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7 Benefits of the Occupational Safety and Health System

In 2018, 65% of micro and small companies in Colombia were trained to implement their Occupational Health program, today known as the Occupational Health and Safety Management System. Any process of implementation of a Management System, whatever its nature is an arduous task that requires the commitment and leadership of the collaborators, of the correct actions and of technology as a tool to facilitate the process of monitoring the indicators and plans. associated with the system. If you want to know more about the System change, visit our article Why did the transition from the Occupational Health Program to the SGSST take place? At Pensemos we know that achieving the motivation for your team to be aligned with the implementation requires an effort almost similar to a sales cycle, and in this sense talking about benefits is essential to promote a new project to implement a Security Management System. and Health at Work (SG-SST).    The implementation of a SG-SST in the organi

Safety challenges for healthcare Management

Currently in the health system there is a great leap in the use of new technologies.  However, any change involves some  security challenges,  and the healthcare system is no exception.  Let's see what some of these challenges are, by identifying them, you can take the necessary steps to overcome them. Confidentiality of Patient Information New  healthcare information systems  could test the patient's confidence that their information is protected.  This is one of the main  security challenges  .  It generally happens in the cases of patients with diseases that have a social impact.  Since they share sensitive information with the doctor, they may perceive little confidentiality. With this in mind,  care systems  specially designed to reinforce the confidence of this type of patient have been built.  For example, by typing the person's data, some systems convert each digit to an asterisk.  This increases the confidence of the patient looking at the screen while the

trends in digital health for 2020

Trends in digital health. There are three great technological innovations that will set trends in 2020.  These will have a significant impact on the health of patients. We share an article we found on the Fortune blog. It tells us about the three trends in digital health for this 2020. We will discuss the main ideas in this article. The 3 trends in digital health in 2020 will be the following: On the one hand, Telemedicine will have a greater growth, implementation and impact during this year. Among the advantages that this tool incorporates is the saving of time. Also the dissolution of borders  and  greater accessibility to receive high-quality care. This will take place outside the patient's place of residence. Another of the great protagonists will be Big Data , changing the way of supervision and treatment. In addition, apps such as the well-known fitness applications will give much more information and  patient data to the patient's electronic medical record. Medi

Hospitals positive online brand image

How can we build a positive online brand image about our organization? To achieve this, it is necessary to take into account these two aspects: Train our healthcare personnel in professional branding This aspect is important. Thus they will be able to build a company brand and become ambassadors of the organization on their own social networks. We must bear in mind that it is on social networks where our patients are transferring the conversation. Therefore, the healthcare organization and its own professionals must actively participate in these and be part of the conversation. Adapt to communication 2.0. Key to achieving a good online reputation in healthcare organizations This implies an adaptation to rules of conduct, rules and a change in attitude. Therefore it involves a process of adaptation to a new environment that in many cases it is necessary to do little by little. A key to achieving this is to look for those professionals in the organization who have already bui

Online reputation management in healthcare organizations

Online reputation in healthcare organizations. New technologies have had and still have a very important weight in the field of health. Examples of this are «Big Data», «Small Data» and «Open Data». Also Digital Communication tools, robotics applied to health or liquid hospital models. Currently aspects such as competitiveness, differentiation, specialization and knowledge are becoming increasingly relevant. It is therefore essential to reach a "responsible" innovation in reputational management. This will allow to face the challenges of the health system in a more efficient way. Achieve responsible innovation in reputation management Proper reputation management is an effort to boost service quality. Also by involving all members of the organization in achieving health results. It also implies an organizational cultural effort that allows establishing roots in terms of ethical and socially responsible management. All this is based on a transparent, open, rigorous, effe

Digital nursing competences

From my experience working with health professionals on projects to improve health management - which have a direct impact on improving the quality of patient care - I am very aware of how professionals, especially nurse managers, have become involved in acquire digital skills, which allow them to develop their work more effectively, expand their relationship with patients, be informed, share knowledge, etc., etc. For all this to be possible, professionals are acquiring an increasing number of competences, since in the field of healthcare, we can say that there is no service or aspect that is outside their influence ..., for example, the medical history electronic, telecare, appointment, service planning, patient monitoring, care, as well as health management with technological solutions that help improve their efficiency, safety and patient experience. What are the main digital skills that nursing is acquiring and what are the benefits? Search for information / share with other

The 5 steps to a successful hospital management

Hospital administration must include transparent operating processes that facilitate and optimize care. Some practices help in achieving a sustainable organization, reducing problems and improving the operation of the institution. Health technology is also essential in the search for managerial improvements in hospitals. Management systems and other tools that organize the institution, facilitate the financial balance and show where there are unnecessary expenses, as well as other problems that can be easily solved. In addition, they allow knowing the costs and knowing which specialties and agreements bring the best profitability for the institution. 1- Know the profile of the patients: the first step is to understand in what context the institution is, if it has a complete and digitized history of the clinical situation of the patients and what are the most common pathologist, in addition to knowing if it already adopts the Electronic Patient Medical Record (PEP) system to centrali