The Y Generation: What They Want from Healthcare
As demographics shift and change, healthcare organisations and systems are asking how they can attract the millennial generation to their... Read more
Mayo Clinic: 9 Ways to Prevent Doctor Burnout
Burnout is one of the most urgent problems facing healthcare management with staff under pressure from a punishing workload that can lead... Read more
Study: Death Rates Rise Under Lower Skilled Staff
A large European study published online in BMJ Quality and Safety shows that the chances of a patient dying in hospital under the watch... Read more
Navigating Healthcare Uncertainty Until U.S. Presidential Inauguration
The outcome of the recent U.S. presidential election which saw Republican Donald Trump victorious has shed an uncertain light onto healthcare... Read more
Health Leadership in Europe Leveraged in New Media Partnership
The European Association of Hospital Managers (EAHM) and HealthManagement.org Enter New Agreement EAHM and HealthManagement.org... Read more
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Zoom On: Dr Donna Prosser
Dr Donna Prosser has worked in healthcare for over thirty years, first as a bedside nurse, but more recently, for the past two decades, focussed on healthcare quality and safety in healthcare administration and as a consultant. As Chief Clinical Officer at the Patient Safety Movement Foundation, Dr Prosser’s focus is helping hospitals... Read more
Zoom On: Vonda Vaden Bates
Vonda Vaden Bates is an alliance builder and leadership coach with over 30 years of experience helping professionals and organisations succeed. In 2012, her husband, Yogiraj Charles Bates, died from one of the most common preventable causes of death, known as hospital-associated venous thromboembolism. In 2013, Vonda decided to contribute... Read more
Healthcare Mergers and Acquisitions – Making Waves in 2020
During the past decade, healthcare systems have been expanding their avenues to serve countries around the globe, breaking free from conventional norms. Today, these organisations are on the lookout for well-planned strategies to accelerate the growth patterns and increase cost efficiency. The key to meet these goals necessitates merger and acquisition (M&A)... 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
Training medical students in EHR usage
A training initiative that introduces medical students to EHR use early... Read more
Resource Allocation in Healthcare: Have We Misjudged Societal Values?
Equitable Healthcare With increased emphasis on financial constraint... Read more
On the Threats to Imaging…. Should We Be Worried?
Key Points Imaging has been at the forefront of innumerable technical... Read more
Empowering communities to improve their health and wellbeing
#WHIS connects people and communities. World Health Innovation... Read more
Affidea grows in Portugal and expands into teleradiology
Affidea Group is a leading healthcare services provider with over 7500... Read more
Tackling Coronary Heart Disease the Biggest Success in 50 Years
Interview with Professor Guy de Backer Professor Guy De Backer, Emeritus... Read more