COVID-19 Vaccine: From Ethics of Early Access to Payments for Risk
Promising results from ongoing trials have raised hopes that the first vaccines against COVID-19 could be approved for use in the beginning... Read more
How to Support Frontline Clinicians During Crisis?
The COVID-19 health crisis made a big dent in hospitals' resources making it more difficult, especially for frontline clinicians, to provide... Read more
VBHC Prize 2020 Winners
This year’s Value-Based Health Care Prize winners were announced on 5 November. Besides the prize, four excellence awards, the Community... Read more
Post-Pandemic Healthcare: Five Forces in Focus
In a recent review of its healthcare research, Gallup has identified five main forces that will be defining the U.S. health sector in the... Read more
Prerequisites for Future Pandemic Prevention
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to batter lives and livelihoods, experts are warning about future pandemics – which can spread more... 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
Kai Zacharowski
Director - UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT, Department of ANAESTHESIOLOGY,... Read more
The Role of Speech and Language Therapy Supporting Nutritional Management in ICU
Speech and language therapists play an integral role in identifying... Read more
Burning Platform for Change: COVID-19 Experience in Ghana
In mid-July, Ghana was among the African countries most affected by COVID-19.... Read more
Towards Safer Ventilation in Critically ill Patients without ARDS
Invasive ventilatory support, one of the most frequently applied strategies... Read more
Abelardo Vidaurreta
Head of Innovation, Salauno, Mexico City, Mexico We cannot... Read more
3D printing - an interdisciplinary lab
3D printing will most likely transform the medical field as it presents... Read more