On July 16, 2022, 988 became the national three-digit phone number for all mental health, substance use, and suicide crises across the United States. SAMHSA, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration responsible for the implementation of 988, recognizes the need for the quick dial number. In 2020 alone, the U.S. had one death by … Read More
Inspirien celebrates Health Care Risk Management Week June 20-24th, 2022 and the role that Risk Management Professionals play in mitigating safety risk and focusing on improving patient safety. This year’s theme for Health Care Risk Management Week is Integral to Safe and Trusted Health Care. Inspirien would like to recognize this week all the Risk … Read More
Wanted to share a few reflective thoughts and takeaways from the OrigamiRisk Elevate 2022 User Conference that I, along with my colleague Mary Gibson, attended a couple of weeks ago. To set the stage, the event was held in beautiful San Diego, California! The agenda included 3 full days and nights of advisory board meetings, … Read More
To continue the celebration of our healthcare workers from Hospital Week and Nurse’s Week, Inspirien would like to recognize Emergency Medical Services Week May 15-21, 2022. The theme for EMS Week 2022 is Rising to the Challenge; a theme that our fellow EMS workers are all too familiar with. Everyone here at Inspirien would like … Read More
This year’s National Nurse’s Week theme from The American Nurses Association is You Make A Difference and the National Hospital Week theme from The American Hospital Association is We Are Health Care. Everyone here at Inspirien celebrates nurses and all healthcare workers across the industry. We are filled with respect, gratitude and admiration of the sacrifices … Read More
Building a Brighter Future was not only the theme for our 2022 Risk Management Seminar held recently, but it also resonated with our team as we work to support our partners coming out of the pandemic and working towards a better tomorrow. The Seminar was held virtually again this year, not because we didn’t want to … Read More
What are the best ways to describe someone who makes a good nurse? It’s an interesting question and one that we seem to take for granted far too often. Words and phrases like caring, empathy, stamina, leadership, patience, patient advocate, attention to detail, critical thinking, problem solving, and yes, sense of humor, come to mind. … Read More
We love learning through humor and hope you do as well. Although we’re sure you catch the moral of the story in this fun clip, it all boils down to these couple of truths. Yeah, the world is different, but it’s the perfect time to get back in the game. Many customers, especially healthcare buyers, … Read More
Patient Safety Awareness Week is dedicated to celebrating the role of Patient Safety Professionals and the contributions they make to improve patient outcomes and healthcare quality. It also gives us a great platform to say thank you to those professionals who have impacted our families by providing safe, effective, quality care when it was needed … Read More
Often when discussing documentation in a medical record we ask the question, is it our best defense or worst enemy? Good documentation offers valuable insight into the quality of care provided and the patient safety measures taken at the time of care. If the notes are not clear, it can make defense of a medical professional … Read More