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Hyperthermia. An amplifier for radiation therapy.
Hyperthermia can further enhance the therapeutic outcomes of radiation and chemotherapy, while keeping side effects at a minimum. A treatment method with many advantages. What is hyperthermia? Hyperthermia is the intentional overheating for therapeutic purposes, either throughout the body or in individual organs. The method of directly...
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Is your lab demonstrating its true value?
Today’s clinical laboratory faces increased patient volumes, a rise in chronic illnesses and more educated patients demanding real-time information — all leading to rising costs. As a result, laboratories are often an easy target for budget cuts because decision makers are focused more on cost instead of total value. Solutions, such as headcount...
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HERA W10
Excellence in Performance with New Advanced Features: HERA W10 At this year’s ISUOG, Samsung is showcasing two new ultrasound systems HERA W10 and HERA I10, based on a new premium platform HERA. It is a new premium platform which stands for Hyper-aperture Enhanced Reconstruction Architecture, incorporating Samsung’s new Crystal...
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Building a patient-centric culture in a multinational healthcare provider
The Affidea Experience Today, healthcare providers are facing numerous pressures and a hypercompetitive environment in which they should respond to patient needs in a personalised way. The focus on clinical excellence and outstanding medical outcomes can sometimes make healthcare providers lose sight of an important aspect of providing effective...
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A patient-centred approach to mammography
Head radiologist provides feedback on department’s three-year use of the Hologic Selenia® Dimensions® 3D Mammography™ System In an exclusive interview with HealthManagement, Dr. Annie Philippou Papoutsou explains how the implementation of Hologic’s Selenia® Dimensions® 3D Mammography™ System has helped radiologists to detect more cancers,...
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Capture atrial fibrillation using Preventicus with >95% accuracy
International validation study published in Europace The European Journal of Pacing, Arrhythmias and Cardiac Electrophysiology of the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Early detection of atrial fibrillation (AF) is essential for stroke prevention. Emerging technologies such as smartphone...
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The 360º seamless patient journey value. That’s VALUED
Improving experience and overall performance for patients receiving knee and hip replacements at Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Humanitarian City Hospital (SBAHC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. If you’ve ever been a patient or have had a loved one require care, you’ll know that what is valued as a patient – big or small – is unique for each person at every...
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Aiming to heal 80 percent more hearts through the power of partnership
As a leading center in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, Oslo University Hospital, in Norway is acutely aware of the increasing number of lives that are being impacted by atrial fibrillation. Dr. Erik Kongsgård, Head of Electrophysiology at the hospital, shared, “we are the only public center in the south of Norway, with approximately 2.8...
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The future of healthcare: Turning challenges into opportunities
Providing value-based care will be one of the driving forces in the future as highlighted by Siemens Healthineers professionals Dr. Ghada Trotabas, Dr. Arthur Kaindl, and Dr. Jonathan Darer at Healthcare Business International (HBI) 2018. The biggest challenge facing healthcare is the need to improve value for patients. Healthcare systems today...
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Healthcare demands are growing and evolving - so must we
Healthcare companies must evolve to help providers face the challenge of an ageing and growing population suffering from the increased incidence and diversity of chronic disease. We are experiencing a paradigm shift in the demand and definition for value-based healthcare, and it is no secret that this has resulted from the daunting task that...
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Affidea grows in Portugal and expands into teleradiology
Affidea Group is a leading healthcare services provider with over 7500 professionals performing almost 13 million examinations each year. Affidea is recognised for its superior medical technology platform, scale efficiencies, internationally awarded medical excellence and its continued expansion into new ways to create value as an integrator provider...
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