Single Patient Safety Database for NHS and Private Care
Patient safety data across the UK public (National Health System, NHS) and private healthcare sectors to be gathered in a single online... Read more
Effectiveness of Sterilisation Techniques
Steam sterilisation proved to be the most effective and had the largest margin of safety when compared to low-temperature sterilisation... Read more
#EHMA2020: Last Call for Abstracts
Only few days have left until 1 March, which is the deadline for abstract submission for the European Health Management Association (EHMA)... Read more
Daily Integrated Care Conferences as Efficient Model of Communication
Significantly reducing the length of a patient’s stay can be achieved by a measure as obvious as provider teams holding integrated care... Read more
Internationally Educated Nurses: Pros and Cons
Hiring foreign trained nursing staff is sometimes thought of as challenging, raising concerns about possible collaboration and performance... Read more
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COVID-19 Superheroes
It is five in the morning as a healthcare worker gets out of bed. Let us call her Emma. She is self-isolated from the rest of the family in her own home. It has been months since she hugged her children and her husband. She gets ready and heads out to work. It is barely seven in the morning when she begins her shift – one of many dozens she... Read more
My COVID-19 Superhero
My COVID-19 Superhero is my sister, Loretta Bowen. We are a family of eight children; our father has passed and our mother is 85. Elaine Rohr has Parkinson’s disease and over the last few years has gotten worse. She is no longer able to cook or write and it is frustrating for her to have such limitations in her activity of daily living.... Read more
Largest Hospital Network in Brazil Responds to COVID-19
Brazil has now become one of the epicentres of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the burden on its healthcare system is increasing daily. Paulo Moll, CEO of Rede D'Or São Luiz (RDSL) , the largest privately held, independent hospital operator in the country, speaks about the measures taken on the national level and within the RDSL system and shares... Read more
White Papers and Case Studies
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
Evaluation of the Microbial Tightness of Mini-Spike® 2 Chemo V - A Closed System Transfer Device
2019 08 Aug
In vitro study validating the microbial barrier function by means of airborne contamination Jürgen Gebel, Sapuna Kuriakose, Barbara Grüter, Martin Exner; University of Bonn Hospital, Institute for Hygiene and Public Health, Germany BACKGROUND Nosocomial infections pose a major problem in the healthcare system because they contribute... Read more
From Our Journals
Personalised Medicine: The road ahead
How can healthcare accelerate the implementation of the science? ... Read more
Critical Care in Egypt
The healthcare system in Egypt has come a long way, but still faces many... Read more
Digital transformation and the subconscious
Shaping the minds of organisations Professor Werner Leodolter... Read more
Achieving zero avoidable patient deaths by 2020
The Patient Safety Foundation rounds up best practices at its annual... Read more
Beyond Imaging, Towards a Care Pathway Approach Powered by AI
The healthcare industry is under transformation. An ageing population... Read more