Improved Emergency Care Could Reduce Hospital Admissions
According to a three-year analysis by researchers at Mount Sinai, applying palliative care principles to emergency departments may reduce the... Read more
Protocol Urged for In-hospital Stroke Patients
A Canadian study published online in JAMA Neurology reveals that patients who had a stroke while hospitalised for another reason waited longer... Read more
Top 5 Ways to Improve Patient Experience
Becker’s Hospital Review recently published tips on how hospitals in the U.S. could improve their Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare... Read more
Health Data Quality Questioned
Most US clinical registries that collect data on patient outcomes are substandard and do not really track in a systematic way how well physicians... Read more
Reducing Medication Administration Errors
This study aimed to develop clinical decision support (CDS) tools to decrease errors in medication administration, which have been shown to be... 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
Health Economic Systems: How Do They Influence Radiology?
Why do Healthcare Markets Fail? The Origin of Health Economics In... Read more
Ultrasound in Times of COVID-19
The potential clinical utility of ultrasound modalities in the COVID-19... Read more
Hospital Magazines: Top Tips From an Expert
Following HealthManagement. org's articles on blogging (La Calle et... Read more
Transforming lives a drone delivery at a time
Rwanda leading the way with life-saving drone tech Rwanda shows... Read more
Elevating Cancer Care to Global Level
With cancer being the second leading cause of death globally, it is... Read more