The following study aims to determine how safe-patient-handling (SPH) equipment is used in rehabilitation and how it affects therapists, patients, and therapy...
This study aims to reduce injuries to health care workers resulting from manul lifting and transferring of patients. "Zero-lift programs" were implemented by...
The following report, created by The Joint Commission, intends to stimulate greater awareness of the potential synergies between patient and worker health and...
Workplace safety is inextricably linked to patient safety. Unless caregivers are given the protection, respect, and support they need, they are more likely to make...
Efforts to reduce injuries associated with patient handling are often based on tradition and personal experience rather than scientific evidence. The article...
This study examined the relationship between safe patient handling and quality of care measures. 10 quality domains were compared before and after implementation of...
Currently, 80 percent of physician office practices and 90 percent of hospitals have adopted electronic health records (EHRs) to help optimize productivity,...
Getting the right diagnosis is a key aspect of health care鈥攊t provides an explanation of a patient鈥檚 health problem and informs subsequent health care...
Keeping Patients Safe: Transforming the Work Environment of Nurses identifies solutions to problems in hospital, nursing home, and other health care organization...
If implemented appropriately, health IT can help improve health care providers' performance, better communication between patients and providers, and enhance...
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