TIME OUT! Wednesday, June 9th, 2021 was National Surgical Time Out Day. The pre-surgical time out was introduced in 2003, when the Joint Commission released the Universal Protocol for Preventing Wrong Site, Wrong Procedure, and Wrong Person Surgery. Since then, the time out has evolved over the years to address a wide variety of factors …
May is both National Nurses Month and Mental Health Awareness Month, which makes it an ideal time to shine a spotlight on some of the hardest working professionals on the hospital staff: nurses. It’s important to recognize the toll that the pandemic took on healthcare workers, and look at ways to help staff recover …
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Working with Atlanta Public Schools and KIPP Metro Atlanta Schools, Jackson Medical provided teachers and school staff with PPE to create a safer teaching environment for students as schools continue to operate through the COVID-19 Pandemic. At the beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Jackson Medical’s hospital partners, large and small, started asking the same …
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In many ways, the COVID outbreak created a perfect storm for medical facilities. As infection rates rose and many hospitals were overwhelmed, all resources were focused on managing the crisis. Nurse shortages, burnout and stress added to a seemingly impossible situation. And according to a new Press Ganey report on Safety Culture in the COVID-19 …
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Our very own, Dr. Spencer Kozinn, is Live at 5 on KQ2 during Patient Safety Awareness Week 2021 to highlight patient safety, fire safety, and GloShield. Transcript of Q&A Jodie: Patient safety and surgical fire safety may seem like a topic you don’t need to know about, but think again. Joining us tonight is …
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It’s evident that COVID-19 was unexpected and the anticipated impact at its onset in Spring, 2020 was grossly underestimated. Of course, this prompted many industries and companies to adapt and pivot their strategies and operations in hopes to survive and provide continued value to their customers and partners. With some onsite work transitioning to remote, …
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February 2021 is American Heart Month and as we near the end of this month, it’s important to continue valuing the health of your heart throughout the year. First proclaimed in 1964 by President Lyndon B. Johnson, American Heart Month serves to spotlight and bring awareness to heart disease — the leading cause of death …
Thermal burn injury and operating room fires pose significant risks for surgical patients, healthcare staff and healthcare systems. Decreasing the incidence of these events relies upon continued surgeon and staff education, prevention efforts and product safety initiatives. Recently, a new research paper was published in Surgical Endoscopy that examines the fire and burn risks in …
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It’s more important than ever that hospitals and healthcare facilities provide optimally safe environments for patients. Patient safety is central to providing consistent and quality healthcare services, while protecting healthcare facilities from costly liability claims and financial losses. Implementing system-wide protocols, creating a just culture of transparency, and improving the accuracy and consistency of adverse …
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There’s little doubt that patient and surgical safety are primary considerations for all healthcare facilities. But in an era when healthcare systems lack uniform standards for reporting adverse events, there remain significant barriers to using this data to make systematic improvements. Adverse events run the gamut, from HAIs and wrong-site surgery to fires in the …
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