Doctor Discrimination: How to Deal With It
Following an incident of discrimination against medics in an emergency department led to a team of Stanford University School of Medicine... Read more
Healthcare Infrastructure for a Web of Care
By Jonathan Erskine We know that Europe’s health and healthcare systems need to reinvent themselves. Most are struggling to cope with the... Read more
EHR Upcoding Compliance: Keep the Auditors Happy
While electronic health records (EHRs) have enabled the creation of detailed patient files there is a frustrating problem that this technology... Read more
Even Top CMS Performers Want Star Rating Reform
Mayo Clinic was one of a handful of healthcare facilities in the U.S. that was awarded a five-star rating by The Centers for... Read more
C-Suite Transitioning: One Leader to Another
Sue Schade, former CIO at University Hospitals has shared her experience of the handover of her position to a new director with key insights... Read more
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Distance Teaching Process in Medical School – Georgian Example
The 20th century was characterised by the intensive development of technologies and their application in different fields. Distance education is one of the best and prominent examples of technology transfer and information sharing. It enables the creation and usage of digital content to inform and train people as well as usage of tools (ie,... Read more
Greek ‘Bras de Fer’ During Pandemic: Tutorial for Future
It is a common view that the current situation, which we are asked to deal with, evokes smaller or bigger arguments. There was dogmatism that collapsed, ideological obsessions that were demolished, and Keynes-based policies that take peculiar revenge. At least, this is what has been said by the Greek Deputy Minister of Finance in an interview... Read more
How COVID-19 has Created Ageism in Healthcare
Regardless of age, gender and social status, there are very few aspects of our daily lives that have not been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Social distancing, ‘non-essentials’ working from home, wearing masks, and ‘Zooming’ with loved ones rather than seeing them in person, are all practices that (at some point or another in the last... Read more
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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
Medical errors: is prevention possible?
How the Patient Safety Movement is striving for zero preventable deaths... Read more
EAHP: Representing Hospital Pharmacists
Joan Peppard is President-Elect of the European Association of Hospital... Read more
Critical Care in Brazil
Brazil is the largest country in South America, and ranks fifth in the... Read more
Social media: getting it right in the marketing plan
Leveraging digital resources is the key to successful marketing Reed... Read more
Indirect Calorimetry to Measure Energy Requirements: From Consensus to Daily Practice
Why Personalize Nutrition Therapy? The need for personalized... Read more
European Perfusionists in ECLS/ECMO: Roles & Responsibilities
Since its first clinical use in the 1950s, the set-up and management of... Read more