Can the retail experience shape healthcare?
The 2018 CEO Briefing Room, organised by Health Evolution, gathered 18 healthcare CEOs and Bill Simon, former President & CEO of Walmart... Read more
Short read: What can healthcare learn from Amazon?
The enterprise started out as an online seller of books, and then of small gadgets; then expanded into selling all sorts of consumer products... Read more
Protocols needed for staff safety
While hospitals always strive to ensure safety of their patients, most are unaware or ignore that healthcare staff also face work-related... Read more
Top 5 C-suite spending priorities
Black Book Market Research's latest client satisfaction survey has identified the top spending priorities of healthcare organisations over... Read more
Healthcare finance innovation
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is on the lookout for a tech company to help the Trust improve its finance operations.... Read more
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Hospital Efficiency Analysis Through Social Value Added Index
The role of social value for stakeholders is larger than ever – in healthcare as well as in other sectors because most organisations, public and private, are interested to know about the value they create for society. The financial aspects are not enough for this purpose since there is a need to identify the actions that create value,... Read more
Zoom On: Dr Javier T. Dávila
Dr Javier Dávila is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon. Throughout the 2000s he advised to Mexico’s Secretaries of Health and was Head of Medical Education, Research and Health Public Policies in Mexico. From 2012 to 2015, he served as Medical Director of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS). Presently, Dr Dávila is working to... Read more
COVID-19 Outbreak in Greece: Current Response, Personal Responsibility and Social Solidarity
COVID-19 is already a severe public health emergency for citizens, societies and economies of 164 countries, inducing not only a major and unprecedented economic shock but also a social turmoil. According to a survey by McKinsey & Company (Craven et al. 2020), the COVID19 outbreak could potentially result in the decrease of global GDP of 2,5-2%... Read more
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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
Closed Infusion Systems Including Caresite® Extension Set Prevent Microbial Contamination
2019 08 Aug
In vitro study validating the microbial barrier function of closed infusion systems against microbial touch- and airborne contamination Dr. Jörg Brünke, QualityLabs BT GmbH, 90411 Nuremberg, Germany BACKGROUND Healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs) are a major problem for healthcare systems as they contribute to increased morbidity and... Read more
Evaluation of the Microbial Tightness of the Safeflow Valve - A Closed System Transfer Device
2019 08 Aug
In vitro study validating the microbial barrier function by means of airborne and touch contamination Juergen Gebel, Sapuna Kuriakose, Barbara Griiter, 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... Read more
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Current Developments in the European PCI Devices Market
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is one of the major causes of death worldwide... Read more
The Affidea MR Excellence Programme
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Transforming Colorectal Surgery Outcomes
How End to End Enhanced Recovery and Prehabilitation Transformed Colorectal... Read more
Multiple organ support
Interventions intended to support one organ can have unexpected implications... Read more
Karl Brauner
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Is Blockchain impacting the healthcare arena?
The Blockchain race in healthcare has yet to begin Supporters say... Read more