Connecting Individual Health to the Community
Provider organisations have focused their attention on improving healthcare experiences of individual patients. Now, researchers say hospitals... Read more
The Triple Aim in Healthcare
"The Triple Aim" framework is intended to help healthcare organisations focus on reducing care-related costs, improving the patient experience... Read more
Hospital Leadership Must Change to Meet Patient Demand!
Consumerism is becoming more pervasive in healthcare and altering the way hospitals operate in order to better serve the patient, as the consumer,... Read more
Innovation Speech and Top Tweets at EAHM 2019, Ghent!
The 28th Congress of the European Association for Hospital Managers took place on 11 - 14 September 2019. The congress addressed 6... Read more
Staying Connected in Healthcare is Essential
The generation gap may be apparent when dealing with baby boomers and millennials, however they do share something in common when talking... Read more
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Zoom On: Dr Donna Prosser
Dr Donna Prosser has worked in healthcare for over thirty years, first as a bedside nurse, but more recently, for the past two decades, focussed on healthcare quality and safety in healthcare administration and as a consultant. As Chief Clinical Officer at the Patient Safety Movement Foundation, Dr Prosser’s focus is helping hospitals... Read more
Zoom On: Vonda Vaden Bates
Vonda Vaden Bates is an alliance builder and leadership coach with over 30 years of experience helping professionals and organisations succeed. In 2012, her husband, Yogiraj Charles Bates, died from one of the most common preventable causes of death, known as hospital-associated venous thromboembolism. In 2013, Vonda decided to contribute... Read more
Healthcare Mergers and Acquisitions – Making Waves in 2020
During the past decade, healthcare systems have been expanding their avenues to serve countries around the globe, breaking free from conventional norms. Today, these organisations are on the lookout for well-planned strategies to accelerate the growth patterns and increase cost efficiency. The key to meet these goals necessitates merger and acquisition (M&A)... Read more
White Papers and Case Studies
Spotlight On: Sutter Health Fights Pneumonia One Toothbrush at a Time
2020 23 Apr
Pneumonia can be deadly in a hospital setting. Two main factors contribute to the approximately 20 percent mortality rate of this healthcare-associated infection (HAI). First, whatever condition brought the patient to the hospital in the first place has likely weakened them, making the patient more vulnerable to the illness. Plus, the germs that patients... Read more
Spotlight On: Inova Fairfax Medical Campus Reduces CLABSI with APSS #2
2020 23 Apr
HAIs are costly both in terms of harm/mortality and cost. Close attention to aseptic practices and monitoring patients can greatly reduce the incidence of these infections. Central Line-Associated Bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) are the most costly type of hospital-acquired infections, both in terms of morbidity and mortality, and financial... Read more
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
From Our Journals
The Hospital as a Brand
Summary: The authors examine the process involved in creating a strong... Read more
Establishing competence in radiology
A UK perspective. Competence in radiology is established by... Read more
What Intensivists Can Learn From Geriatric Medicine
In this article we discuss mind, mobility, medications, multi-complexity,... Read more
The ICU-Hear Project: Introducing Live Music for Critically Ill Patients
The ICU-Hear project delivered by the charity Music in Hospitals™ provides... Read more
Diagnosis, Treatment and Management of the Critically Ill Patient
Professor Rui P. Moreno works at the Intensive Care Unit of the Hospital... Read more
Future of imaging
What does radiologist Prof. Paul Sidhu have planned for his tenure as... Read more