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Throughout this series, we have spent time explaining the Patient Safety Movement and the strategies and tactics for preventing severe hypoglycemia. In part 3, we outlined three plans — leadership, practice and technology — that require action in order to predict and prevent severe hypoglycemia episodes. How is Monarch Medical Technologies dedicated to the safety of patients receiving treatment and...

In part 2 of this series dedicated to the Patient Safety Movement Pledge, we educated our readers on the performance gap and explained that hospitals and healthcare systems will have to take action in specific leadership, practice, and technology plans in order to predict and prevent severe hypoglycemia episodes. Below are the suggested plans. Leadership Plan Must include the fundamentals...

Hypoglycemic events can be life-threatening, especially for patients with diabetes. Severe hypoglycemia is associated with increased morbidity, length of stay, and mortality. As we mentioned in part 1 of this series,  over 200,000 patients die unnecessarily in US hospitals each year, and the Patient Safety Movement mission is to eliminate these deaths by 2020. While looking to improve prevention of...

Over 200,000 patients die unnecessarily in US hospitals each year. The Patient Safety Movement mission is to eliminate these deaths by 2020. The known patient safety challenges include: Culture of Safety, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Medication Errors, Failure to Rescue: Monitoring for Opioid Induced Respiratory Depression, Anemia and Transfusions, Hand-off Communications, Sub-optimal Neonatal Oxygen Targeting, Failure to Detect Critical Congenital Heart Disease...