Creating a safe patient handling program can help reduce injuries and time lost due to injury. Working in healthcare poses many safety concerns, including exposure to illness, physical injury, and ...

What the rule changes mean for EMS and how agencies can reduce risk, lighten administrative burden and support better patient ...

Safe patient handling programs help reduce nurse injuries. Working in healthcare poses many safety concerns, including exposure to illness, physical injury, and workplace violence. According to the ...

California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a new bill requiring all California hospitals to have a safe patient handling policy, including “lift teams” trained to move patients using proper lift equipment ...

Whether through pressure injury prevention, fall prevention, infection prevention or safe patient handling initiatives, Stryker’s mission is to do everything possible to provide the optimal experience ...

A growing network of trained caregivers is transforming how patient movement happens across units and clinics On a day last fall, caregivers from across Duke University Hospital walked into a campus ...

In today’s world, advances in technology have provided a great opportunity for the application of this technology targeted at improving the safety of healthcare patients. Consider having a caregiver ...

Working in health care is considered one of the most hazardous jobs in the country, with strains and sprains from lifting patients the source of tens of thousands of injuries each year. Now, with ...

Patients and caregivers call hospitals for many reasons, including to make an appointment, inquire about a loved one’s condition, ask for a prescription refill, get directions, or in a medical ...