Using Analytics to Root Out Fraud
The Office of Inspector General at HHS is responsible for preserving the integrity of federal healthcare programmes. To help root out fraud... Read more
'Best Prescription' for Homeless Patients
More than providing medical care, a better way to treat chronically homeless patients may be to provide them with a roof over their heads. An... Read more
Hiring Ex-Criminals for Healthcare
Hospitals account for one in nine jobs in the U.S. and it is expected that this job growth will continue to increase as the aging population... Read more
U.S. Immigrants' Deportation Fears Hurting Healthcare
In the U.S., healthcare providers serving immigrant communities worry that chronic conditions will worsen and infectious diseases will go... Read more
Value-based Payment Programmes That Work
The shift towards value-based care is expected to continue despite uncertainty surrounding healthcare reform under the Trump administration.... Read more
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COVID-19 Superheroes
It is five in the morning as a healthcare worker gets out of bed. Let us call her Emma. She is self-isolated from the rest of the family in her own home. It has been months since she hugged her children and her husband. She gets ready and heads out to work. It is barely seven in the morning when she begins her shift – one of many dozens she... Read more
My COVID-19 Superhero
My COVID-19 Superhero is my sister, Loretta Bowen. We are a family of eight children; our father has passed and our mother is 85. Elaine Rohr has Parkinson’s disease and over the last few years has gotten worse. She is no longer able to cook or write and it is frustrating for her to have such limitations in her activity of daily living.... Read more
Largest Hospital Network in Brazil Responds to COVID-19
Brazil has now become one of the epicentres of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the burden on its healthcare system is increasing daily. Paulo Moll, CEO of Rede D'Or São Luiz (RDSL) , the largest privately held, independent hospital operator in the country, speaks about the measures taken on the national level and within the RDSL system and shares... 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 Abdomen
Managing the abdomen and its complications in the intensive care unit... Read more
Revenue Cycle Management
Summary: With the push to do more with less in healthcare, a majority... Read more
Supporting the patient innovator
Their inability to communicate effectively whilst he had a tracheostomy... Read more
Intensive Care in Tunisia
According to the World Bank classification, Tunisia is considered a lower... Read more
Interprofessional teamwork in the ICU
Panacea or illusion? Reflections on key research insights into interprofessi Read more
Challenging Paradigms: Practising at the Top of Your Licence
Is a division of labour approach in which health professionals limit... Read more