Joan Peppard To Lead Hospital Pharmacists in Europe
The next president of the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP) will be Joan Peppard, who will assume the role when Dr. Roberto... Read more
Philips Healthcare: New Management Structure to Improve Performance
Healthcare EBITA below market expectations in Q2; Group EBITA broadly in lineHealthcare business groups to report directly to CEO Frans van HoutenHealthcare... Read more
Charles E. Daniels Recipient Of 2014 John W. Webb Lecture Award
Charles E. Daniels, PhD, FASHP, pharmacist-in-chief for UC San Diego Health System, is this year's recipient of the prestigious John W. Webb... Read more
PneumoNP: A WHO Collaborative Research Program
Antibiotic resistance poses a serious worldwide threat to the treatment of infections such as pneumonia. A collaborative European research project... Read more
New Book Ties Community Wellness To National Health
Faculty from the University of Louisville School of Public Health and Information Sciences have published a book which provides a guide for interpreting... Read more
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There Might Be Too Much Money In Healthcare
I was struck by a press announcement of the United States Food and Drug Administration of 23 May 2017: ‘FDA approves first cancer treatment for any solid tumour with a specific genetic feature’ This is good news. Because it means that the knowledge that science has given us many years ago now is accepted by the regulator for the first time. Cancer... Read more
The Future - As Seen by Healthcare Service Providers
We asked healthcare service providers what they'll need to succeed. Some of the answers will surprise you.I recently had the honor of giving the key note speech at the Healthcare Business International Conference 2017, where 570 healthcare industry CEOs from 50 countries gathered to share their perspectives on what to expect in healthcare over the next... Read more
How can intelligent technology investment strategies help to optimise healthcare institutions?
Healthcare without IT is unthinkable these days, as it plays an increasingly important role in many work processes. This trend is set to continue, and medical equipment and IT will be linked even more closely in the future. Intelligent technology investment strategies will therefore need to be more holistic to be effective going forward. Besides... Read more
White Papers and Case Studies
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 your hospital’s... 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 performance... 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, with impressive... Read more
From Our Journals
Morten Elbæk Petersen, CEO, sundhed.dk
“Understand stakeholders’needs and strategies –sometimes before they areaware... Read more
Fluids for the Patient with Leaky Lungs
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is characterised by increas... Read more
Emergency Medicine & Trauma
Providing seamless emergency care is the ideal for those of us who work... Read more
Radiology Education Goes Mobile: What's Changed?
Mobile devices are used by most students, residents and radiologists in... Read more
Supply Chain Management Success Story
Canadian Supply Chain Management Association Offers New Take on Standardising... Read more
Medication Safety
All drugs are inherently dangerous. In critical care we give large numbers... Read more
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Rotary Microtome Cryostat OTF 5000
OTF 5000
Based on the long-established and reliable OTF/AS cryostat, the new OTF5000 brings the extensive range of Bright cryostats completely up to date. New styling coupled with improved user ergonomics, the latest blade systems in the ever-reliable and powerful...
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...
Laboratory freezer / chest / 1-door CLINI-RF Bright Instrument
CLINI-RF
The Clini-RF is a new type of freezer designed to rapidly freeze specimens for sectioning or processing. It has a rapid freezer tank which can hold object holders as well as hexane for immersion of the specimens. The Clini-RF eliminates the need to use...
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...
