3 ways to contain medicine costs and shortages
With drug prices and supply often at odds with each other, for example when supplies are plentiful but costs reach sky-high levels, what can... Read more
9 top hospital IT threats in 2019
ECRI Institute has recently released its annual list of top healthcare technology threats that hospitals could face in 2019. Is dealing with... Read more
Break the Chain, Break the Silence: Stop Nurse Bullying Now
Working in an environment where abuse and bullying is the norm has a damaging impact on individual nurses and creates an unhealthy culture... Read more
Why you can no longer disregard patient engagement
In today’s fiercely competitive world, where nontraditional players in healthcare are aiming to disrupt the industry and seize a share of the... Read more
Does biomedical engineering hold the key to future healthcare challenges?
In our fast-paced world of quick data access, AI and value-based healthcare, the growing importance of engineering in medicine is quickly becoming... Read more
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Nurse's View: Are We Back to Square One with COVID-19 in UK?
A personal reflection from a COVID-recovered Staff Nurse. Happy New Year! I should scream it from the bottom of my heart to you all, dear readers, but it is only early January and I don’t feel really happy. It is THE NEW YEAR, but my feelings say – it is still March 2020 onwards, when the horror of COVID-19 started in the UK.... Read more
Zoom On: Martin J. Hatlie
Martin J. Hatlie, JD is CEO of Project Patient Care (PPC), a non-profit organisation focussed on bringing the voice and experience of patients into healthcare improvement work. He also serves as Co-Director of the MedStar Institute for Quality and Safety, which integrates open and honest communication strategies, patient and family engagement,... Read more
Nurse’s View: How Do I Feel About COVID-19 Vaccine?
Inaugurating her new column with HealthManagement.org, Sabine Torgler reflects on the news about the start of the vaccination programme against COVID-19 in the UK from the nurse’s perspective. Since two weeks ago, it is public that the UK is starting its vaccination programme against COVID-19. When the BBC reported it on Wednesday,... 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
Brexit: Wreaking Havoc in Healthcare?
The date is set (we think!) - on October 31st the United Kingdom is... Read more
Imaging applications of artificial intelligence
The potential impact of artificial intelligence in radiology is... Read more
Biomarkers and Their Impact in ICU Patient Outcomes
The laboratory plays a critical role in ensuring optimal outcomes for... Read more
Critical Care in Canada
Interview With Professor Claudio Martin, President, Canadian Critical... Read more
Dietitians in Critical Care - A Fundamental and Evolving Role
Nutrition in Critical Care Patients in the critical care setting are... Read more
Health Informatics – ‘Lost Tribe’ No More
An unexpected but positive development the COVID-19 crisis has brought... Read more