News
Protecting Rural Hospitals: Microsoft's Cybersecurity Initiative
2024 02 Jul
Rural hospitals are indispensable pillars of healthcare in the United States, providing essential services to communities often underserved by larger healthcare networks. However, these vital institutions face mounting challenges, with cyberattacks emerging as a significant threat. Recognizing this critical issue, Microsoft has launched the Microsoft...Read more
The Rise of Robotics in Hospital Logistics: Innovations and Challenges
2024 13 Jun
As hospitals worldwide grapple with staff shortages and budget constraints, the integration of automation long established in other industries emerges as a promising solution. While medical robotics have traditionally been associated with specialised tasks in operating theatres, a new frontier is expanding: the use of robots for logistical operations...Read more
Empowering Rural and Community Hospitals with Emerging Technologies
2024 12 Jun
Rural and community hospitals serve nearly 15% of the U.S. population, yet only 10% of physicians practice in these areas. Despite their rural settings, these healthcare organisations face the same staffing, security, and budgetary challenges as their urban counterparts. With the costs of electronic health record (EHR) downtime and ransomware...Read more
Water Quality in Hospital Device Processing: ECRI’s Recommendations
2024 06 Jun
Water plays a pivotal role in the intricate process of cleaning and sterilising medical devices within hospital settings. Understanding the nuances of water quality and its implications on device processing is crucial for maintaining patient safety and operational efficiency. In a note published on its website, ECRI delves into the various facets...Read more
How Connectivity Solutions Can Serve Hospital at Home
2024 04 Jun
The Hospitals in the Home (HiTH) care model, dating back to the 1950s in France, has gained traction globally, with implementation in countries like Australia, the UK, Canada, Israel, Spain, and the US. In Australia alone, it accounted for over 595,000 days of care in 2017-2018, constituting over 5% of acute care bed days. HiTH aims to alleviate...Read more
Industry News
Geneva to host the International Hospital Federation (IHF) World Hospital Congress in 2025
2024 23 May
The International Hospital Federation (IHF) has announced that the 48th World Hospital Congress will be held in Geneva, Switzerland, in November 2025 with the University Hospital of Geneva (HUG) and the Canton serving as host. The Congress brings together hospital leaders and healthcare system executives to connect around global learning for...Read more
Hospitals Turn To Automation to Reduce Human Error and Address Labor Cost
2024 13 May
Navia Robotics, a leader in the field of robotics, is thrilled to announce a groundbreaking initiative in partnership with several hospitals across the country. Navia Robotics, a leader in the field of robotics technology, is thrilled to announce a groundbreaking initiative in partnership with several hospitals and medical care facilities...Read more
Sabic & Jessa Hospital Advance Circular Polymers from Medical Plastic Recycling
2024 19 Mar
In a TRUCIRCLE™ collaboration project with Jessa Hospital, Belgium, SABIC has successfully achieved an important step towards creating circular polymers based on advanced recycling of used medical plastic. Collaboration with dialysis department at Jessa Hospital, Belgium, in proof-of-concept pilot project. Project has shown that...Read more
Dr Muna A. Tahlak Assumes Presidency of the International Hospital Federation
2023 27 Oct
Dr Muna A. Tahlak begins her two-year term as the 36th President of the International Hospital Federation (IHF) – a global non-profit, membership organization representing hospitals and healthcare associations across the globe. Dr Tahlak was elected in November 2021 and has served two years as President Designate before taking up the position of President...Read more
Call for Abstracts Now Open for the 47th World Hospital Congress
2023 27 Oct
Abstract submissions are now being accepted for the 47th World Hospital Congress, which takes place from 10 to 12 September 2024 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The World Hospital Congress is an annual event, organized by the International Hospital Federation (IHF), and held in different regions of the world. The Congress brings together hospital...Read more
Articles
What Does For-Profit Ownership Imply for Hospital Management Sciences?
2023 30 Oct
For-profit hospitals are getting an ever-increasing share of the healthcare market. Since they do not structurally outperform other ownership types, questions arise on the desirability of this trend. For-profit strategies, such as consolidation, segmentalisation, and turnaround management, will affect the future hospital landscape and may disrupt...Read more
Transformation of Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg Hospital
2022 29 Apr
Dr Bruno De Peuter, Head of Medical Imaging and Musculoskeletal Radiology Specialist at Belgian hospital Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, explains how the hospital transformed itself into a modern, well-respected, tertiary care centre. Over the past few decades, the medical imaging department at Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg (ZOL) has experienced...Read more
Smart Hospital for the Future
2020 11 May
Summary: Tan Tock Seng Hospital, a large multi-disciplinary public hospital in Singapore enters into the future of Hospital Operations with Command, Control & Communications (C3) capabilities at its new Integrated Operations Command Centre. On 22 Jan 2020, Singapore raised its Disease Outbreak Response System Condition (DORSCON)...Read more
Going ‘Liquid’ - Digital Transformation and Big Data Strategy in SJD Children’s Hospital
2020 11 May
Summary: An innovation expert talks about the challenging transformation journey of a hospital in Spain, triggered by the economic crisis and the growing digitalisation of the modern world. While realised mainly through introduction of technology, this journey is, first, about organisational innovation and change. Sant Joan de Déu (SJD)...Read more
The Inner Workings of a ‘Smart’ Hospital
2020 09 Mar
Summary: For the last five years, a Belgian hospital has been searching for innovative ways to optimise their operations in care and supporting processes. From motion sensors and tablet PCs used by the cleaning service, to Bluetooth-based asset and patient tracking, to robotics and wearables – these are just a few of their promising projects discussed...Read more
Events
Hospital @ Home Asia 2023
2023 28 Nov
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