Over $4.3B Pledged by G7 in COVID-19 Fight, More Funds Needed
G7 leaders have collectively pledged over $4.3 billion to the ACT Accelerator partnership to develop and distribute effective tests,... Read more
EU Plan to Manage Coronavirus Mutations
HERA Incubator, a new bio-defence preparedness programme in the EU, will receive €150 million to manage novel coronavirus mutations and... Read more
Burnout in U.S. Nurses: Risks and Consequences
A new study looks into the issue of nurse burnout in the U.S. and associated factors, urging healthcare provider organisations to improve... Read more
Health Information Systems: How Do Countries Perform?
The World Health Organization has released its ‘ Global report on health data systems and capacity, 2020 ’ based on the analysis of health... Read more
When COVID-19 Strikes, We Learn From The Traces It Leaves Behind
Hot on the trail of COVID-19: Working with collaborators from around the world, a team began developing an algorithm that helps to evaluate... 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
Vitamin D in Critical Illness – Fifty Shades of VIOLET
Did the VITDALIZE study and the VIOLET study manage to answer some... Read more
Smart Diagnostics with Wearable Devices: Principles and Applications
Life expectancy has increased in the past few decades especially... Read more
A human-centric approach for data collection
The promise of personalised medicine Based on extensive Read more
Two Paths for Medical Device Approval: FDA vs. CE
Several factors influence the length of time it takes for a medical device,... Read more
Committing to the future of medicine
T h e f u t u r e i s n o t s o... Read more
Fluids for the Patient with Leaky Lungs
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is characterised by increased permea Read more