10 take-home messages for the management of bradycardia - new guidelines
The American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association , and the Heart Rhythm Society have just released... Read more
Hypertension before age 40 poses heart/stroke event risk
A Duke Health-led study finds that young adults with high blood pressure before age 40 have greater risk for cardiovascular... Read more
Does inhaled inorganic nitrite improve heart failure patients' exercise capacity?
According to a new study in JAMA, the use of an inhaler with inorganic nitrite was not effective in improving exercise capacity... Read more
How effective are ICU telemedicine programmes?
Critical care is both resource intensive and costly, consuming nearly 15 percent of all hospital costs in the United States.... Read more
When is mechanical ventilation harmful to the lung?
Ventilator-induced lung injury is a multifaceted problem that has progressively become a preoccupation for intensivists and... Read more
Talking about money in the ICU
Do financial considerations about treatment occur during the ICU stay? A study of electronic medical records found that 4% had... Read more
Neural network trained to interpret chest x-rays
Researchers in the United States trained a convolutional neural network (CNN) – a deep learning technique – to detect signs... Read more
Is walk-in CT better than an appointment system?
Long access time to computed tomography (CT) facilities is a problem in many hospitals. Walk-in is an intervention that eliminates... Read more
Radiologists as changemakers
The term “social entrepreneur” was coined by Bill Drayton, who also founded Ashoka, an organisation that supports social... Read more
How can the simple text cut costs?
High-volume hospitals often encounter problems in booking and managing patient appointments. Take North Florida Women's Care... Read more
How to build a secure cybersecurity dashboard
The protection of patient data is of paramount importance to health systems. One way to achieve this is to have cybersecurity... Read more
Will GDPR scupper blockchain?
Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has stirred much debate over internet privacy. Essentially, the GDPR aims... Read more
Short read: motivate staff with animation
Whether you need to teach staff new procedures at work or simply want to motivate them, animated video is an engaging and... Read more
MEDLAB: Lab management or leadership - what's the difference?
MEDLAB Europe continued today with a packed session focusing on laboratory management. Chaired by Dr Ernesto Casis, Clinical Director... Read more
Who needs women as leaders?
The Women of Impact (WOI) for Healthcare started in 2013 with only 20 members. Since then the group – comprising of women... Read more
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Healthcare futurist, entrepreneur, professor of molecular oncology,... Read more
Epinephrine for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Insights from the PARAMEDIC2 trial and future improvements Perkins et... Read more
A patient-centred approach to mammography
Head radiologist provides feedback on department’s three-year use of... Read more
Healthcare of the future: Disney’s ‘Black Mirror’
We are getting used to hear that all sorts of technological innovations... Read more
How Does a Local Heart Foundation Benefit Research and Public Health?
HerzstiftungOlten is a local foundation connected to the Swiss... Read more
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Telemedicine – a new model for pre-hospital ultrasound?
FUJIFILM SonoSite’s M-Turbo point-of-care (POC) ultrasound systems will... Read more
7 Ways to Improve Patient Outcomes in the New World of Value-Based Care
Introduction Hospitals around the world are under increasing... Read more
Regional Healthcare Initiatives in the UK: An Opportunity For Silo-Busting & Integrated Diagnostics
Health authorities in the UK are developing regional initiatives... Read more
7 Ways to Maximize your Hospital’s Reputation
Executive summary A hospital’s reputation can do much to help... 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... Read more
Seven Steps to a More Efficient and Resilient IT Solution
Efficient patient-centric care models require consolidating mountains... Read more
Breaking Down Silos: Delivering True Clinical Value From a VNA
The vendor neutral archive offers one of the best opportunities... Read more
Clinical And Economic Effects Of The i-Stat POCT Solution
INTRODUCTION In Germany, emergency departments (EDs) often... Read more
Establishment of Ambulatory Emergency Services at James Paget University Hospital
INTRODUCTION A study of emergency admissions in England found... Read more
Canterbury Hospital, Australia
Located in Sydney’s Inner west, Canterbury Hospital has just over... 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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International Value-Based Healthcare: Cross-Collaboration First
Globally Comparing Outcomes for Pulmonary Sarcoidosis Pulmonologists... Read more
Cognitive Impairment After Critical Illness: Prevention and Treatment
Why did you decide to investigate NTF-prep? Long-term cognitive impairment... Read more
Therapeutic Hypothermia for Cardiac Arrest
Targeted temperature management is the key intervention for improving... Read more
Bringing new technologies to anaesthesia: are we there yet?
Maxime Cannesson, MD, PhD, is Professor of Anesthesiology and Vice... Read more
Leadership and Management in Cardiovascular Medicine
During the last fifty years, cardiovascular medicine has remarkably advanced... Read more
Risks of contrast agent administration
Outlines the frequency of adverse effects, prevention and management,... Read more
