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Deep Dive

Jun 16
2 min

Psychiatric hospital Q15 trends

We analyzed VisibleHand’s database to help you optimize Q15 forms & team training - the equivalent of tallying 1.5 million Q15's.

Going digital for Q15s and safety checks?

Zach Johnson

May 20
5 min

Going digital for Q15s and safety checks?

Even for a seemingly straightforward process like safety checks, there are a number of factors to assess before transitioning from paper.

Three NAATP members innovate to reduce safety events with VisibleHand

Zach Johnson

Feb 25
2 min

Three NAATP members innovate to reduce safety events with VisibleHand

All three organizations improved safety, even while treating more acute clients. Elopement and wandering were reduced by over 50%.

Addiction treatment provider, A Mission for Michael, innovates to improve patient safety

Matt Morris

Jan 20
11 min

Addiction treatment provider, A Mission for Michael, innovates to improve patient safety

"We couldn't say for sure if our staff were actually doing their rounds."

What do psych hospitals record on their Q15 sheets?

Matt Morris

Jan 20
5 min

What do psych hospitals record on their Q15 sheets?

What do psych hospitals record on their Q15 sheets? We analyzed the more than 300 survey responses collected APNA.

ROI - Digital Rounding for Q15s & safety checks

Matt Morris

Jan 20
4 min

ROI - Digital Rounding for Q15s & safety checks

What is the true cost of an adverse safety event at a psychiatric hospital or addiction treatment center?

Matt Morris

Jan 20
2 min

No more ‘average’ health techs!

Most units have high and low performing staff members. The trick is knowing who is who. See our analysis of 100k+ observations.

How to Create a Safety Staff Performance Score

Matt Morris

Jan 20
3 min

How to Create a Safety Staff Performance Score

We created the scoring system after analyzing hundreds of thousands of patient safety observations. Here, you can learn to build your own.

Matt Morris

Jan 20
6 min

Why Safety Checks are so Hard.

A 100-bed psych hospital conducts 9,600+ Q15 checks per day! What makes Q15 compliance so hard?

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Zach Johnson

Feb 25
2 min

Three NAATP members innovate to reduce safety events with VisibleHand

All three organizations improved safety, even while treating more acute clients. Elopement and wandering were reduced by over 50%.

Optional Proximity Verification

Psychiatric hospital Q15 trends

Going digital for Q15s and safety checks?

Three NAATP members innovate to reduce safety events with VisibleHand

Addiction treatment provider, A Mission for Michael, innovates to improve patient safety

What do psych hospitals record on their Q15 sheets?

ROI - Digital Rounding for Q15s & safety checks

No more ‘average’ health techs!

How to Create a Safety Staff Performance Score

Why Safety Checks are so Hard.

Three NAATP members innovate to reduce safety events with VisibleHand

Actionable Safety Advice

Optional Proximity Verification

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Three NAATP members innovate to reduce safety events with VisibleHand

Actionable Safety Advice