Kaiser Permanente Innovation Center

In a former 37,000 sq. ft. warehouse, Kaiser Permanente created its Garfield Innovation Center (San Leandro, CA) for testing new technology and workflow improvement.  The facility now has mock up of a patient room, O.R., and ICU unit.  Among the simple procedures the staff has developed is nurses wearing a sash when they are preparing medications—which, when implemented in KP hospitals, brought an 85% reduction in errors.  Another advantage of Garfield is having a place where technology salesmen can demonstrate their products without being intrusive on real hospital floors.    MORE

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