Trump “Dream Team”: Tom Price to lead HHS, Seema Verma to lead CMS
President-elect Donald Trump has announced that Georgia Republican Rep. Tom Price will take over the U.S. Department of Health and Human... Read more
VBC: Making Changes that Last
Value based care has been triggering big changes across the healthcare sector. When the results start to show in the form of better patient... Read more
The Y Generation: What They Want from Healthcare
As demographics shift and change, healthcare organisations and systems are asking how they can attract the millennial generation to their... Read more
Mayo Clinic: 9 Ways to Prevent Doctor Burnout
Burnout is one of the most urgent problems facing healthcare management with staff under pressure from a punishing workload that can lead... Read more
Study: Death Rates Rise Under Lower Skilled Staff
A large European study published online in BMJ Quality and Safety shows that the chances of a patient dying in hospital under the watch... Read more
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Addressing Overall Expenditures in the U.S. Health Care
PART 1 It is important to differentiate between the terms of costs, cost containment, expenditures, and price. Cost is usually the amount spent to produce goods or services. Cost containment is a dominant problem in the health care field, but not addressed from a comprehensive management and policy perspective. In order to... Read more
Part Two - Addressing Overall Expenditures in the U.S. Health Care
The factors that may influence the shift of the supply are the change in costs for suppliers, change in medical technology and change in many physicians in the healthcare industry. On the other hand, the factors that may influence the shift of the demand are the change in population or market size, change in patient preferences, change in the price... Read more
Taking Responsibility for Avoidable Patient Deaths
Unmonitored opioid deaths at home after surgery. Primum Non Nocere. First, do no harm. These wise words form the basis of the oath sworn to our patients. With the vast array of treatment models, administration, and decisions in medicine today, this oath is more poignant than ever. Medical Errors are the third leading cause... Read more
White Papers and Case Studies
Spotlight on: Hospital Español de México: The importance of a culture of safety
2019 30 Apr
Mexico City’s historic Hospital Español is the first International hospital to earn the Patient Safety Movement Foundation’s prestigious five-star ranking. Their entry into the PSMF’s five-star Hospital Program was officially announced at the 7th Annual World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit in January 2019. Founded in 1842, Hospital... Read more
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
From Our Journals
Seven steps to the ‘Perfect Patient Information Journey’
Leadership comes first. High-quality patient information is... Read more
Humanizing Intensive Care
ICU Management interviewed Gabriel Heras La Calle MD (Intensive Care... Read more
Can Blockchain change the healthcare ecosystem?
Discovering the potential of Blockchain development; pursuing advantages... Read more
“Simulate, or not to simulate?”
Evolution in medicine and the anaesthesia context. A brief discussion... Read more
Emerging Markets Mean Financial Rewards for the Life Sciences Industry
New Challenges for Regulatory Compliance With healthcare Read more
'Dream Imager' for Breast Cancer Diagnosis
INTERVIEW WITH PROFESSOR SRIRANG MANOHAR Today, techniques... Read more
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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-MR1 Ventilator: Intelligent Ventilation from ICU to MRI
This fully featured ICU ventilator is the first ventilator able to be used at a magnetic field strength of up to 50 mT. The HAMILTON-MR1 combines reliability and high performance with patient-adaptive modes that support advanced lung-protective strategies,...
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...