Infection Control

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

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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

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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

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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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Endoscope Channel Drying Is Essential for patient safety. Here’s why.

Hospital Management, Infection Control, Managing Endoscopes, Patient Safety /

With frequent outbreaks of superbugs being linked to poorly disinfected endoscopes over the last decade, ensuring the cleanliness of endoscopes has been top of mind for many hospitals. While many hospitals have been cited for poor disinfection practices with their endoscopes, there has also been a rise in attention around the effective drying of endoscopes

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FDA Issues New Warning About Infection Risks From Urological Endoscopes

Hospital Management, Infection Control, Managing Endoscopes, Patient Safety /

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released a letter to healthcare providers warning about the risk of infection associated with poorly reprocessed urological endoscopes. The letter from the FDA mentions that there have been over 450 Medical Device Reports filed by healthcare facilities that detail the patient infections associated with contaminated cystoscopes,

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Hospitals Are Being Penalized By CMS For Hospital Acquired Infections – How Can They Stop The Bleeding?

Hospital Finance, Hospital Management, Infection Control, Patient Safety /

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its list of penalized hospitals for 2021 under its Hospital-Acquired Conditions Reduction Program. This year’s list includes 774 hospitals that will have their Medicare payments cut by 1% for the remainder of the year. The 774 hospitals represent the bottom quartile of hospitals in terms

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Mobile Aspects Releases Software To Streamline Blood Bag Management In Hospitals

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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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Mobile Aspects Releases First RFID Drying Cabinets With UVC Light To Aid In Endoscope Decontamination

Hospital Management, Infection Control, Managing Endoscopes, Patient Safety /

As the world suffers from the increasing number of COVID–19 infections, the call for a more secure and safe medical environment has become paramount. Hospitals across the United States must keep a close eye on hygiene to avoid any unnecessary health hazards. As an organization that specializes in endoscope management and tracking, Mobile Aspects continues

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Study Of Endosopes With Disposable Elevator Caps Shows Great Promise

Hospital Management, Infection Control, Managing Endoscopes, Patient Safety /

Endoscopes with disposable components, as well as fully disposable endoscopes, have been introduced recently to reduce the risk of contamination of endoscopes between procedures. A recent study looked at the quality of duodenoscopes with disposable elevator caps (DEC) to see how they performed when utilized by endoscopists who are used to utilizing traditional duodenoscopes. The

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