Is it really that simple? Standard Written Checklists Can Improve Patient Safety.

East Hanover, NJ – [February 5], 2013 –  Is it really that simple? Standard Written Checklists Can Improve Patient Safety.

Checklists have the power to help keep us organized, but do they also have the power to save lives?

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has found that in a crisis situation such as when a patient experiences cardiac arrest or other crisis during surgery doctors, nurses, and other OR staff are nearly 75% less likely to miss a critical clinical step when provided a written safety checklist [AHRQ Press Release]. 


Another checklist created by the Joint Commission was designed to help... Read more on www.viscot.com!

Medication Label Safety with Viscot Medical

Viscot's Medication Label Program was recently mentioned in a white paper written by members of the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System. The paper details how our free color coding and custom printing helped improve Medication Label Safety.

To read it (and learn more about our Medication Label Program) please click the picture below:

Viscot Medical – AllSkin™ Plus+: Maximum Visibility, Maximum Prep Resistance

East Hanover, NJ – [November 26], 2012 – Introducing the AllSkin™ Plus+ with Prep Resistant Ink

Viscot Medical’s new AllSkin™ Plus+ is the first prep resistant ink marker that offers maximum visibility and prep resistance on all skin tones. Our specially formulated VIXL brilliant blue ink provides enhanced visibility even after prepping with common alcohol-based antiseptics such as ChloraPrep® or Duraprep™.

AllSkin™ Plus+ remains visible up to 10X longer... To finish and find out more about our exciting new product please click here!

State of Emergency

East Hanover, NJ – [October 29], 2012 – Due to a state of emergency caused by Hurricane Sandy Viscot will not be operational for the rest of today, October 29^th, or tomorrow, October 30^th. Please keep an eye on our Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Plurk, or LinkedIn for further updates.

Viscot Goes Pink!

Viscot Medical, a global leader in safety solutions, is usually seen in vibrant purple. And why not? It’s bright, vibrant, and used in the majority of our surgical marker line.

But for the month of October Viscot Medical is trying out a new look. We proudly change our Facebook and Google+ pages to pink, to raise awareness to Breast Cancer.

We’d like to encourage all our customers, and all those reading, to donate to the breast cancer foundation of their choice. We'd like to offer a few suggestions:

National Breast Cancer Foundation

Breast Cancer Research Foundation

Living Beyond Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer Network of Strength

If you can't make a monetary donation, donate your time by raising awareness. Think Pink for women (and men) everywhere.

New Social Media!

Viscot Medical had a Plurk account now! So stop on by and say hello, and don't forget to visit us on Facebook, Google+, and LinkedIn. Or just come straight to the horse's mouth and drop by our website.

Viscot Medical – Helping to Eliminate Medication Labeling Errors!

East Hanover, NJ – [September 10], 2012 –  Viscot supports medication label safety solutions.

Viscot Medical, a 40 year old global leader in surgical markers, is known for just that: surgical markers. But that’s not the only Safety Solution we proudly create.

Viscot Medical is home to one of the most competitive Medication Label Programs in the industry, not only in price but in quality and service. Vismark™ Medication Labels and Kits are waterproof, residue-free, tear-free, and (if you use one of our waterproof permanent ink markers) smudge free... (read the rest here on www.viscot.com)