Scheme to improve patient safety is on track to save 6,000 lives
This figure far exceeds the campaign’s target to get 180 organisations to sign up in its first year. It means that Sign up to Safety is in a strong position to reach its aim of saving up to 6,000 lives over three years through the reduction of preventable harm such as medication errors, blood clots and bed sores. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - June 25, 2015 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news
GE Scientists Develop Multi-Sensing Handheld Probe To Assess And Prevent Pressure Ulcers From Forming During Hospital Stays
A multi-disciplinary team of scientists at GE Global Research, the technology development arm for GE, have combined a stunning array of sensing and analytical capabilities, including motion analysis, thermal profiling, image classification/segmentation, 3D object reconstruction, and vapor detection into a single medical sensing device to assess and monitor the progression of pressure ulcers, or bed sores. (Source: Medical Design Online News)
Source: Medical Design Online News - March 23, 2015 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news
Smart Bandage Detects Bed Sores Before They are Visible
Engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, are developing a new type of bandage that does far more than stanch the bleeding from a paper cut or scraped knee. Thanks to advances in flexible electronics, the researchers, in collaboration with colleagues at UC San Francisco, have created a new "smart bandage" that uses electrical currents to detect early tissue damage from pressure ulcers, or bedsores, before they can be seen by human eyes - and while recovery is still possible. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 22, 2015 Category: Disability Tags: Medical Devices Source Type: news
Smart Bandage Detects Bed Sores Before They are Visible
New smart bandage uses electrical currents to detect early tissue damage from pressure ulcers, or bedsores (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 22, 2015 Category: Disability Tags: Medical Devices and Products Source Type: news
'Smart bandage' detects bed sores before they are visible to doctors
(University of California - Berkeley) UC Berkeley researchers have created a new 'smart bandage' that uses electrical currents to detect early tissue damage from pressure ulcers, or bedsores, before they can be seen by human eyes -- and while recovery is still possible. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - March 17, 2015 Category: Biology Source Type: news
ACP Updates Guidelines on Bedsore Prevention, Treatment ACP Updates Guidelines on Bedsore Prevention, Treatment
The recommendations include advanced static mattresses, protein or amino acid supplements to reduce wound size, and electrical stimulation. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Dermatology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Dermatology Headlines - March 3, 2015 Category: Dermatology Tags: Dermatology News Source Type: news
Not Sure How to Stop Bedsores? New Guidelines May Help (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- ACP weighs in with recommendations for preventing, treating pressure ulcers. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics - March 2, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: news
9 Oregon hospitals fined for 'avoidable' mistakes
Nine Oregon hospitals must pay federal fines for making "avoidable medical mistakes."
The errors took place in the context of the Medicare program, according to Oregon Public Broadcasting, which reported Tuesday morning that 720 hospitals nationally were penalized.
The mistakes include decisions that led to such conditions as bed sores or infections that patients contracted during hospital stays.
Legacy Emanuel, Legacy Good Samaritan, Legacy Mount Hood and Providence St. Vincent received penalties,… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - February 10, 2015 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Andy Giegerich Source Type: news
Formula Improves Bedsores for Malnourished Patients (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Those on oral formula with arginine, zinc, and antioxidants showed improvement. (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - February 2, 2015 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
How El Camino reduced pressure sores
El Camino Hospital, known for its advanced use of health information technology, is using wireless technology to reduce the risk of pressure ulcers for patients. Pressure ulcers -- often called bedsores -- have been one of the most elusive problems hospitals across the nation are attempting to solve.
El Camino tapped Leaf Patient Monitoring system to help prevent hospital-acquired pressure ulcers by monitoring the position and movement of patients susceptible to bedsores.
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Source: Healthcare IT News - August 11, 2014 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only Quality and Safety Source Type: news
Sen. Boxer praises UCLA Health System for preventing medical errors
Every year, 325,000 patients die in the United States due to medical errors, a number that would fill the Rose Bowl nearly four times, according to a special report released today at a UCLA news conference by U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer.
Boxer presented the findings of her report at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and noted steps UCLA already takes to prevent medical errors and that could serve as models for other hospitals around the country.
"These deaths are all the more heartbreaking because they’re preventable," Boxer said after she toured the medical center with Dr. David Feinberg, president of UCLA Health System and...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - April 25, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Halving avoidable harm and saving up to 6,000 lives
In a speech at Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle, the secretary of state has announced details of how NHS organisations can work together to improve patient safety and save money.
Each NHS organisation will be invited to “sign up to safety” and set out plans for reducing avoidable harm, such as medication errors, blood clots and bed sores over the next three years. The NHS Litigation Authority, which indemnifies trusts against law suits, has agreed to review the plans and, when approved, reduce the premiums paid by all hospitals successfully implementing them. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - March 26, 2014 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news
Pressure Mapping for Ulcer Prevention in MICUPressure Mapping for Ulcer Prevention in MICU
A new take on 'global positioning' technology -- this time it's for preventing decubitus ulcers. Wounds (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - February 18, 2014 Category: Intensive Care Tags: General Surgery Journal Article Source Type: news
Could bleach heal bed sores and eczema?
Bathing in very diluted bleach is a common treatment for eczema in the U.S. and in studies it's been shown to alleviate severe eczema. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 28, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Could bleach heal bed sores and eczema? very diluted may help to heal irritated skin - and even keep it looking young
Bathing in very diluted bleach is a common treatment for eczema in the U.S. and in studies it's been shown to alleviate severe eczema. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 28, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
