Editorial
Improving Ettectiveness
The fundamental transformation under way in our societies continues apace. While change impinges on all aspects of life, its impact is particularly acute in the area of healthcare. The causes and characteristics of these changes are multidimensional. On the one hand, the range of medical services is expanding in response to demographics, advances in medicine and rising consumer expectations, while o...
News
EAHM
Moving Health and Hospital Care Forward Within Europe On the occasion of the French Presidency of the European Union, EAHM calls for moving health and hospital care forward in Europe: Towards evaluation of quality and safety Hospitals in Europe face challenges like increasing patient mobility and the free movement of trained staff, crossborder purchasing of healthcare services triggering increased...
News Europe
EHealth: Commission Launches Two Initiatives The European Commission has launched two initiatives to improve the safety and quality of care to people who require medical assistance while traveling or living abroad: a recommendation on crossborder interoperability of electronic health records (EHR) and the Smart Open Services (SOS) project. The recommendation aims to provide member states with basic...
EU Affairs
Author:Rory Watson The Future of the Working Time and the Crossborder Healthcare Directives European Union governments may have reached a political agreement on the implications of future working time rules on hospital employees, but the draft legislation still faces a bumpy ride before reaching the statute book. Alejandro Cercas, the Spanish Socialist MEP, who will act as draughtsman for the pro...
News Members
United Kingdom NHS Booking System Failing Patients The new NHS computerized booking system is failing to provide the promised level of choice of appointment times, dates and locations, according to a study. The first ever survey of pa tients who had used the Choose and Book system found that 66% of those asked were not given a choice of date for their outpatient ap pointment and the same number were...
Privatisation
Healthcare and Competition Between Hospitals in Europe:Is Privatisation the Answer?
An Interview with EAHM Secretary General Willy Heuschen Mr. Heuschen, Why is it Timely to Reflect on the Developments on the Healthcare Market? WH: Rulings of the European Court of Justice in these last years have served to underline the point that member states health systems, and in particular the delivery of healthcare, do not lie outside the jurisdiction of Community law. Health systems therefore...
Lethal Treatment for Public Hospitals
Author: Professor André Grimaldi,Diabetics-Metabolism Dept.,Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, FranceEmail: andr...
The Privatisation of Hospitals in Germany:Lowering Confidence of Germans in Their Hospitals?
Authors: Nils Böhlke und Thorsten Schulten,Researchers at the Wirtschafts und SozialwissenschaftlichesInstitut (WSI) within the Hans Boeckler Foundation in Düsseldorf, Germany...
Hospital Market Competition in the Netherlands
Author: Professor Hans Maarse,Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Maastricht, the NetherlandsEmail: [email protected]...
Ethical Management
The Mediation on the Belgian Hospital Scene
Authors: Piet Vanormelingen,Mediator of the Cliniques universitaires St-Luc, Brussels,AMIS PresidentEmmanuel Legrand,...
The Responsible Use of Limited Resources in Hospitals:The METAP Ethical Project
Authors: Prof. Dr. Stella Reiter-Theil,area of studies: medical and health ethics, Faculty of Medicine/University HospitalBasel, Switzerland...
Med Tech
Genetic Variation: In the Critical Care Setting
Authors: Bonny Lewis Bukaveckas, PhD, FACB –Department of Pharmacy and of Pathology,Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA Pharmacogenetics has made significant progress in recent years....
Country Focus: UK
The UK Health and Hospital System
Author: Andrew Corbett-Nolan FRSM FCQI MHSM, Chair, Institute of Healthcare Management, United Kingdom Email: [email protected] The United Kingdom (UK) is comprised of En gland, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and is situated within the British Isles. A constitutional monarchy gover n ed from Parliaments in London and Edinburgh, and As semblies in Cardif...
The Institute of Healthcare Management
Author: Susan Hodgetts, MIHM MBA BEd Med Chief Executive of the Institute of Healthcare Management,United KingdomEma...
Governance in the UK Health System
Authors: Dr John Bullivant, Director,Good Governance Institute, United Kingdom Professor...
French
Editorial
Optimisation De L’Efficacite La mutation de nos sociétés se poursuit inexorablement. Tous les domaines de la vie en sont affectés. Ceci est particulièrement vrai pour le secteur des soins de santé. Les origines de ces changements, tout comme ses caractéristiques, sont multiples et variées. D’un côté, les spécificités démographiques, le progrès médical et les attentes et exigencies...
AEDH News
Pour Faire Avancer Les Soins Sanitaires Et Hospitaliers En Europe A l’occasion de la présidence française de l’Union européenne, l’AEDH entendfaire avancer les soins sanitaires et hospitaliers en Europe: Vers Une Evaluation De la Qualité et De la Sécurité Les hôpitaux européens font face à des défis comme l’intensification de la mobilité du patient, la libre circulation du person...
Executive Summaries
Soins de Santé et Concurrence Entre Hôpitaux En Europe: Une Interview Avec le Secrétaire Général de l’AEDH, Willy Heuschen Selon Willy Heuschen, un développement du phenomena de privatisation dans la prestation et la gestion de soins de santé est probable et les PPPs sont amenés à se multiplier. Il voit cela comme une évolution favorable, car le marché des soins de santé requiert un éventa...
German
Editorial
Effektivitatsverbesserung Der Wandel in unseren Gesellschaften setzt sich unaufhaltsam fort. Alle Lebensbereiche sind davon betroffen. Dies gilt besonders für den Bereich der Gesundheitsversorgung. Die Ursachen für die Veränderungen wie auch die Merkmale des Wandels sind vieldimensional. Demografie, Medizinischer Fortschritt, und die Erwartungshaltung der Menschen auf der einen Seite führen zu einer...
EVKD News
Das Gesundheits- Und Krankenhauswesen in Europa Voranbringen Aus Anlass der französischen EU-Präsidentschaft appelliert die EVKD, das Gesundheits- und Krankenhauswesen in Europa weiterzuentwickeln. Evaluierung von Qualität und Sicherheit Krankenhäuser in Europa sehen sich mit Herausforderungen wie der steigenden Mobilität von Patienten und des ausgebildeten Personals, mit grenzüberschreitende...
Executive Summaries
Gesundheitswesen Und Wettbewerb Bei Krankenhäusern in Europa: Ein Interview mit EVKD Generalsekretär Willy Heuschen Laut Willy Heuschen sind weitere Privatisierungen bei Bereitstellung und Verwaltung von Gesundheitsdienstleistungen zu erwarten. Die Anzahl von öffentlich-privaten Partnerschaften wird sich wahrscheinlich erhöhen. Er glaubt, dass dies eine positive Entwicklung ist, da es ein gemischte...