Latest Patientsafety Podcast Episodes
Title: Antimicrobial Stewardship
INS Infusion Room - March 11, 2022 22:40 - 15 minutesHost: Dawn Berndt, DNP, RN, CRNI® - Clinical Education and Publications Manager Guest: Becky S. Linn, Pharm.D., BCPS - Associate Clinical Professor, University of Wyoming School of Pharmacy Stewardship: The responsible overseeing and protection of something considered worth caring for and...
The Economics of Cystoscopy
Endoscopy Insights - March 03, 2022 13:43 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsA micro-cost analysis published in Urology broke down per-procedural costs for cystoscopy and explored how single-use cystoscopes might provide a cost-effective option for providers. One of the authors of that study, Dr. Yair Lotan, is our guest on the newest episode of Endoscopy Insights and he...
Overcoming Challenges with Wound Care Biologics
Smart Healthcare Safety from ECRI - February 21, 2022 17:08 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIn this episode, we're talking about wound care biologics—products used to treat all sorts of acute and chronic wounds in hospitals and other care settings. ECRI experts will review what wound care biologics are and some of the challenges that providers face in terms of purchasing and inventory ...
Delivering Infusion Therapy with Reliability and Accuracy
INS Infusion Room - February 10, 2022 23:40 - 20 minutesHost: Dawn Berndt, DNP, RN, CRNI® - Clinical Education and Publications Manager Guests: Diane Wander, RN, BSN - Director of Clinical Programs, Moog® Medical Kathy Iacuone RN, BSN – Clinical Services Manager, Moog® Medical Craig Dice – Director of Sales – IV Sales, Moog®Medical When admini...
The Patient is Always Right
Vital Insights - February 08, 2022 10:25 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn the myriad discussions around healthcare and technology use, one of the most often overlooked voices in the conversation is that of the patient. And yet, as this episode explores, they have plenty to say. Jennifer Kent, the vice president of research for Parks Associates, joins Vital Insigh...
Fighting Healthcare Disparities | Health Equity and Stroke Prevention
Smart Healthcare Safety from ECRI - February 07, 2022 20:37 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThis episode is part of a series regarding the ECRI and the ISMP Patient Safety Organization's (PSO) annual Deep Dive report. The 2021 Deep Dive report focuses on issues of racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare. Research has repeatedly confirmed that members of racial and ethnic minority ...
Let’s Talk About Efficiency in Flexible Endoscopy
Endoscopy Insights - February 03, 2022 13:28 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsImproving workflows to better meet your patients where they are — whether they find themselves in an ICU bed or at a satellite clinic — is something all patients and providers can be happy about. As we learn from two clinicians in this episode, when they have equipment that is portable, easily de...
The Connected Highway of Healthcare Delivery
Vital Insights - February 01, 2022 10:02 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsAt this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2022), the digital health sector was abuzz with new virtual care solutions, translated through the vantage point of a healthcare industry that has spent almost two years grappling with a global pandemic. And so perhaps ironically, we recorded this ...
A New Era of Healthcare
Vital Insights - January 25, 2022 10:43 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsEarlySense recently announced a major new research venture with market research firm Parks Associates, which led to the development of a comprehensive new whitepaper titled, Health at Home: New Era of Healthcare. The whitepaper examines the state of the virtual care market, with particular empha...
Giving Telehealth a Seat at the Legislative Table
Vital Insights - January 18, 2022 10:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsAccording to a new report from Presidents Lane Consulting, in partnership with three think tanks Reason Foundation, Pioneer Institute, and Cicero Institute, millions of Americans tried telehealth for the first time during the COVID-19 pandemic. To support that use during the public health crisis...
Two Infusion Nurses Describe their Practice, Challenges and Rewards
INS Infusion Room - January 13, 2022 22:49 - 15 minutesHost: Dawn Berndt, DNP, RN, CRNI® – Clinical Education and Publications Manager Guests: Ahnalinn Prettyman, RN, CRNI® – Staff Nurse, Infusion Therapy Shirley Rodriguez, RN – Infusion Staff Nurse, Oncology In celebration of IV Nurse Day, listen in as two infusion nurses describe their...
Turning "Sick Care" into "Healthy Care"
Vital Insights - January 11, 2022 10:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsWith the passing of the Affordable Care Act years ago, one of biggest changes was the shift from fee-for-service care to value-based care. And underpinning that shift was a concept called the Quadruple Aim, or the drive to 1) improve the patient care experience, 2) improve the health of a popula...
Ergonomics Challenges in GI Endoscopy
Endoscopy Insights - January 06, 2022 13:52 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsDr. Marybeth Spanarkel loved the “immediate gratification” in performing a colonoscopy or upper GI endoscopy and getting an immediate answer to a medical question. Unfortunately, she had to step away from the field after 28 years in private practice in Durham, North Carolina, after a career-en...
Gel-free Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral Vascular Access Device Insertion
INS Infusion Room - December 18, 2021 15:46 - 15 minutesHost: Dawn Berndt, DNP, RN, CRNI® – Clinical Education and Publications Manager Guests: Emily Smith, BS, RDMS, RVT – CIVCO Medical Solutions Clinical Marketing Specialist Justin Reynolds – CIVCO Medical Solutions Product Line Manager Is it possible to use ultrasound technology for PIVC ins...
Vital Insights on Location: A Follow-up on the Choose Home Act of 2021
Vital Insights - December 14, 2021 12:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsJoin us for our second conversation with Bob Holly, editor of Home Health Care News, as we revisit the legislative progress of the Choose Home Care Act of 2021 – and what the path forward looks like.
How Full-stack Software Stacks Up in the RPM Industry
Vital Insights - December 14, 2021 10:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThe essential idea behind remote patient monitoring seems easy: the patient takes their vital signs at home and in some cases answers a health questionnaire, the data is provided to their doctor, possibly with special alerts when vitals are out of range, and the doctor can then assess their heal...
Fighting Healthcare Disparities | Person-Centered Care Programs
Smart Healthcare Safety from ECRI - December 09, 2021 13:16 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThis episode is part of a series regarding the ECRI and the ISMP Patient Safety Organization's (PSO) annual Deep Dive report. The 2021 Deep Dive report focuses on issues of racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare. Research has repeatedly confirmed that members of racial and ethnic minority ...
Tissue Adhesive – A New Approach to Vascular Access Device Securement
INS Infusion Room - December 03, 2021 22:52 - 26 minutesHost: Dawn Berndt, DNP, RN, CRNI® – Clinical Education and Publications Manager Guests: · Marcia Wise, RN, VA-BC – Consultant/Clinical Educator, Adhezion Biomedical · Bryan Davis – Vice President, Vascular Access, Adhezion Biomedical Can tissue adhesive play a role in impr...
Study: Single-Use Bronchoscope Can Reduce Readmission Rates, Infection Risk
Endoscopy Insights - December 02, 2021 12:41 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHospitals that perform bronchoscopies can reduce readmission rates by over half, and potentially lower costs, by adopting single-use flexible bronchoscopes. That’s according to a new abstract that was submitted and presented at the recently completed CHEST 2021 annual meeting. The study examin...
How Caregiving is the Catalyst for Technology Advancement
Vital Insights - November 29, 2021 23:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsAs the founder of EarlySense, our guest for this episode of Vital Insights, Avner Halperin, has a deep history in the pursuit of technology use in the healthcare space to address gaps in care. He is the current CEO of EyeControl, a company established by individuals who share personal connection...
Infection Prevention and Control in the Home Care Setting
INS Infusion Room - November 19, 2021 14:17 - 20 minutesHost: Dawn Berndt, DNP, RN, CRNI® - INS Clinical Education and Publications Manager Guest: Mary McGoldrick, MS, RN, CRNI®, Home Health Systems, Inc. Is the approach to infection prevention and control in the home care setting different during the pandemic? Listen as Mary McGoldrick, home car...
In a Post-Pandemic World, Telehealth IS Health
Vital Insights - November 16, 2021 10:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThe American Telemedicine Association (ATA) has been at the forefront of the advancement of telemedicine, telehealth and other virtual care technologies since its inception nearly three decades ago. Our guest for this podcast had the unique opportunity to step into the lead role of the organizat...
The Future of Healthcare Isn't 3D - It's 5G
Vital Insights - November 09, 2021 10:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn a previous episode of Vital InSights, we had the pleasure of speaking with AT&T’s Joe Drygas, focusing on how AT&T is enabling the care of the future. Our guest for this episode – Clint Cetti – is also one of AT&T’s healthcare technology warriors, and we were able to take an even deeper dive ...
Moral Distress: What You can Do
INS Infusion Room - November 05, 2021 23:01 - 26 minutesHost: Dawn Berndt, DNP, RN, CRNI® - INS Clinical Education and Publications Manager Guest: Adele A. Webb, PhD, RN, FNAP, FAAN What can you do to address moral distress? Listen as Adele Webb describes how to recognize the signs and symptoms of moral distress and why support systems and sel...
The Evolution of Single-Use Urologic Endoscopy
Endoscopy Insights - November 04, 2021 13:02 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsA recent study conducted at Duke University Hospital and published in the Journal of Endourology found that a new single-use cystoscope demonstrated superior flexion and comparable optics to the reusable scopes already being used in a hospital urology department. Dr. Michael Lipkin, a urologi...
Vital Insights: Fast Takes - How Proactive Care Delivers on Healthcare’s Success Metrics
Vital Insights - November 03, 2021 09:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsAs Chief Operating Officer of EarlySense, Mike has been pivotal in the company’s move to take proven technology solutions and create opportunities in the acute and virtual care spaces. His professional passion for the marrying of technology and healthcare has helped the company improve the healt...
Wisdom of the Ages: A Case Study in RPM & Aging in Place
Vital Insights - October 26, 2021 09:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThe actualization of patient-centric care requires a deep understanding of patient pain points – sometimes literal and sometimes figurative. Our guest for this episode has spent the past two decades with the oldest among us, earning a wealth of knowledge on how to care for older adults and enabl...
Streamlining an RPM Platform
Vital Insights - October 19, 2021 09:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThe implementation of remote patient monitoring solutions has consistently had a prominent sticking point impeding success: and that was in the translation of patient data that were collected by the patient and providing them to their care provider. Making that process seamless was core to our n...
Chat with Matt: Patients, Practice, Price, and Responsibility
INS Infusion Room - October 15, 2021 23:26 - 30 minutesHost: Dawn Berndt, DNP, RN, CRNI® - INS Clinical Education and Publications Manager Guest: Matt Gibson, RN, CRNI©, VA-BC, CPUI In the United States, the estimated cost associated with poor short PIVC practices is $16.25 billion annually. Poor practices can lead to significant waste of sup...
The Nitty Gritty of Home Health Reimbursement
Vital Insights - October 12, 2021 09:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThough remote patient monitoring, telemedicine and telehealth have been with us for more than two decades, the healthcare industry hasn’t been able to embrace it – despite the almost ubiquitous understanding that it’s a pretty good idea. One of the primary reasons for the slow movement forward? ...
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