Infection Control, Design, Construction 2 min read. Cross-Functional Hospital Rooms and Infection Control: New Ideas, New Challenges Erica Mitchell December 11 2023 Ever since the COVID pandemic, hospitals have become more adept at thinking outside the box, or rather, outside the patient room. For some hospitals,... Read more
Handwashing 3 min read. HAL for Hand Hygiene: The Computers are Watching Erica Mitchell December 6 2023 In the sci-fi classic 2001: A Space Odyssey, an omnipresent computer named HAL monitors all activity aboard a spacecraft on a critical mission. The... Read more
Cost-Effectiveness, Costs 3 min read. Making the Case for Healthcare Innovation, Part 3: The Business Case Erica Mitchell December 4 2023 After you make the case for the healthcare innovation in terms of patient and facility benefits, anticipating possible risks, and demonstrating... Read more
2 min read. Making the Case for a Healthcare Innovation (Part 2): Assessing Risk Erica Mitchell November 20 2023 Assessing the potential risks and benefits is an important step before proposing a new product or program for your facility. You need to anticipate... Read more
Product Evaluation, Consumer, Cost-Effectiveness 3 min read. Making the Case for a Healthcare Innovation (Part 1): What Data Is Needed? Erica Mitchell November 6 2023 The first step in making a case for a healthcare innovation is collecting the data that supports it. This data includes evidence the the innovation... Read more
Hospitals, HAIs 3 min read. Clostridioides difficile: An Introduction Erica Mitchell November 4 2023 C. diff, or Clostridioides difficile, is a Gram-positive, rod-shaped, anaerobic, endosporic, toxigenic, opportunistic, bacillus. Its scientific... Read more
Hospitals, Product Evaluation, HAIs, Policy, Cost-Effectiveness, Costs, Construction, Innovations, Career, Evidence-Based Design 2 min read. How To Make the Case for a Healthcare Innovation Erica Mitchell October 30 2023 Every successful organization, from a small grassroots group to a global corporation, has a way for ideas to percolate through the system and find... Read more
MRSA 3 min read. MRSA: Locker Room Menace Erica Mitchell October 25 2023 This post concludes our series on MRSA in support of MRSA Awareness Month. Read more
Hospitals, Product Evaluation, Policy, Interventions, Cost-Effectiveness, Costs, Construction, Innovations, Evidence-Based Design 2 min read. How Do Hospitals Spend Money? An Introduction Erica Mitchell October 23 2023 Hospital finances are a complex process, involving all the parts of a service provider, a retail business, an investment venture, and a non-profit... Read more
History, Professional Profile, Hispanic Heritage Month 3 min read. Hispanic Medical Pioneers: Dr. Carlos Juan Finlay Erica Mitchell October 16 2023 There are countless contributors to the world of medicine who share Hispanic/Latino backgrounds, but there are a few noteworthy individuals whose... Read more
Hispanic Heritage Month 3 min read. Hispanic Heritage and Healthcare: Promotores de Salud Erica Mitchell October 9 2023 As we move into the last week of National Hispanic Heritage Month, we will turn our attention to the unique healthcare challenges faced by... Read more
History, MRSA, Antibiotic Resistance 2 min read. MRSA: An Ancient Bacteria Adapts to Modern Medicine Erica Mitchell October 4 2023 This post continues our MRSA series in support of MRSA Awareness Month. Read more