'Collaboration' Biggest Challenge for Healthcare Lean Management
Use of Lean management methodology to improve care efficiencies is new for healthcare. A new report in The Journal of Nursing Administration... Read more
Future Nursing Supply Set to Drop
As previously predicted, nursing shortage ten years from now may not be as dire as initially forecasted. However research still suggests that... Read more
Accountable Care Organization Model Reduces Medicare Spending
A study published in JAMA Internal Medicine reports that a new Medicare payment model reduced the number of times patients received services... Read more
Obesity Surgery - Who Should Get Priority?
According to new research published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, obese patients with type 2 diabetes, especially those with recent... Read more
IOM Report: Teamwork Critical for Improved Diagnosis
Data on diagnostic errors are sparse, few reliable measures exist and errors are often found in retrospect, an independent research committee... Read more
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Medical Sectioning: The Challenges Ahead
We interview Mark to draw out his knowledge, insight and predictions on the medical equipment industry at large, with a focus on sectioning.Mark Fenn, Director at Bright Instruments, has 38 years’ experience as an expert in the mechanical engineering field. His extensive time in the industry has seen him fulfil many exciting roles, including within... Read more
New Philips Technology to Empower Emergency Departments
Philips innovation in advanced health technology is delivering next generation Minicare point-of-care-in-vitro diagnostics systems to help support improved clinical decision-making that will ultimately benefit physicians, patients and hospital systems. Such devices can help deal with the biggest issue that emergency departments face on a dailybasis... Read more
How to Ensure a Great ROI in Risk Investments
Since the global crisis of 2008-2009, there has been a palpable and growing sense that the world is in the midst of fundamental economic and political change. But, as is the nature of change, the only certainty we have is that there is a lot of uncertainty. Can we create enough jobs, and the right jobs? Is the financial sector working for society’s... Read more
White Papers and Case Studies
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 your hospital’s... 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 performance... Read more
Raising Care Standards to Enhance Patient Outcomes
2017 21 Mar
Executive summary Hospitals are under increasing pressure to improve their overall quality of care. In order to contend with this challenge, many hospitals have implemented measures to establish high-quality care standards. For the most part, hospitals have elected to establish clinical pathways designed to govern the entire care process, with impressive... Read more
From Our Journals
National ICU Quality Indicators Revisited
The last two decades have seen an accelerated interest in quality management... Read more
Pain Assessment and Management for Intensive Care Unit Patients: Seeking Best Practices
This review article focuses on research-based advances in pain assessment... 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
KLAS Tomosynthesis – Hologic
CAN GE HEALTHCARE AND SIEMENS COMPETE WITH HOLOGIC? Although the report... Read more
Cognitive Impairment After Critical Illness: Prevention and Treatment
Why did you decide to investigate NTF-prep? Long-term cognitive impairment... Read more
Benelux: Focus on Euthanasia
In Europe, euthanasia, the act of assisting with the death of a person... 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
The fully featured ICU ventilator, HAMILTON-MR1, guarantees uncompromised continuous ventilation care from the ICU to the MRI scanner and back. Its reliability and high performance, with advanced lung-protective strategies and patient-adaptive modes,...
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...
Rotary Microtome Cryostat OTF 5000
OTF 5000
Based on the long-established and reliable OTF/AS cryostat, the new OTF5000 brings the extensive range of Bright cryostats completely up to date. New styling coupled with improved user ergonomics, the latest blade systems in the ever-reliable and powerful...
