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How to Improve Accountability for Lost or Missing Patient Property

When it comes to Lost & Found items, many organizations struggle with how best to manage the process and ensure accountability among different departments. In this blog post, we'll explore three different ways to improve accountability for lost or missing patient property.

Improving Patient Communication Will Lead To Better Outcomes

Technology has made an incredible impact on healthcare with breakthroughs that include 3D printing of medical devices or even biological materials, robotic-assisted surgeries, remote health tracking, and more. However, a critical but often neglected use of technology in healthcare is in communication. Traditional ways of communicating can often create communication gaps that ultimately hurt outcomes. There are so many small gaps that when they add up, they can potentially hinder your practice from running efficiently. 

6 Ways to Prevent Patient Injury and Ultimately Avoid Lawsuits for Physicians

Risks surround physicians every single day, ranging from alleged diagnostic errors to inadequate follow-up.  This is where risk management comes in and is so crucial to practicing healthcare professionals.  Risk management is a series of strategies designed to reduce the likelihood of injury to the patient and also reduces the likelihood that a suit will result if an injury occurs.