Benefits of Controlling Cardiovascular Risk Factors
Control of a range of cardiovascular risk factors as a result of healthy lifestyle choices, medications and Mendelian randomisation... Read more
Is Stent Postdilation Useful in Treating ACS?
Amidst increasing evidence showing that the risk of death is higher after stent postdilation is performed in patients with acute... Read more
Continued Statin Use Linked to Lower Death Risk
A Brigham and Women's Hospital-led study published in Annals of Internal Medicine highlights the benefits of prolonged statin... Read more
Interventional Radiologists and Endovascular Stroke Therapy
Effective endovascular therapy (EVT) for acute ischaemic stroke requires a rapid multidisciplinary response with technically successful... Read more
Radiology of Vertebral Fractures in Women and Men
A new study compares two methods for osteoporotic vertebral fracture (VF) assessment on lateral spine radiographs, using data... Read more
Managing Incidentalomas: Disclosure of Cancer History Useful
Technological advancements and the ever-increasing use of computed tomography (CT) have greatly increased the detection of incidental... Read more
U.S. Senate Healthcare Repeal Bill Fails
For the third time, the Republican-dominated Senate has failed in its efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). Through... Read more
Culture Matters: M&As
Mergers and acquisitions often are made in the hope that business operations can be rationalised so as to provide customers with... Read more
Healthcare Staff Suffer Above Average Depression
An independent UK healthcare body dedicated to improving patient experience and supporting frontline staff in the sector says... Read more
Therapeutic Hypothermia: Time for a Moratorium
Total or partial cooling of human beings has been used sporadically in a variety of diseases of the central nervous system for... Read more
Detecting Consciousness in Patients with Severe TBI
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and electroencephalography (EEG) can be used to identify ICU patients with severe... Read more
Finding Ways to Improve Mechanical Ventilation
A review paper published in the journal Critical Care discusses current problems associated with mechanical ventilation and some... Read more
Fighting 'Dark Web' Hackers
The "dark web" is something hidden from most users of the internet. This is because the dark web lies within what is known as... Read more
Trapping Hackers
The "art of deception network" provides an added dimension to the protection of sensitive health information. This new method... Read more
Your CISO Better be Happy
WannaCry, Petya and other attacks make the work of cybersecurity professionals more challenging. Often, they need to work long... Read more
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How to Tackle Diabetic Retinopathy in a Megalopolis like Mexico?
Imagine travelling to Portugal or Cuba and that 100% of the population... Read more
Pros and Cons of Buying an Oracular AI System for Daily Decision-Making in a Hospital Setting
First of all, what is an Oracular Artificial Intelligence (OAI) system?... Read more
Gender as Parameter when Planning Quality Improvement in Clinical Pathways
Different preferences based on gender, influence the patient’s perspective... Read more
How is the British Institute of Radiology Meeting the Challenges of Today's Healthcare Environment
The most significant challenge facing any membership organisation is how... Read more
How Does a Local Heart Foundation Benefit Research and Public Health?
HerzstiftungOlten is a local foundation connected to the Swiss Heart... Read more
COMARE Report Response Designed to Improve Risk Management & Patient Care
Ahead of the introduction of the new Basic Safety Standards Directive... Read more
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7 Ways to Improve Patient Outcomes in the New World of Value-Based Care
Introduction Hospitals around the world are under increasing pressure... Read more
Regional Healthcare Initiatives in the UK: An Opportunity For Silo-Busting & Integrated Diagnostics
Health authorities in the UK are developing regional initiatives to make... Read more
7 Ways to Maximize your Hospital’s Reputation
Executive summary A hospital’s reputation can do much to help attract... Read more
Taking the Mystery Out of Machine Learning
Radiologists have been taught to fear machine learning. It means what... Read more
Raising Care Standards to Enhance Patient Outcomes
Executive summary Hospitals are under increasing pressure to improve t... Read more
Seven Steps to a More Efficient and Resilient IT Solution
Efficient patient-centric care models require consolidating mountains of... Read more
Breaking Down Silos: Delivering True Clinical Value From a VNA
The vendor neutral archive offers one of the best opportunities to join... Read more
The Road to Making Peer Review an Added Value—Not an Added Burden
Most radiology departments currently use some form of formalized peer review... Read more
Clinical And Economic Effects Of The i-Stat POCT Solution
INTRODUCTION In Germany, emergency departments (EDs) often suffer fr... Read more
Establishment of Ambulatory Emergency Services at James Paget University Hospital
INTRODUCTION A study of emergency admissions in England found that over... Read more
Canterbury Hospital, Australia
Located in Sydney’s Inner west, Canterbury Hospital has just over 200 beds.... Read more
European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 2015: Antibiotics
The European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases,... Read more
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Robert Wachter
Hospitalist,Writer and Professor & Interim Chair of the Department of... Read more
Value-Based Radiology: View from Europe
What does value-based healthcare and value-based radiology mean to you... Read more
The Burden Caused by Administrators and Managers: a Euro-American Jumble
A EURO-AMERICAN JUMBLE We argue that a jumble of rules, protocols, c... Read more
Big Data: Opportunities for Healthcare Organisations
Healthcare organisations need to make much better use of the health data... Read more
Current Developments in the European PCI Devices Market
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is one of the major causes of death worldwide... Read more
Scatter Radiation Exposure During Mobile X-Ray Examinations
The main goal of this research was to quantify scatter radiation exposure... Read more
