Editorial
The Evaluation of Hospital Quality in Europe – Towards a European System of Accreditation ?
Willy Heuschen EAHM Secretary General Editor-in-chief On the occasion of the general assembly of the EAHM that will take place on 16 November during Medica in Düsseldorf, the EAHM is organising a seminar on the theme of the evaluation of quality, and more precisely, accreditation, an external procedure for evaluation as a potential quality measurement instrument. This encounter was prepared by...
News
Europe
Health-EU Launches e-Newsletter From September 2007, the EU’s Health Portal will be producing an online newsletter. Complementing the portal itself, the newsletter will give a selection of the latest news and activities in the field of public health at European and international level. To bring the work of the EU in the field of public health closer to all stakeholders, whether members of the pub...
EU Affairs
Author: Rory Watson EU Autumn Agenda Markos Kyprianou, the EU Health Commissioner, is determined to leave an identifiable legacy as he embarks on the last two years of his Brussels mandate. Late next month, he is planning to present an EU health strategy that will set out the direction the European Union’s activities should take in this area in the coming decade. The political statement is intend...
Members
United Kingdom Hospital Kitchens Unhygienic and Unclean Local authority health inspection reports reveal that nearly half of all hospital kitchens and canteens in England could be failing to meet basic standards of cleanliness and hygiene. Nearly a fifth of hospitals surveyed kept food at the wrong temperature or in unsafe conditions, while 11 hospitals had problems with vermin. 18 hospital...
Medical Technology
IT and Medical Technology Pulling Together
Authors: Timo Baumann,Head of Department Service Centre IT and Organisation,Klinik am Eichert, Göppingen, Germany...
The French Clinical Engineer:A Key Resource to Manage Biomedical Equipment in the Hospital
Author: Martine DecouvelaerePresident of the French Association of Clinical Engineers,Hospices Civils de Lyon, France...
OR Management
Responsibilities in the High-Cost Area of Operating Theatres
Author: Dr Holger Otto,OR Coordination, Kreiskrankenhaus Rendsburg, GermanyEmail: [email protected] On Theatre Management, Conflict and Potential...
Creating a Collaborative Model to Improve Patient Flow
Author: Christy Dempsey, RN BSN MBA, CNOR,Former Vice-President of Surgical and Emergency Services, St John’s Hospital, Misouri, USA,Senior Vice-President o...
Ambulatory Surgery in France:Making it Happen
Authors: Ayden Tajahmady, MD, MSProject Manager Maxime Cauterman, MD, MSHe...
Med Tech
Reduction of Readmissions and Length-of-Stay:
Author: Christian Zugck, PD Dr. med.,Medical Center of the University Heidelberg,Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Respiratory Medicine,Heidelberg, Germany...
Human Resources
Telephonic Interpretation Opening Cultural Doors in Healthcare
Author: Michael GreenbaumCEO, CyraCom,Email: [email protected] visit www.cyracom.com. The United States ha...
Country Focus: Norway
The Norwegian Health System
Author: Bjørn Magne Eggen,Director of the Clinic of Medicine, Akershus University Hospital,(former Division-Director at The Ministry of Health and Care Services)...
Hospital Services in Norway
Author: Dag Bratlid, MD, PhD, MHA,Department of Pediatrics, S. Olavs University Hospital,Trondheim, NorwayEmail: [email protected] Norwegian hospitals ha...
Norwegian Hospital and Health Service Association (NSH)
Authors: Erik K. Normann and May Britt Buhaug,Norwegian Hospital and Health Service AssociationEmail: [email protected] How does the NSH Contribute to the Health Service of Today and Tomorrow?...
French
Editorial
Willy Heuschen Secrétaire général de l’AEDH Rédacteur en chef Evaluation de la Qualité Des Hôpitaux En Europe - Vers Un Système d’Accréditation Européen? Al’occasion de l’assemblée générale annuelle de l’AEDH qui se tiendra le 16 novembre dans le cadre de Medica à Düsseldorf, l’AEDH organise un séminaire autour du thème de l’évaluation de la qualité, et plus préci...
Executive Summaries
IT et Technologie Médicale se Rapprochent page 12 Par Joachim Hiller et Timo Baumann La technologie de l’information et la technologie biomédicale sont soumises à des exigences constants d’adaptation. Les composants IT classiques deviennent automatiquement des composants medico-techniques quand ils sont utilisés dans le secteur des soins de santé et particulièrement dans l’environnement imm...
German
Editorial
Willy Heuschen EVKD Generalsekretär ChefredakteurQualitätsmessung in Krankenhäusern in Europa - Auf Dem Weg Zu Einem Europäischen Akkreditierungssystem? Anlässlich der diesjährigen ordentlichen EVKDMitgliederversammlung auf der Medica am 16. November 2007 in Düsseldorf veranstaltet die EVKD ein Seminar zum Thema Qualitätsmessung, schwerpunktmäßig der Akkreditierung, einem externen Evalui...
Executive Summaries
IT Und Medizintechnologie Ziehen an Einem Strang Seite 12 Von Joachim Hiller und Timo Baumann Informationstechnologie und biomedizinische Technologie unterstehen einem stetigen Wandel. Klassische IT Komponenten werden automatisch zu medizintechnischen Komponenten, wenn sie im Gesundheitsbereich genutzt werden, vor allem wenn sie nahe am Patienten eingesetzt werden. Die Klinik am Eichert in Göppingen g...