Some Preoperative Tests Still Common Despite Low Value
While guidelines from professional associations have sought to discourage use of certain preoperative tests considered to be of low value and... Read more
Connections between Birth Month and Health
Scientists at Columbia University have developed a computational method that investigates the relationship between birth month and disease risk.... Read more
Productivity Gains and Not Wage Cuts Can Restrain Health Care Prices
According to a new study by New York University, researchers found very little evidence to support the belief that healthcare workers'... Read more
Some Hospitals Marking Up Prices More Than 1,000%
A study published in Health Affairs lists the 50 hospitals in the United States that mark up treatments by more than 10 times the costs allowed... Read more
Early Provision of Palliative Care Reduces Hospital Costs
According to a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology , early palliative care for hospitalised patients with advanced cancer... 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
Targeted Therapeutic Mild Hypercapnia After Cardiac Arrest
Cardiac arrest (CA) causes ischaemic brain injury and persistent cerebral... Read more
Unmasking the Triumphs, Tragedies, and Opportunities of the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in many changes to society and the... Read more
Singapore: Focus on Eldercare
Singapore’s transformation from a low-income country to a rich, developed econo Read more
Seven steps to the ‘Perfect Patient Information Journey’
Leadership comes first. High-quality patient information is... Read more
Turning the Silver Tsunami into a Silver Lining...
Healthcare is becoming more and more successful, allowing us to endure... Read more
Measuring Healthcare Outcomes to Deliver Value and Lower Costs
Summary: A new initiative, called ACS THRIVE (Transforming Healthcare... Read more