Tech's Role in Empathy-based Medicine
According to Dr Jeremy Howick and Dr Sian Rees of the Oxford Empathy Programme, existing digital technologies need to be exploited to enable... Read more
Medicare Penalty for 500K Clinicians
Some 501,933 clinicians in the U.S. will see a 2 percent reduction in Medicare payments this year for failing to meet the requirements of the... Read more
Cutting Drug Costs
Prescription drugs are high on the list of hospitals’ biggest expenses. Whenever prices of drugs go up, it's the hospitals that bear... Read more
Lean Management Supplements Value-based Care
Patient-centred care is at the heart of the value-based system. But relying on value-based care alone to improve quality and outcomes may not... Read more
Healthcare's Risk Management Challenges
With the fate of the Affordable Care Act and its replacement bill (American Health Care Act) hanging in the balance, this poses a risk to hospitals... Read more
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2020: Year of the Nurse and the Midwife
This New Year is significant for World Health as the World Health Organization (WHO) designated the year 2020 as the ‘Year of the Nurse and the Midwife’ in honour of the 200 th birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale. World Health Organization (WHO) is the collaborating partner in the three-year ’Nursing Now!’ Campaign... Read more
Fighting Anxiety and Depression with Digital Therapy
Dr Lloyd Humphreys is a clinical psychologist, NHS Innovation Accelerator alumnus and Head of Europe at SilverCloud Health , the leading digital mental and behavioural health platform. Here he explains how digital therapy is providing significant benefit to service users requiring mental health support, and how a successful and continually developing... Read more
#IPXSymposium Speaker Spotlight: Hisam Alahdab
Dr. Hisam Alahdab, MD, FCCP, MSHQS, is the Chief Operating, Quality and Safety Officer at Anadolu Medical Center, Turkey . As well as this job role, Dr. Alahdab also holds a position on the Patient Safety Committee and Quality Council here. His role involves overseeing the whole process of clinical quality whilst also initiating strategies to implement patient... Read more
White Papers and Case Studies
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
From Our Journals
A multimodal system for the diagnosis of breast cancer: the SOLUS project
SOLUS is developing a multimodal breast imaging system involving diffuse... Read more
Getting Started With Twitter
The growth of social media for medical CPD has been astronomical over... Read more
Evidence for using first-line coagulation factor concentrates for trauma- induced coagulopathy
Fibrinogen limits coagulopathy and massive bleeding, has less transfusion Read more
Optimising Nutrition With an Integrated Nutrition Module: Myth or Reality?
As a neurointensivist with a strong interest in nutritional support, I... Read more
Designing a Specialist Cardiologist Service for Rural Australia
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in Australia. However,... Read more
Omitting Routine Chest Radiographs in Intensive Care Units
The Economic Impact We studied the economic impact of omitting routine... Read more
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