COVID-19 Forces Healthcare Congresses Cancellations
UPDATED 10/03/2020 COVID-19 cases continue to be reported daily and the virus has spread to 75 countries. What impact is it having on... Read more
Infection Control Measures: Best COVID-19 Practices from Hong Kong
Healthcare workers can be protected during the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak with the application of proper infection control measures,... Read more
Efficient Ways to Reduce Readmissions
A team of U.S. researchers identified the most effective hospital-based methods for reducing readmission rates, such as telehealth programmes... Read more
Alcohol-Based Scrubbing: Potential for Savings
Eliminating water from presurgical hand preparation and instead adopting exclusive use of alcohol-based hand scrub may save modern health... Read more
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
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Nurse's View: Are We Back to Square One with COVID-19 in UK?
A personal reflection from a COVID-recovered Staff Nurse. Happy New Year! I should scream it from the bottom of my heart to you all, dear readers, but it is only early January and I don’t feel really happy. It is THE NEW YEAR, but my feelings say – it is still March 2020 onwards, when the horror of COVID-19 started in the UK.... Read more
Zoom On: Martin J. Hatlie
Martin J. Hatlie, JD is CEO of Project Patient Care (PPC), a non-profit organisation focussed on bringing the voice and experience of patients into healthcare improvement work. He also serves as Co-Director of the MedStar Institute for Quality and Safety, which integrates open and honest communication strategies, patient and family engagement,... Read more
Nurse’s View: How Do I Feel About COVID-19 Vaccine?
Inaugurating her new column with HealthManagement.org, Sabine Torgler reflects on the news about the start of the vaccination programme against COVID-19 in the UK from the nurse’s perspective. Since two weeks ago, it is public that the UK is starting its vaccination programme against COVID-19. When the BBC reported it on Wednesday,... Read more
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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
COVID-19: Unforeseen and Unpredictable Pandemic
Summary: The COVID-19 crisis has uncovered a plethora of issues with... Read more
Innovative Technologies for Improved Healthcare
Innovation is at the heart of everything we do at Johnson & Johnson Medical Read more
Lessons Learnt from COVID-19. A mental health perspective on the use of digital technologies
While capacity in the health system was increased to manage COVID-19... Read more
The sepsis box, bag and trolley
Evaluation of aids to the delivery of sepsis treatment. In NHS... Read more
Healthcare Has No Excuse for Another Pandemic Like COVID-19
A global health consultant and top TED Talk presenter comments on how... Read more
Smart Hospital for the Future
Summary: Tan Tock Seng Hospital, a large multi-disciplinary public hospital... Read more