• EAHM

    42ND ORDINARY GENERAL ASSEMBLY 16/11/2012, DUSSELDORF, GERMANY President of EAHM, Mr. Heinz Kölking welcomed members to the General Assembly. This year’s agenda and the minutes from the 41st Ordinary General Assembly were unanimously approved. After this it was time for Mr. Kölking’s EAHM activity report. The objective...

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  • National

    Turning The Tide: Resetting The Course Of Health And Social Care In Northern Ireland The Northern Ireland division of the Institute of Healthcare Management met in November of this year in the iconic surroundings of Titanic Belfast to discuss how best to cope with current changes within the sector. An international affair, presenters...

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  • EU

    HEALTH SPENDING IN EUROPE IN 2010 FELL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN DECADES Health spending per person and as a percentage of GDP fell across the European Union in 2010. This is one of the many findings in the "Health at a Glance: Europe 2012", a new joint report by the OECD and the European Commission. From an annual average growth rate...

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  • Putting the Cross-Border Healthcare Directive in Hospital Practice: How to Manage Quality

    Mr. Heinz Kölking, President of EAHM welcomed and thanked the speakers from across Europe and introduced the topic of the seminar: The European Directive on Cross-Border Healthcare. The deadline for implementation is less than a year away (25 October 2013) and it has been a key focus for the EAHM over the past year....

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  • How the Cloud will Revolutionise Sharing Medical Image Data

    Improving Cost Effectiveness and Patient Outcomes As the global healthcare landscape undergoes monumental change, healthcare IT is becoming a primary enabler of collaboration and cost management. Medical imaging, particularly the ability to move imaged data to the cloud, will create an opportunity for integration of existing technology into...

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  • The Dutch Healthcare System: Noblesse Oblige

    The Dutch healthcare model as introduced in 2006 is very successful and healthcare in the Netherlands is regarded by many as the best in Europe (Euro Health Consumer Index 2008, 2009). Indeed some countries, such as Ireland, are looking to the Dutch model for inspiration in the reform of their own healthcare systems. But is this model really as good...

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  • The Nurses’ Work Environment: Key To Nurse And Patient Satisfaction

    In hospitals where nurses report better working conditions, nurses are less likely to leave the hospital and patients are more satisfied with their hospital stay and rate their hospitals more highly. These findings result from the Registered Nurse Forecasting (RN4CAST) study. This nurse workforce study was one of the largest studies...

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  • EVKD News

    42. ORDENTLICHE GENERALVERSAMMLUNG 16.11.2012, DÜSSELDORF Der Präsident der EVKD, Hr. Heinz Kölking, hieß die Mitglieder zur Ordentlichen Generalversammlung herzlich willkommen. Die diesjährige Tagesordnung sowie das Protokoll der 41. Ordentlichen Generalversammlung wurden einstimmig angenommen. Nachfolgend stellte Herr Kölking den Tätigkeitsbericht...

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  • Executive Summaries

    L’application de la directive sur les soins de santé transfrontaliers en milieu hospitalier : comment gérer la qualité ?   La directive européenne sur les droits des patients en matière de soins de santé transfrontaliers est entrée en vigueur le 24 avril 2011. Sa transposition en droit national dans les États membres doit être effectuée...

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  • Executive Summaries

    Die grenzüberschreitende Gesundheitsversorgung im Krankenhausalltag: Wie sieht das optimal Qualitätsmanagement aus?  Am 24. April 2012 trat die EU-Richtlinie über Patientenrechte in der grenzüberschreitenden Gesundheitsversorgung in Kraft. Die Umsetzung in nationales Recht ist bis zum 25. Oktober 2013 abzuschließen. Während dieser...

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