow.ly/rWkE50Qsx68

👟 Curious about boosting your foot health? Check out these three tips! For details on how our Girard Medical Center Wound Care Clinic supports patients with foot wound prevention and treatment, dial 620.670.4240 now. #WhereHealingHappens #WoundCareIsEssential 🩹