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Incident Reporting Healthcare

The Importance of Timely Incident Reporting in ASCs

In the healthcare industry, where patient safety is especially critical, Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) play an important role in providing efficient and effective medical care. As centers that perform same-day surgeries, ASCs are dedicated to delivering high-quality services while maintaining a streamlined operational environment. With this in mind, the significance of timely incident reporting cannot …

Emergency preparedness and response

Emergency Preparedness and Response: Meeting the Accreditation Requirements at Your Healthcare Facility

Preparing for and responding to emergencies is a crucial aspect of accreditation requirements for healthcare facilities. Accreditation bodies such as AAAHC, CMS, The Joint Commission, and QUAD A all require their affiliated facilities to have comprehensive emergency preparedness and response plans in place.  Ensuring this practice at your healthcare facility is no simple task. It …

Hand Hygiene Compliance

Preparing for an Accreditation Survey: The Hand Hygiene Checklist

Accreditation surveys are a crucial aspect of maintaining the highest standards in healthcare facilities. Compliance with hand wash hygiene practices is particularly important in preventing the spread of infections. Let’s explore the essential steps to prepare for an accreditation survey, focusing on the significance of hand wash hygiene for patient safety and staff well-being. Accreditation …

QUAD A survey

QUAD A Survey Readiness: How to Stay Survey Ready 365 Days a Year

QUAD A (formerly known as AAAASF), established in 1980, is a non-profit organization founded and led by physicians, dedicated to global accreditation. Over the years, it has collaborated with numerous healthcare facilities to establish and enhance standards, with a core belief that prioritizing patient safety is paramount. Similar to many other accreditation bodies, QUAD A …

Sterile processing instruments

Improve the Sterile Processing Department Workflow By Going Digital

Shifts in the Sterile Processing Department (SPD) industry are happening fast. From having to work with leaner teams due to staffing shortages, or dealing with rapid ASC expansions across the US, there is an enormous amount of pressure on these teams to work as efficiently as possible. Yet, the number one goal of this department …

Summer Product Update

Summer Product Update: New User Permissions and Workflows in the Surglogs Platform

Welcome to Surglogs’ latest product update! As the summer season heats up, we are excited to share some sizzling ?new features that have been added to our platform.  In this edition, we’ll be diving into the realm of user permissions and workflows, unveiling the fresh updates we have made to enhance your experience with the …

Enterprise Surglogs

How technology can help scale your healthcare enterprise

What’s better than helping patients? Helping more patients. You’ve likely thought through this scenario. As a healthcare leader, you are looking for ways to scale your business. You may ask yourself: how can I increase our output without a substantial increase in resources, or sacrificing patient quality? That’s where healthtech comes in. It helps ease …

Healthcare staff communicating around a table

Our Guide to Effective Communication in Healthcare Facilities

Effective communication in healthcare facilities can be a challenge. It’s made difficult because of the added pressure of regulatory compliance and ongoing interoperability issues between legacy recordkeeping systems and new digital processes.  Of course, patient wellbeing often hinges on effective communication. According to a recent study, 52% of healthcare organizations face communication failures that negatively …

Medical employee with medicine refrigerator

How to Control a Medication Refrigerator Temperatures Log

As the medical industry’s demand for vaccines and medicines grows, health-care organizations will need to make additional investments in keeping a high quality medication refrigerator temperature log. By 2024, it’s expected that the U.S. medical refrigerator market will grow to $4.2 billion. With so much money on the line, it is imperative for medical staff …

Amiee Mingus

Understanding Enterprise compliance without piles of binders or excessive travel. See how Amiee Mingus has mastered this with Surglogs

For many clinical directors, overseeing multiple centers means a lot of traveling and hours spent in a pile of binders. Amiee Mingus, VP of Clinical Operations at PE GI Solutions, told us about the processes in her centers and how Surglogs has helped her and her teams to save time, storage space and reduce stress …