Is Personalised Medicine Really the Answer?
The philosophy behind personalised medicine (also known as precision medicine) is that medical care and public health should be transformed by... Read more
Massive Social Media Support for eHealth Ireland
It looks like support for eHealth in Ireland is alive and well; eHealth Ireland announced a positive public reaction in the days following the... Read more
How Effective are Online Ratings of Doctors?
Physician ratings websites are intended to make patients better-informed consumers of healthcare, but some doctors worry that complainers will... Read more
Successful Outsourcing Relationships
Clinical outsourcing can be an important strategy for health providers, in particular those seeking to add specific clinical expertise or make... Read more
Preventing Infections during Healthcare Laundry Process
According to a review published online in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of... Read more
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There Might Be Too Much Money In Healthcare
I was struck by a press announcement of the United States Food and Drug Administration of 23 May 2017: ‘FDA approves first cancer treatment for any solid tumour with a specific genetic feature’ This is good news. Because it means that the knowledge that science has given us many years ago now is accepted by the regulator for the first time. Cancer... Read more
The Future - As Seen by Healthcare Service Providers
We asked healthcare service providers what they'll need to succeed. Some of the answers will surprise you.I recently had the honor of giving the key note speech at the Healthcare Business International Conference 2017, where 570 healthcare industry CEOs from 50 countries gathered to share their perspectives on what to expect in healthcare over the next... Read more
How can intelligent technology investment strategies help to optimise healthcare institutions?
Healthcare without IT is unthinkable these days, as it plays an increasingly important role in many work processes. This trend is set to continue, and medical equipment and IT will be linked even more closely in the future. Intelligent technology investment strategies will therefore need to be more holistic to be effective going forward. Besides... 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
25 X 25: Reducing Premature Mortality from Cardiovascular Disease
The world heart federation’s commitment: 25% by the year 2025 Cardio... Read more
Patient Safety and Social Media
Patientsafe represents a group of healthcare staff focused on introducing... Read more
Liquid Biopsy: Circulating Tumour Cells and Circulating Tumour DNA
Markers for Therapeutic Progress in CancerLiquid biopsy Read more
RAD-AID International and Global Health Radiology
RAD-AID is a non-governmental organisation with a mission to promote radiology... Read more
Pharma Supplement
European Association of Hospital PharmacistsJoan Peppard, President-Elect... Read more
Cardio-Oncology: A Developing Specialty for Comprehensive Cardiac Care
Over the past several decades there have been significant and important... Read more
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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...
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CLINI-RF
The Clini-RF is a new type of freezer designed to rapidly freeze specimens for sectioning or processing. It has a rapid freezer tank which can hold object holders as well as hexane for immersion of the specimens. The Clini-RF eliminates the need to use...
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,...
