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Study Finds Patient Safety Lacking
Despite the emphasis placed on it, patient safety and infection control remain major concerns.
Many of these errors are preventable - check out the Nurture Blog for further discussion of this crucial issue. |
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Half of All Docs Using EHR
According to a survey from the CDC, over half of physicians report using EHRs to some extent.
Further, another survey of hospital CIO's indicated that 89% of them plan to qualify for stimulus funds to help digitize records by 2012. The EHR movement continues to grow.
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Happy New Year from your friends at Nurture! We're looking forward to a great 2011! |
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Recliner Win in Kentucky
Area Healthcare Manager Bill Coble recently won a sizeable recliner order at Western Baptist hospital in Paducah, KY, which is redoing all 200 of their patient rooms over the next year. The win included the Mineral recliner, Mitra sleeper, and the Mingle side chair. Bill credits Rebekah Schnuck of Petter Business Solutions for the success of this project: "The hospital trusts Rebekah implicitly - she works very hard to earn that. It's as if she's on staff - they are very open with her and also expect a lot of her. She is a valued member of their team and she takes that very seriously."
Rebekah has worked with Western Baptist for years, and has just recently started to find success in their patient rooms. With Bill's help, she sent samples of the Mineral recliner and Mitra sleeper for them to try out in patient rooms and then samples for their "mock up" rooms. All the staff toured and evaluated the mock up and agreed they wanted these for their standard patient room seating. Rebekah noted that Nurture stood out from the competition, and with their willingness to answer and address customer concerns, this win ballooned from an initial 30 room order to eventually outfitting all 200 rooms in this rural hospital.
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New Faces at Nurture: Robin Maddalena
Robin Maddalena is another new addition to the Nurture team, as the Area Healthcare Manager in the New York and New Jersey market. She has 30 years of Healthcare sales and management experience, most recently leading Herman Miller's Healthcare team in the greater New York area. There, she established long-standing relationships with both A&D firms and Hospital end users, and achieved consistent sales results including coordinating all activities from inception to  completion of successful clinical project installations. During her career in the healthcare industry, she's embraced its many challenges. "Trends and issues change continually," she said. "It is never stagnant. There are great opportunities to make a difference in the environments and processes for patients and caregivers."
Robin's experience at HM has contributed to her broad and comprehensive understanding on how to develop and grow clinical business in the greater New York Metropolitan marketplace.
She has enjoyed her time at Nurture so far. "My short time at Nurture has flown by," Robin said. "Every day is a great learning experience. I have had the privilege to meet and work with professional, dedicated colleagues; it's been a fascinating journey so far." At the same time, she is excited about her future with Nurture. "At this stage we are looking to increase sales," she said. "Developing and growing strong dealer engagement in the clinical arena is a major focus, and we aim to create a visible Nurture presence in the NY/NJ marketplace within the near future." Robin graduated from Mary Mount College in New York City where she received a Bachelor's degree in Psychology. Welcome to Nurture, Robin!
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