Physician Shortage Could Hit 100K by 2030
Physician shortage remains a major healthcare problem in the U.S., with new research showing that projected physician demand will continue to... Read more
VBHC Prize 2017: Nominees Announced
The Value-Based Health Care Center in the Netherlands has announced details of the nominees for its fourth annual VBHC Prize. The award... Read more
3 Top Tips for EXECS from Key Opinion Leaders
1. Encourage Shared Decision-Making Shared decision-making between members of an emergency department team, including input... Read more
Alternative Medicine – Good or Bad?
Not a few prestigious hospitals in the U.S. have embraced the concept of alternative medicine, turning this method of treatment into a lucrative... Read more
3 Must Attend Conferences in 2017 for EXEC
There are so many healthcare conferences on the calendar that it can be difficult to select which ones to attend. Being well versed in... Read more
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Making healthcare delightful
Healthcare futurist, entrepreneur, professor of molecular oncology, author and international keynote speaker, Koen Kas is driven by the aim to make healthcare personalised, preventive and, above all, delightful. He has published his vision in the books Sick no More, which describes how we will transition from reactive ‘sickcare’ to pro-active healthcare... Read more
How cloud technology is changing the healthcare system
Today the healthcare system is being totally transformed by the use of cloud technology. Here are some of the ways this is happening: C loud computing Cloud computing is more than just uploading your files in Yahoo! Groups or Google Communities to share with a common group. Today, it speaks of large data and resources that companies use.... Read more
Earthquakes and climate change: hospitals response to emergencies
Ahead of the Society of Italian healthcare Architecture and Engineering (SIAIS) congress taking place this week in Italy, HealthManagement .org spoke to SIAIS President, Daniela Pedrini about the wider role and issues facing healthcare buildings in the face of emergencies. Hospitals play a vital role in looking after the community during and... 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... 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... 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,... Read more
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Staff matters
People are the backbone of healthcare systems. With staff costs up... Read more
Africa healthcare federation one continent: one team
To meet the pressing need for affordable, quality and equitable healthcare,... Read more
Physiotherapy in the ICU e-learning programme
Development and evaluation of a module as part of an undergraduate... Read more
Quality and Safety in Radiology: A Symbiotic Relationship
Political Background Safety and quality have been highlighted by the... Read more
Distributing a life source in Africa
Lifebank has developed crucial infrastructure in Nigeria, enabling the... Read more
5 business analytics tools to improve the running of a healthcare institution
What data analysis tools can healthcare implement to streamline operations... 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-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...
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...