In 2011, the American Nurses Association surveyed more than 4,614 nurses and found 62 percent were worried about experiencing a disabling musculoskeletal injury — a fear that surpassed concerns of ...

Creating a safe patient handling program can help reduce injuries and time lost due to injury. Working in healthcare poses many safety concerns, including exposure to illness, physical injury, and ...

Now, artificial intelligence (AI) and Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) are finally giving healthcare organizations a way ...

Hospitals that implement safe patient handling and moving policies may find these practices associated with fewer injuries among health care workers, a small study suggests. Researchers analyzed data ...

When thinking of dangerous jobs, fields like construction and manufacturing likely come to mind. But a study by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) found that hospital workers actually have a higher ...

The American Nurses Association announced the release of national standards for safe patient handling and mobility to improve safety for both healthcare workers and patients. The ANA convened an ...

When a person falls, it is important that safe methods are used to move them, to avoid causing pain and/or further injury. This is critical to their chances of making a full recovery. Safe manual ...

The wheelchairs & mobility scooters segment is expected to account for the largest share of the mobility devices market in 2019 Based on type, the mobility devices market is segmented into wheelchairs ...

Delray Beach, FL, Aug. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global patient handling equipment market , valued at US$11.8 billion in 2024 stood at US$12.4 billion in 2025 and is projected to advance at a ...