Zoom On: Martin Bromiley, Clinical Human Factors Group
Martin Bromiley is the founder of the Clinical Human Factors Group (CHFG), an independent organisation which promotes patient safety by encouraging... Read more
Nobel Prize in Medicine 2014 Awarded For Brain's 'Inner GPS' Discovery
The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has decided to award the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with one half to John O´Keefe... Read more
"Virtual Ward" Care Does Not Prevent Readmissions
A study was conducted with patients at high risk of hospital readmission or death after hospital discharge, which used a virtual ward model... Read more
Oesophageal Cancer Screening: Low Risk of Liability Claims
A study which appears in the October 1 issue of JAMA reports that liability claims against physicians are similarly low for acts of commission... Read more
The Heidelberg New Working Time Model
A new working time model has been proposed by researchers at the University of Heidelberg which may improve patient care quality by avoiding... Read more
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Making ethics the business of healthcare
Every two years, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) organises a conference that brings together 500 health industry executives from around the globe for networking and enriching discussions. For the 8th IFC Global Private Healthcare Conference, held in Miami on March 27–28, we also unveiled a bold new initiative that aims to prod the industry... Read more
Post-Brexit: should UK healthcare become more European?
There are few who doubt that Brexit – whenever and however it happens – will have an impact on the NHS. There will be implications for access to, or cost of, drugs and other physical resources, as well on its ability to maintain sufficient workforce capacity and skills. What is unclear is whether that impact, will be as daunting as the Y2k threat... Read more
How can the NHS reduce its £300,000,000 temporary staffing spend?
While the staffing crisis facing the NHS has been well-documented , the mechanics behind how Trusts secure skills, and how this contributes to the problem is rarely discussed. The fact is that NHS Trusts are frittering away millions of pounds each year through inefficient, disjointed staffing strategies, and small tweaks in terms of... 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... 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
From Our Journals
Does Dexmedetomidine Reduce Delirium by Improving Sleep?
Delirium is a common complication in intensive care unit (ICU) patients... Read more
Ann Marie O'Grady: New Healthmanagement.Org Exec Editor-In-Chief
Meet HealthManagement.org's new E-i-C for EXEC and find out what she... Read more
Climate change and healthcare architecture
IFHE Vice–President hopes for more sustainability in healthcare.... Read more
POCTED: Use of Point of Care Test Devices in Emergency Department
Use of point-of-care test devices in the emergency department has shown... Read more
Karl Brauner
Top Quote from Blog Sustainable access to affordable medicines:... Read more
U.S. Healthcare to be Trumped UP!
(even more so than under Obamacare) Now approaching 20% of gross domestic... Read more
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