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2025 30 Oct
Editorial Summary by the HealthManagement.org Team The OECD Global Corporate Sustainability Report 2025 (GCSR 2025) offers a comprehensive overview of how the world’s corporations are managing sustainability—and where they continue to fall short. While its findings span all industries, they hold critical lessons for healthcare leaders, policymakers,...Read more
2025 30 Oct
Editorial Summary by the HealthManagement.org Team The OECD Global Corporate Sustainability Report 2025 (GCSR 2025) offers a comprehensive overview of how the world’s corporations are managing sustainability—and where they continue to fall short. While its findings span all industries, they hold critical lessons for healthcare leaders, policymakers,...Read more
2025 30 Oct
Editorial Summary by the HealthManagement.org Team The OECD Global Corporate Sustainability Report 2025 (GCSR 2025) offers a comprehensive overview of how the world’s corporations are managing sustainability—and where they continue to fall short. While its findings span all industries, they hold critical lessons for healthcare leaders, policymakers,...Read more
2025 27 Oct
Efforts to decarbonise imaging often prioritise high-energy modalities, yet a comprehensive life cycle assessment of adult diagnostic ultrasound in a university hospital shows a different profile. Most greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were not tied to scanner manufacture or electricity, but to routine supplies and linens used around examinations....Read more
2025 27 Oct
Efforts to decarbonise imaging often prioritise high-energy modalities, yet a comprehensive life cycle assessment of adult diagnostic ultrasound in a university hospital shows a different profile. Most greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were not tied to scanner manufacture or electricity, but to routine supplies and linens used around examinations....Read more
2025 27 Oct
Efforts to decarbonise imaging often prioritise high-energy modalities, yet a comprehensive life cycle assessment of adult diagnostic ultrasound in a university hospital shows a different profile. Most greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were not tied to scanner manufacture or electricity, but to routine supplies and linens used around examinations....Read more
2025 27 Oct
Efforts to decarbonise imaging often prioritise high-energy modalities, yet a comprehensive life cycle assessment of adult diagnostic ultrasound in a university hospital shows a different profile. Most greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were not tied to scanner manufacture or electricity, but to routine supplies and linens used around examinations....Read more
2025 24 Oct
Health systems are under pressure to reduce their environmental footprint, prompting interest in how sustainability can be integrated into clinical counselling without eroding patient experience. Evidence on patient responses remains mixed and may depend on clinical context. A randomised, experimental vignette study investigated whether advising...Read more
2025 15 Oct
Cyberattacks remain a critical threat to healthcare, with consequences extending beyond data loss to operational disruption and patient harm. A survey conducted in 2023 among 653 IT and security professionals across healthcare organisations revealed that 88% had experienced at least one cyberattack in the previous year, with an average of 40 incidents....Read more
2025 26 Sep
Healthcare is becoming a significant force in addressing environmental challenges, with hospitals reporting clear progress on sustainability. Fresh benchmark data points to measurable environmental gains across healthcare, alongside stronger governance and clearer targets. Nearly 493 reporting hospitals contributed to the latest Environmental...Read more
2025 02 Sep
Over the past half century, the world has witnessed remarkable progress in reducing mortality across age groups. Life expectancy at birth increased from 56 years in 1970 to 73 years in 2019, driven by advances in medical care, public health initiatives and declining fertility rates. At the same time, population ageing has reshaped the global demographic...Read more
2025 30 May
Healthcare leaders can create a lasting legacy by aligning purpose with values, building authentic relationships and fostering trust. Emphasising emotional intelligence, daily intentional actions and psychological safety, values-driven leadership enables lasting impact. A true legacy is measured not by titles, but by lives influenced and communities...Read more
2025 30 May
Healthcare leaders can create a lasting legacy by aligning purpose with values, building authentic relationships and fostering trust. Emphasising emotional intelligence, daily intentional actions and psychological safety, values-driven leadership enables lasting impact. A true legacy is measured not by titles, but by lives influenced and communities...Read more
2025 17 May
As healthcare systems increasingly rely on third-party cloud services and digital platforms, the line between innovation and vulnerability continues to blur. Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) vendors power much of the infrastructure that supports modern care delivery, yet their success also invites new risks. With each...Read more
2025 16 May
Novo Nordisk announced changes to its executive leadership and Board of Directors. As per mutual agreement with the Novo Nordisk Board, Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen will step down from his role as CEO of Novo Nordisk. He will continue as CEO for a period to support a smooth transition to new leadership. A search for Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen’s...Read more
2025 12 May
With ageing populations in Europe and North America, the number of elderly patients presenting to emergency departments with abdominal pain continues to rise. Individuals over 75 face unique diagnostic challenges due to atypical clinical presentations and the prevalence of serious underlying conditions. Computed tomography (CT) has become a cornerstone...Read more
2025 12 May
The rise in follow-up imaging for pulmonary nodules has created an urgent need for tools that can support efficient and accurate longitudinal assessments. With increasing reliance on computed tomography (CT) scans for lung cancer screening and disease monitoring, radiologists face a mounting workload, especially as CT sensitivity results in frequent...Read more
2025 12 May
The rise in follow-up imaging for pulmonary nodules has created an urgent need for tools that can support efficient and accurate longitudinal assessments. With increasing reliance on computed tomography (CT) scans for lung cancer screening and disease monitoring, radiologists face a mounting workload, especially as CT sensitivity results in frequent...Read more
2025 06 May
Q1 2025 Group performance Group sales EUR 4.1 billion, reflecting a 2% decline in comparable sales growth mainly due to China; slightly ahead of company outlook due to Personal Health growth and royalty phasing Comparable order intake increased 2% despite China decline Income from operations increased to EUR 154 million...Read more
2025 09 Jan
Physician burnout is a critical issue in healthcare, directly linked to key performance indicators such as patient safety and care quality. The COVID-19 pandemic significantly amplified this concern, with nearly two-thirds of physicians reporting burnout symptoms, a sharp increase from previous years. Burnout not only affects the mental health...Read more
2024 29 Nov
Multidisciplinary teams in healthcare, enhanced by technology experts, offer a comprehensive approach to patient care. By incorporating data analysts and AI specialists, teams can utilise real-time health data from wearables and digital platforms, improving diagnostic accuracy and enabling personalised treatments. As digital health data grows,...Read more
2024 03 Nov
The evolution of electronic health records (EHRs) has revolutionised data management in healthcare. However, their potential is often limited by the significant amount of unstructured data they contain, such as clinicians’ notes and patient narratives. Natural Language Processing (NLP) is changing this dynamic by converting unstructured data into...Read more
2024 07 Oct
Patient engagement in clinical trials is vital, as it improves the trial design, ensures accurate data collection, and helps retain patients throughout the trial duration. Understanding technological advancements is essential for healthcare professionals to support patients and make clinical trials a more seamless experience. Here are five ways...Read more
2024 27 Sep
The Esaote Group, a leading Italian innovator in the field of medical imaging, will be exhibiting at Italian Design: Champions and Hidden Champions, a temporary museum that tells the story of Italian industrial excellence in China for the World Design Cities Conference (WDCC 2024) in Shanghai. Esaote, aware that design can also be an institutional...Read more
2024 21 May
In the fast-evolving landscape of healthcare, wearables and monitoring devices are emerging as indispensable tools, particularly in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. These digital companions offer more than just convenience; they hold the potential to revolutionise how we approach healthcare delivery and management. However, their proliferation...Read more
2024 21 May
In the fast-evolving landscape of healthcare, wearables and monitoring devices are emerging as indispensable tools, particularly in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. These digital companions offer more than just convenience; they hold the potential to revolutionise how we approach healthcare delivery and management. However, their proliferation...Read more
2024 08 May
Hospitals and health systems, despite grappling with significant challenges, are demonstrating remarkable resilience in this period of transformation. They face rising demand for high-acuity care and financial instability due to workforce shortages, supply chain disruptions, and inflation. Yet, despite these hurdles, many hospitals are operating...Read more
2024 28 Apr
HealthManagement.org Editorial Board Member Mansoor Fatehi, MD, CIIP, has announced his new appointment as Chair of the Global Outreach Committee (GOC) at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM). This prestigious role will see Dr. Fatehi lead the committee in a three-year term focused on advancing imaging informatics globally....Read more
2024 11 Apr
The ransomware attack on UnitedHealth's subsidiary, Change Healthcare, has spotlighted the growing attractiveness of the data-rich U.S. healthcare industry to cybercriminals. This incident, which left thousands of doctors, hospitals, and health providers unpaid due to billing system disruptions, has prompted the U.S. Department of Health and Human...Read more
2024 11 Apr
The ransomware attack on UnitedHealth's subsidiary, Change Healthcare, has spotlighted the growing attractiveness of the data-rich U.S. healthcare industry to cybercriminals. This incident, which left thousands of doctors, hospitals, and health providers unpaid due to billing system disruptions, has prompted the U.S. Department of Health and Human...Read more