Swisslog Healthcare addresses staffing concerns and operational inefficiencies in medication management processes through packaging and dispensing technology. BROOMFIELD, Colo.--(BUSINESS ...

New York’s nursing homes are in crisis. Staffing shortages have strained facilities to their limits, nurses are overwhelmed, and residents are too often left waiting — not for complex medical ...

In April 2008, Baystate Medical Center (BMC), a 653-bed teaching hospital in Springfield, MA, began implementation of its Bar Code Point of Care technology to positively impact medication ...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Omnicell, Inc. (NASDAQ: OMCL) today announced that all 14 of the affiliated hospitals comprising Baptist Memorial Health Care intend to switch to ...

How can the medication administration nurse safely identify residents who do not wear name bands, and why is this practice more common in long-term care? Caring for nursing home residents can be quite ...

Background Double-checking of medication administration is a safety practice used in hospitals around the world. Independence is recommended as the key to effectiveness. Independent double-checking ...

For 11 years, Kathleen Abrahamson served as a nurse at several Midwest nursing homes, gaining firsthand knowledge of the problems surrounding medication administration, particularly for patients ...

In 2009, ASCO and the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) published standards for the safe use of parenteral chemotherapy in the outpatient setting, including issues of practitioner orders, preparation, ...

KT Medical Staffing, a leading provider of private nursing and concierge nursing services in Orange County, has expanded its in-home healthcare offerings to ...