Abbott Tops Industry List for Economic and Social Performance
Abbott, a global healthcare organisation, has been named the second leading company in the pharmaceutical industry by the Dow Jones Sustainability... Read more
Léa Coulet Appointed MNI Executive Director
Léa Coulet has been appointed the first Executive Director of The Medical Nutrition International Industry (MNI). Coulet brings to the MNI more... Read more
6 Projects Vie for European Health Award 2014
Six cutting-edge, cross-border projects have been shortlisted for the prestigious €10,000 European Health Award 2014, which honours projects... Read more
The EAHM 2014 Inaugural Ceremony
Berlin, Germany, EAHM Congress 2014 Report Moderated by Dr. Ralf Michael Schmitz, EAHM Education and Training, the ceremonial opening of the... Read more
Zoom On Tribute: Joel J. Nobel, Patient Safety Pioneer
Joel J. Nobel’s career as a physician and patient safety advocate “made hospitals a safer place for everybody,” according to Anthony J. Montagnolo,... Read more
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Healthcare Mergers and Acquisitions – Making Waves in 2020
During the past decade, healthcare systems have been expanding their avenues to serve countries around the globe, breaking free from conventional norms. Today, these organisations are on the lookout for well-planned strategies to accelerate the growth patterns and increase cost efficiency. The key to meet these goals necessitates merger and acquisition (M&A)... Read more
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
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
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EUROSON Congress Preview
The EUROSON 2015 congress is organised by the Hellenic Society of Ultrasound... Read more
Interoperability: Slow Progress But Willingness to Improve
A mere 6% of clinicians can effectively access information from healthcare... Read more
Innovation and a Unique Experience at EAHM 2019
The 28th congress of the European Association of Hospital Managers... Read more
What Can Psychologists Do in Intensive Care?
As awareness has grown of the great distress intensive care patients may... Read more
Deep Mining for Determining Cancer Biomarkers
The use of omics data for knowledge discovery is an approach that can... Read more