In-hospital Mobility Works for Patients’ Posthospital Function
Decreased mobility during hospitalisation for older adults is associated with increased risk of death, nursing home admission and functional... Read more
Clean Up the Workplace for Better Brains
A new study by a Florida State University researcher shows that both a lack of stimulation in the workplace and a dirty working environment can... Read more
Saying 'No' Is Often The Key To Effective Leadership
As difficult as it can be, saying no is often the key to effective leadership, says an ethics and management expert, just as most successful... Read more
New Overtime Rule: What to Expect
The Department of Labour (DOL) recently updated criteria for the overtime threshold bringing in changes that will significant affect hospitals.... Read more
Searching the Globe for Low-Cost Supplies
Supplies come second only to labour as amongst the highest healthcare costs With a view to reducing materials costs while maintaining quality,... Read more
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Connecting Healthcare Providers with Patients
Traditionally, the use of healthcare services begins with an in-person appointment with a primary care physician, but being seen often takes days or weeks. As a consequence of the evolution of information technology infrastructure, the ability to deliver digital access to healthcare services has developed. The advantages are many, including eliminating... Read more
Digitalisation in Healthcare – Embracing Digital Front Doors
Herbert Staehr serves as Global Head of Transforming Care Delivery for Siemens Healthineers, driving the company’s activities and messaging around delivering high-value care. In this capacity, he develops and executes programmes and outreach strategies aimed at healthcare providers around the world, as well as stakeholders in every branch of the healthcare... Read more
The Pandemic Doesn’t Stop When We Go on Holiday!
My dear readers, It is time for thoughts from the island again. It’s time for the nurse’s thoughts! I wanted to share with you all that, as a staff nurse, I still work on COVID-19 wards. I risked it and flew to the Canary Islands in March for sunshine and switching-off time. I needed the urge of summer like a sunflower. I thought in my ‘naïve’... Read more
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Clinical Decision Support for Prostate Cancer Care
2021 08 Oct
Executive Summary Cancer care is becoming increasingly complex and personalized. More and more patient characteristics and disease specific data – clinical history, comorbidities, imaging, laboratory data, genomics/ proteomics, lifestyle factors, pathology results – have to be factored in when deciding on diagnostic measures and care pathways.... Read more
Improving Medical Technology Management Through Value Partnerships
2021 03 Aug
Executive Summary Value Partnerships™ are the enduring relationships that Siemens Healthineers forges with customers in order to optimize operations, expand capabilities, and advance innovation within healthcare enterprises. One of the areas where optimization can transform care delivery and improve patient experience is in the holistic management... Read more
How to Create the Healing Environment of the Future
2021 03 Aug
The human-centered approach to healthcare facility planning and design. Executive Summary Transforming care delivery through facility design and planning Healthcare environments continue to evolve, with new pressures from patients, staff, and payers driving care providers to be more people-centered and value-driven. Meeting the challenges... Read more
From Our Journals
Albumin Administration in Sepsis: The Case for and Against
Serum albumin is an essential plasma protein, with a variety of homeostatic... Read more
Personalised Medicine: The road ahead
How can healthcare accelerate the implementation of the science? ... Read more
Rapid Pathogen Testing With PCR/ESI-MS
The RADICAL multicentre observational study was performed to compare PCR/ESI-MS Read more
Rising to the Challenge of Patient-Centred Care
After an hour of describing a recent admission to hospital for treatment... Read more
Treating Complex Diseases With Expansion Technology
Expansion technology is a step forward in efforts to treat complex... Read more
Pain Management in the ICU
Effective pain relief is one of the most important priorities in the ICU.... Read more
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Comarch Diagnostic Point
Comarch Diagnostic Point High demand for accessible and convenient healthcare has led to the rapid development of telemedicine services. Among these services are diagnostic points, which allow proper care to be provided to patients – anywhere,...