Issues

Volume 22 - Issue 5, 2022

Wed, 9 Nov 2022

• Effective Workforce Transformation

  Prof Alexandre Lourenço

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  The most important asset for healthcare is healthcare workers. However, this sector faces significant challenges regarding this valuable resource, which have been further exacerbated because of the pandemic. According to the World Health Organization, there will be a shortfall of 15 million healthcare workers by 2030. Clearly, the future needs new workforce management approaches to ensure staff availabil...

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• Interprofessional Competence Acquisition in Times of VUCA

  Dipl. Pflegewirtin, RN Iris Meyenburg-Altwarg

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  Restrictions on educational offers in person and in the practical environment due to infection and other factors such as the current effects of war in Europe, the increasing shortage of skilled workers and ever shorter length of stay in the job, increasingly complex task profiles requiring a different approach of management in the healthcare system and personnel development, have consequences. Ways must be...

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• Reducing Burnout by Building Resilient Systems

  Dr Donna Prosser, DNP, RN, NE-BC, FACHE

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  Frontline clinicians are emotionally exhausted, mentally fatigued, and pessimistic about the future, often due to the complex, inefficient environments they work in each day. Solving this requires a systems-based approach to creating highly reliable systems in healthcare. One good place to begin is by making it easier for the frontline to know what they are expected to do, how to do it, and where to find it...

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• Effective Workforce Transformation in Healthcare

  Dr Nicholas Spencer

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  HealthManagement.org spoke to Dr Nicholas Spencer, Chief Clinical Information Officer for Northern Europe, Agfa HealthCare and Roberto Anello, Managing Director for Northern Europe, Agfa HealthCare to gain insight on workforce transformation, collaboration networks, integrated care systems and application of technology and Artificial Intelligence in healthcare. Agfa HealthCare’s class-leading solution, th...

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• The Shortage of Health Professionals Worldwide – A Modern Human Resources Management Challenge

  Michael Seraskeris

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  During the last 40 years, a significant global shortage in the number of health professionals of all specialties (physicians, general practitioners, nurses, laboratory technicians) has been recorded in absolute and relative figures. Given the growing demand for consumption of health services, this shortage has a serious impact on the very functioning of health systems worldwide. In the U.K., staff shortages...

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• Building Winning Recruiting Practices in a Labour Shortage

  Brian Hill

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  It is obvious taking too long to fill jobs costs organisations money and often prevents them from hiring the best talent. But did you know a bad hire can cost up to 30% of the employee’s wages the first year, according to the US Department of Labor? Bad recruitment strategy and process cost companies a lot of money. Understanding your organisation’s recruitment philosophy and strategy.Recruiting versus...

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• Increasing Care Demand and Growing Workforce Shortage

  Sourabh Pagaria

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  Healthcare staff shortages are a growing global issue. At the same time, ageing populations and an increasing burden of chronic diseases are driving up demand for healthcare. The gap between rising demand and a shortage of healthcare workers is looming. HealthManagement.org spoke to Sourabh Pagaria, Executive Vice President & Managing Director of the Southern European business of Siemens Healthineers, o...

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• Female Physician Infertility in the U.S.

  Isabella Mellits Lopez

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  The rate of infertility is much higher among female physicians than in the general population. This could be improved by increased education and awareness among the medical community in conjunction with the continued improvement and expansion of infertility insurance coverage throughout the United States. One in four female physicians is diagnosed with infertility.There are several ways to combat the increa...

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• A New Era in Operational Excellence - Predicting With Precision to Enable Better Patient Care

  Zisis Sotiriou

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  An overview of new technologies by Affidea designed to improve patient experience and medical outcomes while making clinical operations safer. Unplanned downtime from clinical equipment can negatively affect every aspect of the care delivery.Innovation is part of Affidea’s DNA, and it comes to offer an outstanding patient experience, proven clinical outcomes and high safety standards.Affidea has become...

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• The Exposure to Ionising Radiation in Territorial Medicine: The Need to Act to Reduce the Risks

  Cristina Maria Rosaria Baglivo

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  Given the proven increase in exposure to ionising radiation by over 600% (diagnostic bulimia) it would not only be wise but also necessary to reduce the unjustified radiation risk due to inappropriate diagnostic investigations, by the following sustainable measure - revise the diagnostic reference levels for CT, interventional and paediatric radiology; - renew obsolete radiology instruments and provide the...

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• The Future of Healthcare Workforce Development and Management

  Janina Beilner

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  The healthcare workforce crisis is a global reality. The healthcare workforce is experiencing a shortage in staff and expertise, impacting staff well being and satisfaction. Fear of exposure to infection and transmission, staff shortages, inadequate personal protective equipment, and work stress has added an extra burden to an already stressful lifestyle resulting in increased burnout rate and suicide. The...

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• How EHR Interoperability Can Facilitate Successful Clinical Trials

  Inga Shugalo

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  An overview of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and how EHR tools could mark a new era in healthcare interoperability and be a valuable source of patient data for clinical trials. Clinical data exchange is crucial for patient treatment and clinical trials.EHR tools that communicate without barriers could mark a new era in healthcare interoperability.EHRs can become a valuable source of patients’ health in...

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