Lessons from Greek Crisis and Healthcare
Mismanagement of the government-run healthcare system has been a significant contributor to Greece’s debt crisis, according to a health policy... Read more
2015-2016 Best Hospitals Report
U.S. News & World Report has released the 26th edition of the Best Hospitals rankings, which are based on consumer-friendly data and information... Read more
Onsite Exercise Cuts NHS Staff Sickness Rates
It is a common issue with NHS in the UK that its own staff often falls sick. Staff sickness rates at the NHS are much higher than in the rest... Read more
IT Training Rises for Healthcare Managers
There has been an increase in specialist training programs for healthcare executives which is primarily driven by the need to hone the digital... Read more
Health Workers Not Removing Protective Garments Correctly
A recent study published in the American Journal of Infection Control finds that only 13 percent of healthcare workers (4/30) followed all... Read more
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So Why am I Worrying Now? Thoughts from the UK on Pandemic Times
My Dear Readers, Time is flying, and here I am again, sharing my thoughts as a registered nurse working during a very dramatic time. The first half of the year of 2021 is over. If you reflect now, one can not comprehend of what has happened in the world during these last months. It is almost impossible. Where will one start and stop?... Read more
What About Post-Corona?
Is there a time after COVID-19? Do you regularly hear the question of what we will do after COVID-19? Or what should we do? This is a strange question, because there will be no time after Coronavirus. Corona is an endemic virus, that is among us and does not go away. There is also no time after Influenza. Endemic viruses are here. We need to take... Read more
While perioperative care is optimized, patients die unmonitored in wards!
There is a high demand for a comfortable, small and mobile solution for affordable blood pressure and vital sign monitoring in the general ward to improve patient safety and outcome, as mortality after surgery is a thousand times higher than intraoperative death. 1 CNSystems has enhanced its non-invasive CNAP® technology for perioperative... 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
Aerodynamic Leadership
Understanding Aerodynamics The word aerodynamic has many definitions.... Read more
Agfa HealthCare Introduces XERO Universal Viewer & Microsoft Teams Integration During COVID-19
Agfa HealthCare and Microsoft Teams have partnered up to provide new... Read more
The evolution of left ventricular assist devices
Cutting-edge therapy at a high price Left ventricular assist devices... Read more
Advanced Practice
MAXIMISING THE POTENTIAL OF THE MODERN RADIOGRAPHER WORKFORCE ... Read more
Sleep Deprivation and Fatigue Management in the Intensive Care Unit
The impact of sleep deprivation and fatigue on patients and staff in... Read more
Filling the Gaps: Learning From Each Other During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Summary: The COVID-19 crisis has created many challenges for health systems... Read more