5 Reasons to Go to Arab Health 2017
Arab Health has the well-earned reputation of being the biggest healthcare event in the MENA region. What are the top 5 reasons to Visit... Read more
Patients' Rude Behaviour Linked to Poor Care
Rude behaviour of patients and their relatives can have negative effects on the performance of medical teams resulting in poor care, according... Read more
VBHC Prize Deadline Approaching
The deadline for the fourth annual VBHC Prize 2017 is approaching. February 20 is the final date that the VBHC Centre in the Netherlands will... Read more
Tips on Creating an Effective Active Shooter Plan
Active shooter events have become more frequent, and hospital grounds have not been spared from such horrific acts of violence. There were 164... Read more
Foreign Government Behind Anthem's 2014 Hack?
According to investigators, the cyberattackers who broke into national insurer Anthem's IT system – exposing 78.8 million patient records as a... Read more
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Cost Improvement Programmes should be more than just the money, money, money
You might remember 1976. The summer was sweltering, Concorde took to the skies and Abba had a hit with ‘Money, Money, Money’ - the second success from their chart-topping album Arrival, which catapulted them to global stardom. The arrival of Christmas last year illustrated how England’s National Health Service (NHS) is struggling with thousands... Read more
How Healthcare Providers Can Help End the Over-Prescription of Opioids
More than 115 Americans die every day from opioid overdose, according to the National Vital Statistics System. Prescription painkillers are at the root of this epidemic, and healthcare providers can help make a dent in these alarmingly fatal statistics. Opioid prescription rates In the 90s, doctors began prescribing opioids to manage chronic pain,... Read more
The potential of e-Health professions in the GCC region
Due to the immense need to increase efficiency and improve both service quality and patient safety, digital transformation of the healthcare system has become an imperative and not an option. In the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, overall demand for healthcare is anticipated by McKinsey to increase by 240 percent over the next 20 years. However, the... Read more
White Papers and Case Studies
7 Ways to Improve Patient Outcomes in the New World of Value-Based Care
2017 16 May
Introduction Hospitals around the world are under increasing pressure to improve outcomes – whether because they are operating in a fee-for-performance or value-based care environment, or simply because today’s increasingly informed patients are deliberately pursuing treatment at facilities with a reputation for superior care. Whatever your hospital’s... Read more
7 Ways to Maximize your Hospital’s Reputation
2017 07 Apr
Executive summary A hospital’s reputation can do much to help attract patients, qualified staff, and recommendations from referring physicians. This white paper examines the factors that shape hospitals’ reputations in the eyes of these audiences, the assumptions that patients make about hospital quality, the role of the Internet and public performance... Read more
Raising Care Standards to Enhance Patient Outcomes
2017 21 Mar
Executive summary Hospitals are under increasing pressure to improve their overall quality of care. In order to contend with this challenge, many hospitals have implemented measures to establish high-quality care standards. For the most part, hospitals have elected to establish clinical pathways designed to govern the entire care process, with impressive... Read more
From Our Journals
Rationalising Standard Laboratory Measurements
Laboratory measurements are widely used in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).... Read more
Radiology At the Crossroads
Radiology is now at a crossroads. Let us expand the metaphor. If we are... Read more
Radioprotection in Chest CT: An Approach with Bismuth Breast Shield
The main goal of this study was to assess the viability of the bismuth... Read more
Laura Oleaga
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Confronting Risk
That the use of ionising radiation for medical purposes holds both tremendous... Read more
ICU-Related Dysphagia
Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Diagnostics and TreatmentDue to malnutrition... Read more
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HAMILTON-MR1 Ventilator: Intelligent Ventilation from ICU to MRI
The fully featured ICU ventilator, HAMILTON-MR1, guarantees uncompromised continuous ventilation care from the ICU to the MRI scanner and back. Its reliability and high performance, with advanced lung-protective strategies and patient-adaptive modes,...
HAMILTON-C3 Ventilator: The compact high-end ventilation solution
The HAMILTON-C3 ventilator is a modular high-end ventilation solution for all patient groups. Offering a number of unique features, the HAMILTON-C3 is one of the first ventilators featuring the “Ventilation Autopilot” INTELLiVENT-ASV®. The HAMILTON-C3’s...
HAMILTON-T1 Ventilator : Intelligent transport ventilation
The HAMILTON-T1 combines for the first time the functionality of a fully featured intensive care unit ventilator with the compactness and ruggedness required for transport. This is why the HAMILTON-T1 enables you to provide optimal ventilation therapy...