Experts and novices: getting the leadership balance right
Managing a team is not easy. This is especially true in healthcare management where the team often comprises people with advanced technical... Read more
Are doctors really resistant to becoming leaders?
The work of a doctor often involves managing a care team or coordinating teams. However, medical schools train their students to be medical... Read more
Precision medicine failing to deliver
The basis of precision medicine, also at times referred to as personalised medicine, is the relationship between genetic factors and disease.... Read more
How tech improved healthcare hiring process
The success of an organisation or business entity is often dependent on its employees' efficiency and productivity. Needless to say, effective... Read more
How to deal with toxic underperfomers
Much has been said about the positive characteristics of leadership . To be a good leader, for instance, you should be able to motivate your... 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
AI applications in breast imaging
Review of some state-of-the-art applications of artificial intelligence... Read more
Sex and gender in medicine
The need for more attention to how sex and gender influences healthcare... Read more
Atrial fibrillation
Latest treatments New techniques in ablation and imaging are... Read more
The Impact of Fast MIC Evaluation on Antimicrobial Stewardship: A Case Report
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Playing our part. How clinical laboratories can build a cleaner, more sustainable future
An overview of the impact the healthcare industry has on the environment... Read more
State-of-the-art syncope assessment
Aspects & challenges - Approaches & tools Head-up-tilt testing (H Read more