Millennial Nurse Leaders Must Learn Empathy
According to an article published in Becker's Infection Control & Clinical Quality , hospital executives need to understand a few key principles... Read more
Tips: Meeting Multi-cultural Needs in Ageing Patients
The number of older adults representing minority groups is forecasted to increase by 39 percent by 2050 as compared to 21 percent in 2012. Most... Read more
Babies Rooming with Mothers Raises Eyebrows
An initiative to promote breastfeeding launched in 1991 by the World Health Organization and United Nations Children’s Fund is beginning to impact... Read more
Avoiding Emergency Hospital Admissions
A new study has identified a series of innovations that can help address the problem of unnecessary emergency admissions. The study is published... Read more
Dealing with Transgender Patients
A pilot training program that was implemented in an urban clinic shows that it is possible to change attitudes towards transgender individuals... Read more
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How to Find New Pathways to Support the Healthcare Workforce Based on The Clinical/Technical Tie
In 1976, I became the first Vice President of Marketing for General Electric’s CT programme. This was of major importance to Jack Welch, my group executive. I started by talking to many luminary doctors interested in GE's approach to CT. The unanswered question was, "how do doctors decide between the manufacturers?” After several weeks of integrating... Read more
Being With Mover and Shaker Nurses in Bristol
My dear readers, Time is moving very fast, and we are coming to the end of another big, big year. Last month I wrote about September, when I had the great chance to be in Iceland to attend the European Nurse Managers Congress, which, as I stated, was mind-blowing. My October continued to be absolutely epic – BECAUSE great colleagues from... Read more
The Power of Nurses
My dear readers, It is time again for thoughts from the island. I went to Iceland/Selfoss last month and attended the European Nurse Director Association (ENDA) congress. I am a board member of this great association. Therefore, I met my fellow board members, colleagues and friends in person after meeting each other on a monthly base... Read more
White Papers and Case Studies
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
NYC Go Red for Women movement: STEM Goes Red
Chelsea Beecher, Director of Development for the American Heart Association... Read more
New Philips Technology to Empower Emergency Departments
Philips innovation in advanced health technology is delivering next generation... Read more
The Challenge of Admitting a Very Old Patient with Sepsis to an Intensive Care Unit
Sepsis incidence in very old patients is high and related mortality and... Read more
The Wait is Almost Over – An Imminent Return to Elective Orthopedic Surgeries
Torbjorn Skold and Prof David Barrett, one of the design... Read more
Disruption Is Coming to Healthcare
Summary: No other industry that operates as inefficiently and ineffectively... Read more
What could possibly go wrong?: Thinking about the risks and benefits of medical treatments
How much do clinicians—and patients—really know about the likely outcomes... Read more