Withdrawing Life Support for Patients with Brain Injury
The decision to withdraw life support from patients with severe brain injuries is one that cannot be taken lightly. In a study... Read more
Outcomes of ABCDE Bundle in Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Increasing focus on ICU utilisation and survivorship has also resulted in a greater focus on the long-term consequences of... Read more
Promising Ideas for Future Intensive Care
The path to innovation is often based on intuition or insight. But the implementation of new ideas in healthcare requires... Read more
PET/CT Detects Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Sleep Apnoea Patients
Research presented at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging's 2019 Annual Meeting draws a strong link between... Read more
Imaging Modality Targets Cholesterol in Arterial Plaque
In an article published in the peer-reviewed SPIE publication Journal of Biomedical Optics (JBO), "Frequency-domain differential... Read more
MRI Technology to Map Body Fat
A research team led by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) Prof. Iris Shai has published a significant long-term study... Read more
Does Vitamin D Supplementation Reduce Cardiovascular Risk?
Several observational studies suggest an inverse association between vitamin D levels and risk of cardiovascular disease... Read more
Dietetic Consultation for Lowering Lipid Levels
Change in dietary behaviour is considered to be a first-line approach to the prevention and management of cardiovascular... Read more
Shared Decision Making and Cardiovascular Care
As the focus on patient-centred care increases, healthcare authorities are trying their best to establish progressive programmes... Read more
Do AI-Friendly Chiefs Lead More Successful Organisations?
A report published by Deep Knowledge Analytics shows that AI-Friendly chiefs are more likely to help drive their organisation... Read more
GDPR-friendly Patient Data: Finland Leads the Way
Patient data is one of the keystones to streamlining and making healthcare more effective. But, added to in-house operational... Read more
Nearly Half of European Healthcare Never Heard of Blockchain
Blockchain technology is only on the radar for 12% or healthcare organisations in Europe, according to a new report.... Read more
Dementia, the lost times
The current techniques for diagnosis and treatment of dementia Dementia is one of the most difficult challenges... Read more
Check! Don’t get hooked!
Phishing attacks are increasing and have become a significant risk to the health-care industry. “Phishing” is the current weapon... Read more
The VBHC evolution 2014-2019
Prof. dr. Fred van Eenennaam and Meagan Jongepier offer an overview on the achievements of the Value Based-Health Care... Read more
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The Urgent Need for Digital Skills in Healthcare
Technology is playing a larger role than ever in healthcare, and with... Read more
Zoom On: Sapna Kudchadkar
Sapna Kudchadkar is an Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical... Read more
Addressing Overall Expenditures in the U.S. Health Care
PART 1 It is important to differentiate bet Read more
What does the competitive landscape for your areas of specialisation look like?
What are the factors that drive innovation and change? AI in... Read more
Zoom On: Chelsea Beecher - Innovator of the Year
Chelsea Beecher serves as the Director of Development for the American... Read more
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Spotlight on: Hospital Español de México: The importance of a culture of safety
Mexico City’s historic Hospital Español is the first International hospital... Read more
How to improve patient-ventilator synchrony
Waveform analysis and optimization of ventilator settings... Read more
UCI Health: Spotlight on Central-line associated bloodstream infections
Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) result from c... Read more
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center: Spotlight on Sepsis
In 2015, UPMC a global multi-hospital system that has over 40 hospitals... Read more
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
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
Canterbury Hospital, Australia
Located in Sydney’s Inner west, Canterbury Hospital has just over... Read more
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Getting Started with a Health Blog
The Internet is full of blogs. They are multithemed sites, self-managed... Read more
From multiple organ support therapy to extracorporeal organ support in critically ill patients
The complex nature of the multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS... Read more
Critical compassion
The Compassionate Care Initiative at the University of Virginia... Read more
How artificial intelligence spells real change for patients
“At Affidea, the scale of our operation gives us unique capabilities... Read more
Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Critical Care
Key Messages 1. We need to Identify high risk patients early on... Read more
Will robots take your job in healthcare?
Is artificial intelligence set to take over the health sector?... Read more
