Saving Millions with Predictive Analytics
Predictive analytics is increasingly becoming an important tool in healthcare, especially in terms of improving workflow efficiency. In a new... Read more
Research Improves Hospital Efficiency, Length of Stay, Healthcare Costs
According to a study by Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) and the IE Business School, public hospitals that generate more scientific publications... Read more
Machine Learning for Costly Illnesses
Machine learning algorithms now enable some hospitals in Boston to predict diabetes and heart disease hospitalisations up to a year in advance... Read more
Handshake Ban to Curb Hospital Infections
Hospital-acquired infections are a serious and potentially life-threatening problem in hospitals, and the unwashed hands of healthcare workers... Read more
#ESAGeneva: Physician-Assisted Suicide - Yay or Nay?
Physican-assisted suicide continues to remain a controversial topic. Both medical experts and the general public have so far failed to come... Read more
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Is Nursing Without a Mask Strange?
Before I go on my annual leave, I thought I'd drop a line. Last week I did my first shift in a little private hospital in my hometown. When I arrived on the ward, I called in at the Sister's office. As I headed towards her door, I realised I was the only nurse wearing a mask. I was still in my civilian clothes, and as I said, my mask was... Read more
Advocates, Let’s Make It Our Problem!
I have lymphoma. Is that my problem or that of my physician? Or perhaps the problem of research and industry? It is indeed my problem and I need my physician badly. She can only do her work when good science is being done and when the healthcare industry provides her with the right treatments. There is a lot of work and cooperation that needs to happen,... Read more
Connecting Healthcare Providers with Patients
Traditionally, the use of healthcare services begins with an in-person appointment with a primary care physician, but being seen often takes days or weeks. As a consequence of the evolution of information technology infrastructure, the ability to deliver digital access to healthcare services has developed. The advantages are many, including eliminating... Read more
White Papers and Case Studies
Clinical Decision Support for Prostate Cancer Care
2021 08 Oct
Executive Summary Cancer care is becoming increasingly complex and personalized. More and more patient characteristics and disease specific data – clinical history, comorbidities, imaging, laboratory data, genomics/ proteomics, lifestyle factors, pathology results – have to be factored in when deciding on diagnostic measures and care pathways.... Read more
Improving Medical Technology Management Through Value Partnerships
2021 03 Aug
Executive Summary Value Partnerships™ are the enduring relationships that Siemens Healthineers forges with customers in order to optimize operations, expand capabilities, and advance innovation within healthcare enterprises. One of the areas where optimization can transform care delivery and improve patient experience is in the holistic management... Read more
How to Create the Healing Environment of the Future
2021 03 Aug
The human-centered approach to healthcare facility planning and design. Executive Summary Transforming care delivery through facility design and planning Healthcare environments continue to evolve, with new pressures from patients, staff, and payers driving care providers to be more people-centered and value-driven. Meeting the challenges... Read more
From Our Journals
New EAHM President supports exchange and innovation
Looking towards a pan-European vision. The new President of... Read more
Care Coordination
For its fourth Deep Dive™ analysis of a particular patient safety topic,... Read more
Visionary leadership
Th e w a y f o r wa r d f or U S... Read more
Establishing a relationship of trust and care
The chaplain is a resource of ethically competent support and a compassionate Read more
Monitoring Peripheral Circulation
Even though systemic haemodynamic variables may be normalised, there... Read more
Challenges in the Haemodynamic Management of Septic Shock
An overview of the haemodynamic management of patients in septic shock... Read more