efficiency in healthcare

Efficiency in Healthcare: How Much Are You Spending on Each Patient?

Determining your cost per patient can be vital in lowering your healthcare facility costs.  After all, how can you figure out where you’re spending too much if you don’t know how much you’re spending?

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Infection Prevention and Control Challenges are on the Rise: Here’s What You Can Do About It

Every year, the Joint Commission releases a list of the ten most important standards for ambulatory healthcare organizations. For the just-released 2017 list, there’s a newcomer: infection prevention and control.

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hygienically clean certification

Is Your Laundry Hygienically Clean Certified?

Are you working with a Hygienically Clean linen service facility for your healthcare business? If not, it might be high time you do! TRSA-certified Hygienically Clean service providers can guarantee you hygienic linens, based on some of the highest standards in the industry.

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3 Ways Our Commercial Laundry Operations Save Energy

When you picture a commercial laundry, you may envision a factory releasing extensive emissions into the atmosphere, not to mention the mass of water the factory is using to clean the linens. HandCraft is different. 

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Linen 101: Teaching Your Staff How to Conserve Linens

While the first step in preventing linen loss is to work with a professional linen management service, educating your employees about linen management in your healthcare facility is an important second step.

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how to deal with anxious patients

How to Deal with Anxious Patients

Anxiety is a growing problem in the population at large. In high-stress or uncomfortable situations, like those patients commonly experience during treatment, anxiety can intensify and disrupt processes. Between 11% and 80% of adults suffer from anxiety, and doubtlessly they are patients you see every day.

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How to Prepare Your Hospital for Winter

Winter is coming, and it’s important to be ready. As a leader at your hospital, you’re responsible for the health and safety of your patients and staff. And, unfortunately, cold weather, ice and snow mean more potential health hazards for you to deal with.

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HandCraft Sponsors Training Conference for Medical Facilities

Over the years, HandCraft has been committed to working closely with medical associations that support the medical practices we sell to.

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medical linen rental for smaller healthcare facilities

Is Medical Linen Rental an Option for Small Healthcare Facilities?

This has been a long-held debate for many small- and medium-sized healthcare facilities. While outsourcing has been the norm for many of their larger counterparts, smaller healthcare businesses are still considering whether they need to entrust their linen needs to other companies.

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