World Cancer Day: European Oncologists Call for Equal Access to Cancer Treatment
Access to treatment and care is the fundamental right of any patient. In cancer, despite the fast rate of new agent development, there are still... Read more
Defensive Practices Linked To Lawsuit Liability Among US Neurosurgeons
A large majority of neurosurgeons in the United States perform extra tests and procedures as a precaution against malpractice lawsuits. In states... Read more
10 Changes to Advance Personalised Patient Care
Twelve years have passed since the mapping of the human genome in 2003. Since then, much has been learned about how people differ genetically.... Read more
#ArabHealth 2015: Princess Haya Calls for Sustainable Healthcare Systems to Advance Geriatric Care
Held under the patronage of Chairperson of Dubai Healthcare City Authority (DHCA) HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, wife of HH Sheikh Mohammed... Read more
#ArabHealth 2015: Day 4 - Top Five Highlights
Dr Mohammad Al Redha delivers keynote address on big data benefits on local public health policies Dr Mohammad Al Redha, Director, Health... Read more
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Making healthcare delightful
Healthcare futurist, entrepreneur, professor of molecular oncology, author and international keynote speaker, Koen Kas is driven by the aim to make healthcare personalised, preventive and, above all, delightful. He has published his vision in the books Sick no More, which describes how we will transition from reactive ‘sickcare’ to pro-active healthcare... Read more
How cloud technology is changing the healthcare system
Today the healthcare system is being totally transformed by the use of cloud technology. Here are some of the ways this is happening: C loud computing Cloud computing is more than just uploading your files in Yahoo! Groups or Google Communities to share with a common group. Today, it speaks of large data and resources that companies use.... Read more
Earthquakes and climate change: hospitals response to emergencies
Ahead of the Society of Italian healthcare Architecture and Engineering (SIAIS) congress taking place this week in Italy, HealthManagement .org spoke to SIAIS President, Daniela Pedrini about the wider role and issues facing healthcare buildings in the face of emergencies. Hospitals play a vital role in looking after the community during and... Read more
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7 Ways to Improve Patient Outcomes in the New World of Value-Based Care
2017 16 May
Introduction Hospitals around the world are under increasing pressure to improve outcomes – whether because they are operating in a fee-for-performance or value-based care environment, or simply because today’s increasingly informed patients are deliberately pursuing treatment at facilities with a reputation for superior care. Whatever... Read more
7 Ways to Maximize your Hospital’s Reputation
2017 07 Apr
Executive summary A hospital’s reputation can do much to help attract patients, qualified staff, and recommendations from referring physicians. This white paper examines the factors that shape hospitals’ reputations in the eyes of these audiences, the assumptions that patients make about hospital quality, the role of the Internet and public... Read more
Raising Care Standards to Enhance Patient Outcomes
2017 21 Mar
Executive summary Hospitals are under increasing pressure to improve their overall quality of care. In order to contend with this challenge, many hospitals have implemented measures to establish high-quality care standards. For the most part, hospitals have elected to establish clinical pathways designed to govern the entire care process,... Read more
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The Care Continuum
Thinking Digitally IT is critical to the way Philips designs, develops... Read more
Vodcasting
The Story Behind Cappucino With Claudio Ronco Video on demand (VOD)... Read more
Intensive Care Syndrome: Promoting Independence and Return to Employment (InS:PIRE)
A New Model for ICU Rehabilitation It is now well established... Read more
Mansur Hasib
Programme Chair, Cybersecurity Technology ,UMUC, Author “Do not... Read more
Touch Creates a Healing Bond in Healthcare
In contemporary healthcare, touch— contact between a doctor’s hand and... Read more
The Burden Caused by Administrators and Managers: a Euro-American Jumble
We argue that a jumble of rules, protocols, checklists has emerged, which... Read more
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HAMILTON-T1 Ventilator : Intelligent transport ventilation
The HAMILTON-T1 combines for the first time the functionality of a fully featured intensive care unit ventilator with the compactness and ruggedness required for transport. This is why the HAMILTON-T1 enables you to provide optimal ventilation therapy...
HAMILTON-C3 Ventilator: The compact high-end ventilation solution
The HAMILTON-C3 ventilator is a modular high-end ventilation solution for all patient groups. Offering a number of unique features, the HAMILTON-C3 is one of the first ventilators featuring the “Ventilation Autopilot” INTELLiVENT-ASV®. The HAMILTON-C3’s...
HAMILTON-MR1 Ventilator: Intelligent Ventilation from ICU to MRI
The fully featured ICU ventilator, HAMILTON-MR1, guarantees uncompromised continuous ventilation care from the ICU to the MRI scanner and back. Its reliability and high performance, with advanced lung-protective strategies and patient-adaptive modes,...