VIP Patients: Dividing Haves and Have-nots?
A new company called Docent Health is creating software and mobile applications that will enable hospitals to organise and monitor every aspect... Read more
4 Ways to Streamline ER Use
In a commentary published in Becker's Hospital Review , Chis Van Goder, the CEO of Scripp's Health highlights that emergency departments face... Read more
The Year Ahead: Staffing Trends
The healthcare industry is expected to boom in the years to come with a projected growth rate of 26.5 percent from 2012-2022. Patricia Pittman,... Read more
Gun Control Effort Affects Hospitals?
New gun control initiatives by President Barack Obama will result in a modification of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability... Read more
Saving Money with Surgery Recovery Programme
A new study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS) suggests that the costs of quality improvement programmes... Read more
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Patient’s Voice to Cancel Cancer: Autonomy for Patient and Oncologist – That Helps
Let’s start with a quip. When you want to become an oncologist, you only need three or four years of primary school. You need to be able to read and write. The pathologist will tell you what type of cancer the patient has, you can read in the protocol what to do, what the treatment is, and for the dose you need to know: ‘Is it a man or a woman,... Read more
Nurse’s View: “How Are You, Nurse?”
If somebody had asked me this question, “How are you, nurse?” 6-8 weeks ago, I would have probably cried. The situation in Great Britain was pretty tough, worse than in March-April 2020, when the whole crisis of COVID-19 started for us in the UK! I guess no other European country had to go through that bushfire we have to go through with the... Read more
Patients’ Voice to Cancel Cancer: From Shooting In the Dark We Can Become a Sniper
“Cancer is a mobile disease. It changes while you look at it. Treat it like tuberculosis; 4 drugs for one year, at the same time!” Professor David Tuveson, CSHL We do not execute what we already know! Patients are dying because the scientific knowledge that is available today is not implemented to improve the... Read more
White Papers and Case Studies
Liver Fibrosis: Patients Can Be At Risk Of Death Even Without Exhibiting Symptoms
2020 18 Dec
1 in 5 advanced fibrosis patients evolves to cirrhosis in as little as two and a half years. The liver is the largest gland in the human body and, weighing roughly two kilograms, it is the second largest organ after the skin. Its varied functions include supplying the brain with glucose, filtering toxins out of the blood, producing proteins,... Read more
Spotlight On: Sutter Health Fights Pneumonia One Toothbrush at a Time
2020 23 Apr
Pneumonia can be deadly in a hospital setting. Two main factors contribute to the approximately 20 percent mortality rate of this healthcare-associated infection (HAI). First, whatever condition brought the patient to the hospital in the first place has likely weakened them, making the patient more vulnerable to the illness. Plus, the germs that patients... Read more
Spotlight On: Inova Fairfax Medical Campus Reduces CLABSI with APSS #2
2020 23 Apr
HAIs are costly both in terms of harm/mortality and cost. Close attention to aseptic practices and monitoring patients can greatly reduce the incidence of these infections. Central Line-Associated Bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) are the most costly type of hospital-acquired infections, both in terms of morbidity and mortality, and financial... Read more
From Our Journals
Federico Cabitza
Assistant Professor,University of Milano-Bicocc a & IRCCSIO Galeazz i,... Read more
Automated External Defibrillators
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Cardiac arrest, or the sudden and abrupt loss... Read more
How Should We Manage Sedation in Critically-Ill COVID-19 Patients?
Clinical Practice Guidelines The Choosing Wisely top five guidelines... Read more
Shared Journey Towards People-Centred Health Systems
From narrative to action The one... Read more
25 X 25: Reducing Premature Mortality from Cardiovascular Disease
The world heart federation’s commitment: 25% by the year 2025 ... Read more
Richard L. Baron
President, Radiological Society of North America “Show respect... Read more