Creating a safe patient handling program can help reduce injuries and time lost due to injury. Working in healthcare poses many safety concerns, including exposure to illness, physical injury, and ...

Loss aversion is the concept that losses are more psychologically impactful than gains. This is the most important idea in behavioral decision-making (1,2,3) and plays a huge role in healthcare. Loss ...

Whether through pressure injury prevention, fall prevention, infection prevention or safe patient handling initiatives, Stryker’s mission is to do everything possible to provide the optimal experience ...

California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a new bill requiring all California hospitals to have a safe patient handling policy, including “lift teams” trained to move patients using proper lift equipment ...

The health care industry employs more than 18 million workers in the US, and patient care-related injuries, especially those related to moving patients, are a common cause of work disability in this ...

Delray Beach, FL, Aug. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global patient handling equipment market , valued at US$11.8 billion in 2024 stood at US$12.4 billion in 2025 and is projected to advance at a ...

Wy’East Medical has an answer for new safe patient lifting mandates like California’s AB 1136 legislation -- the Pink Slip™ for zero-lift patient handling PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Numbers ...

NSCFD sought out a solution to keep pace with high-acuity demands and reduce provider stress in time-critical situations ...

Patients and caregivers call hospitals for many reasons, including to make an appointment, inquire about a loved one’s condition, ask for a prescription refill, get directions, or in a medical ...