This past month I was lucky to attend the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s (IHI) Patient Safety Congress. Over the course of a few days, I listened to experts from around the world weigh-in on current issues facing healthcare. For background, the IHI was officially founded in 1991, and is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving …
When Keriton Kare first came to my unit, the photo-sharing function was a new workflow for staff. We were a bit skeptical about sending pictures to families. Did parents want photos of their babies with all the wires & equipment? Would it be disruptive at night for mothers already coping with sleep loss and stress? …
As we approach Patient Safety Awareness Week (March 13-19), clinicians and health systems are called to focus their institutional safety culture as well as the practices that support improved outcomes for patients. What is at stake? The National Patient Safety Goals for Hospitals identified by the Joint Commission for 2022 highlight specific call-outs for improvement, …
One of the hardest jobs as a lactation consultant is walking into the room of a new NICU mother. There’s a million things going through her mind and keeping her attention to discuss breastfeeding and pumping is challenging. Rationally, NICU moms know their breast milk is important for their babies – but the reality of …
An Interview with the Founder and President of Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast Recently, Keriton’s own clinical expert and lactation consultant – Kelly Convery – had the lucky chance to chat with Naomi Bar-Yam, the president of the Human Milk Banking Association of North America (HMBANA) and founder of Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast (MMBNE). MMBNE serves …
Prematurity on the Rise A recent report from the March of Dimes confirms the rate of preterm birth is on the rise: now up to 9.8% in 2016 from a rate of 9.6% the previous year. Very-low birthweight infants (VLBWs – infants born < 1500g or 3 pounds 4.9 ounces) are the most expensive patients …
One of the most common questions we receive from clinicians is concern regarding the required use of smartphone devices to run the Keriton platform. The majority of our customers use mobile devices, like smartphones, to run Keriton in the hospital setting. (However, all Keriton’s clinical applications — Kare Mom, Kare Lactation and Kare Tech — …
Last month the World Health Organization (WHO) – in conjunction with the Global Breastfeeding Collective – released a jarring assessment of the state of breastfeeding prevalence and support internationally. Although the scientific benefits of breast milk are well proven, the WHO report found only 40% of infants less than 6 months old are exclusively breastfed. …
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When the Institute of Medicine published its groundbreaking report To Err is Human in 2000, patient safety moved to the forefront of healthcare initiatives throughout the US. From instituting electronic medical records in hospitals nation-wide to transitioning to barcode-scanning systems for medication administration, the face of healthcare in 2017 is very different than it was …
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Pumping milk is hard work as a NICU mom. Here are some strategies to help keep your milk flowing strong! Making Milk When Away from Your Baby The most important thing you can do to start making milk is to pump your breasts early and often! The goal is to pump 8-12x/day. Why pump so often? …
