Patient Safety Newsletter

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Deep Empathy Leads to Safer & More Dignified Psychiatric Treatment - The Story of JT Shoe Stays

Zach Johnson

Jun 23, 20233 min read

Deep Empathy Leads to Safer & More Dignified Psychiatric Treatment - The Story of JT Shoe Stays

How JT Shoe Stays created a new shoelace for psychiatric hospital patients. They are safer and preserve preserve dignity.

Five Practical Tips to Elevate Patient Safety in Your Psychiatric Hospital

Zach Johnson

Jun 7, 20232 min read

Five Practical Tips to Elevate Patient Safety in Your Psychiatric Hospital

Top 5 tips to improve patient safety at your psychiatric hospital

Zach Johnson

May 25, 20232 min read

What Do Health Techs Really Do? 📽

This "day in the life" video of a health tech shows what it looks like to work in a modern mental health hospital.

The Unsung Heroes: Being a Mental Health Tech in a Psych Hospital

Zach Johnson

May 19, 20232 min read

The Unsung Heroes: Being a Mental Health Tech in a Psych Hospital

Being a mental health tech in a psych hospital is a rewarding and demanding position.

Zach Johnson

Jun 16, 20212 min read

Psychiatric hospital Q15 trends

We analyzed VisibleHand’s database to help you optimize Q15 forms & team training - the equivalent of tallying 1.5 million Q15's.

Going digital for Q15s and safety checks?

Zach Johnson

May 20, 20215 min read

Going digital for Q15s and safety checks?

Even for a seemingly straightforward process like safety checks, there are a number of factors to assess before transitioning from paper.

What do psych hospitals record on their Q15 sheets?

Matt Morris

Jan 20, 20215 min read

What do psych hospitals record on their Q15 sheets?

What do psych hospitals record on their Q15 sheets? We analyzed the more than 300 survey responses collected APNA.

ROI - Digital Rounding for Q15s & safety checks

Matt Morris

Jan 20, 20214 min read

ROI - Digital Rounding for Q15s & safety checks

What is the true cost of an adverse safety event at a psychiatric hospital or addiction treatment center?

Matt Morris

Jan 20, 20212 min read

No more ‘average’ health techs!

Most units have high and low performing staff members. The trick is knowing who is who. See our analysis of 100k+ observations.

Matt Morris

Jan 20, 20216 min read

Why Safety Checks are so Hard.

A 100-bed psych hospital conducts 9,600+ Q15 checks per day! What makes Q15 compliance so hard?

Northbound Treatment saves hundreds of hours, improves patient safety.

Zach Johnson

May 31, 20236 min read

Northbound Treatment saves hundreds of hours, improves patient safety.

Northbound Treatment uses VisibleHand to improve patient safety and reduce workload by hundreds of hours.

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