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Combatting Legionella in Hospitals
Author: Matt Freije President of HC Information Resources, Inc. E-mail: [email protected] Legionella is a bacterium which can cause Legionnaires’ disease, a deadly pneumonia. Domestic (potable) water systems and cooling towers provide good habitats for Legionella growth, as well as a means of transmitting the bacteria from water...
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Patient Safety
Authors: Johan Hellings , General Director Ward Schrooten , M.D., M.Sc., Ph.D., Risk Manager Solange Indenkleef, Nursing Director Tilly Postelmans, Quality Manager Hubert Vandeput, M.D, Medical Director Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium E-mail: [email protected]...
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Management of Anaesthetic Risk
Author: Professor Dominique Grimaud Département d’Anesthésie Réanimation Est, Hôpital Saint Roch, Nice, France E-mail: [email protected] In 20 years, in France, the number of interventional procedures practiced under anaesthesia has increased from three million to eight million, public and private activities...
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Reorganising Patient Transportation
Authors: Kobe Naesens Centre for Industrial Management, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium E-mail: [email protected] Prof . Ludo Gelders Centre for Industrial Management, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium E-mail: [email protected] The University...
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eHealth 2006
The eHealth 2006 High Level Conference, held in Malága (Spain) on 10, 11 and 12 May has allowed more than 900 high level politicians and IT and health experts from all over Europe, including some US and Canadian representatives, to share and exchange ideas and initiatives in the eHealth field. The designation of Málaga as the headquarters for eHealth...
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The Finnish Association of Hospital Economy
Author: Seppo Tuomola Leading Consultant, VIA Group E-mail: [email protected] A Co-operation Body for Administrative, Financial and Service Employees in Healthcare Units The Finnish Association of Hospital Economy was founded in 1928. The Association has 1,100 members employed in the healthcare sector...
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The Finnish EU Presidency
Author: Alpo Rajaniemi Accounting Manager, Hospital District of South West Finland and country correspondent for Hospital E-mail: [email protected] Sources: Local and Regional Government of Finland Further information: ht tp://www.government . f i /eu/suomi-jaeu/2006/en.jsp ...
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The Finnish Healthcare System
Author: Alpo Rajaniemi Accounting Manager, Hospital District of South West Finland, correspondent for Hospital E-mail: [email protected] Healthcare services in Finland are defined by law. Health Services are divided into primary and special care and are provided mainly by the municipalities. The municipalities...
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The Finnish Hospital System
Author: Heikki Punnonen Development Chief Local and Regional Government Finland E-mail: [email protected] Finnish patients with acute illnesses are usually taken to a municipal hospital or go there by themselves. If the illness cannot be diagnosed during an examination carried out by a health centre physician,...
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The New T-Hospital
Author: Heikki Korvenranta Project leader for the Future Hospital, Hospital District of South West Finland E-mail: [email protected] We are facing enormous challenges to provide healthcare services while fulfilling the quality requirements of care made possible by medical innovations and the need among an...
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