Clinical Documentation

How a Software Solution Can Help Automate the Bill-Only Item Process in Hospitals

Supply Chain, Clinical Documentation, Hospital Finance, Revenue Cycle, The Business of Surgery /

The healthcare supply chain has come a long way over the past few decades. For most hospitals, the supply chain included mainly manual processes for obtaining resources, managing supplies, and delivering goods and services to providers and patients. Because there are thousands of products and services that go through a hospital’s supply chain, along with […]

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How to Ensure That Emergency Departments and Trauma Centers Never Run Out of Blood

Blood Management, Clinical Documentation, Hospital Management, Infection Control, Patient Safety /

All blood is precious, but type O-negative blood has especially high importance in Emergency Departments and Trauma Centers. Shortage of blood is a barrier to properly treat trauma patients, provide blood transfusions, and conduct surgeries. For patients whose lives hang in the balance, Trauma Centers and Emergency Departments require Type O-negative blood to perform life-saving

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What makes blood tracking in Trauma Centers and Emergency Departments so unique and how you can improve it

Blood Management, Clinical Documentation, Hospital Management, Infection Control, Patient Safety /

An insufficient blood supply can have severe negative impacts on hospitals, especially in a Trauma Centers or Emergency Department. A shortage of blood is an obstacle to properly treat trauma patients, provide blood transfusions, and conduct elective surgeries. Trauma Centers and Emergency Departments require Type O-negative blood, which is also known as uncrossmatched blood, for

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Why Documenting Blood Use in Emergency Departments and Trauma Centers Is So Critical

Blood Management, Clinical Documentation, Hospital Management, Infection Control, Patient Safety /

Documentation of supplies in hospitals is extremely important, and when it comes to uncrossmatched blood, also known as O –negative, it becomes absolutely critical. O-negative blood is the most required blood type in Emergency and Trauma centers due to its near universal applicability. Because of its broad applicability, time doesn’t need to be spent verifying

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How a New Solution For Blood Bag Tracking Can Help Emergency Departments and Trauma Centers Improve Performance During a Blood Shortage

Blood Management, Clinical Documentation, Hospital Management, Infection Control, Patient Safety /

Type O negative blood is considered the universal blood type since it can be used for most recipients with a minimal risk of infection, making it beneficial in trauma situations where the time to crossmatch blood types is unavailable. However, due to factors such as the Covid-19 pandemic limiting donation opportunities and an increase in

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Burnout in the Healthcare Industry and How Better Technology Can Help To Alleviate It

Clinical Documentation, Hospital Management, Operational Efficiency /

We are in midst of a global pandemic, with healthcare providers on the frontlines struggling to keep up with the needs of patients who are fighting COVID-19. Amid uncertainties, changing guidelines, and intermittent access to personal protective equipment, there have been increasingly burdensome demands placed on healthcare providers all over the world. Even before the pandemic,

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Mobile Aspects Releases Software To Streamline Blood Bag Management In Hospitals

Blood Management, Clinical Documentation, Hospital Management, Infection Control, Patient Safety, Regulatory Compliance, The Business of Surgery /

Why is Blood Bag Tracking Necessary? In many hospitals across the world, the tracking and documentation of blood bags are inherently difficult processes. Blood bags are typically stored in fridges and cooling chambers in central areas of the hospital such as the Emergency Department. When transfusion becomes necessary during a surgery, one or many blood

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Studies Show That US Clinicians Spend More Time In EHRs Than Clinicians In Other Countries

Clinical Documentation, Hospital IT, Hospital Management, Operational Efficiency, The Business of Surgery /

A pair of recent studies highlighted the extraordinary amount of time that US clinicians spend documenting their encounters in electronic health records (EHRs). While previous studies have looked at the general amount of time that clinicians spend documenting in EHRs, these particular studies looked at the gap between US-based clinicians and clinicians based in other

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Expect More Virtual Accreditation Surveys As Pandemic Rages On

Clinical Documentation, Hospital Management, Joint Commission, Patient Safety, Regulatory Compliance, The Business of Surgery /

As DNV GL Healthcare (DNV), The Joint Commission (TJC) and other accreditation organizations continue to utilize virtual surveys in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, many hospitals are scrambling to prepare their documentation for virtual audits. These accreditation visits are crucial to hospitals that require successful surveys in order to receive funds from the Centers

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Half of Hospitals Not Prepared For Virtual Accreditation Surveys

Clinical Documentation, Hospital Management, Joint Commission, Managing Endoscopes, Patient Safety, Regulatory Compliance, The Business of Surgery, Tissue Management /

With The Joint Commission (TJC) and other accreditation organizations moving to more virtual surveys in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, many hospitals are scrambling to prepare their documentation for a virtual world. These accreditation visits are crucial to hospitals that require successful surveys in order to receive funds from the Centers for Medicare and

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