NewYork-Presbyterian's Comprehensive Family Leave Policy
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital has announced a new policy on paid parental leave that is the most comprehensive of its kind among New York City... Read more
Hospitals Burdened by Readmission Penalties
New research indicates that many hospitals are burdened by persistent penalties incurred for their excess 30-day Medicare readmissions. The... Read more
Healthcare in Post-Brexit Era
It is expected that health and social care in the UK will be affected with its withdrawal from the European Union. Some of the anticipated issues... Read more
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
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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
New Management Pathways in Cardiovascular Risk Factors
Summary: A presentation of a case study in light of the updated ESC... Read more
Value-Based Radiology: View from Europe
What does value-based healthcare and value-based radiology mean to you... Read more
The critical care resuscitation unit
A new paradigm for optimising inter-hospital transfer of patients with... Read more
Utility of Brain Ultrasound in Neurocritical care
Evidence shows that sonography of the brain can be used to visualise... Read more
Simulating Stress in Hospital Workflow
COMPUTER MODEL LOOKS AT ER FUNCTIONS, EVEN BEFORE IT’S BUILT With... Read more
AI-based prediction in clinical settings: can we trust it?
AI is proving its worth in delirium prediction An AI model used... Read more