Healthcare leaders face a difficult challenge. They must protect caregivers from injury, provide safe patient care, retain staff, and control costs, all while managing workforce shortages and increasing patient acuity. Many facilities have already invested in safe patient handling equipment. However, equipment alone does not guarantee successful outcomes. Organizations often discover that inconsistent training, poor compliance, inadequate competency validation, or workflow ch

The New Year is the time many of us start thinking about what we need to accomplish in the coming year. Don’t forget to think about your safe patient handling improvement plan too to increase satisfaction in the care you're providing. Having a plan to improve your safe patient care and handling program, equipment, and training will save you time, money, and help retain your staff. Three of the most significant safe patient handling risks facing organizations are patient injur