Search Tag: acute care
2022 15 Dec
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) recognises 18 organisations who achieved commitment and excellence in digital health, having been awarded at the highest level of the CHIME Digital Health Most Wired Survey with level 10 certification. The survey grew by 20% this year, representing over 38,000 facilities....Read more
2022 19 Jul
Critically ill patients admitted to inpatient facilities are often at risk of acute physiologic deterioration. This deterioration can lead to prolonged hospitalisation, admission to the ICU, and cardiorespiratory arrest. Often, a patient's worsening condition remains undetected for hours before the escalation of care. Strategies have been used to recognise...Read more
2021 25 Nov
Speaker Claudio Ronco Director of the Department of Nephrology and the International Renal Research Institute(IRRIV) of San Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza, Italy Find Ortho Clinical Diagnostics On Social Media Read more
2019 14 Mar
Section Editor Theodorus Kyprianou introduces the “Informatics and Technology” section of ICU Management & Practice. It is with great pleasure that I introduce today “Informatics and Technology,” an open forum to discuss the role of new, disruptive, hybrid technologies in acute, emergency and intensive care medicine. This brand-new section...Read more
2017 01 Sep
In continuation of Radiometer’s commitment to the fight against sepsis – one of the world’s deadliest diseases - Radiometer is proud to sponsor World Sepsis Day for the second consecutive year. Each year, 30 million people are affected by sepsis and more than six million people die from the disease. While it is the number one cause of preventable...Read more
2016 08 Feb
A new study has identified a series of innovations that can help address the problem of unnecessary emergency admissions. The study is published in the Health Services and Delivery Research journal. Hospital admissions in the UK increased by 47 percent between 1998 and 2013. Recently hospitals have been put on black alert because pressures from...Read more
2016 24 Jan
The Acute Care Index of Function (ACIF) — developed for neurological patients — can be used to measure physical function in ICU patients, according to a study published in the journal Heart & Lung . ACIF scores also strongly predict the likelihood of discharge home compared to another facility. Early mobilisation of ICU patients results in shorter...Read more
2015 21 Aug
New statistics have been released by the Federal Office of Public Health on intensive care in Swiss hospitals. The objective is to boost transparency and to allow patients and doctors to choose the most appropriate care. The public health office publishes data on the quality of acute care in Swiss hospitals every year. The data covers 165 facilities...Read more
2015 16 Jul
Critically ill patients with complex diagnoses generally receive better and less expensive care at long-term acute care hospitals (LTCHs), according to a new study reported in the journal Medical Care . Results showed lower death rates and similar or lower Medicare costs at LTCHs, compared with other care settings, for patients with multiple organ...Read more
2015 05 Jul
Dietary errors occurred in 285 events reported to the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority between January 2009 and June 2014, with eight events causing serious harm to patients. The findings highlight the importance of having dietary standards to ensure that meals served in the hospital meet the needs of patients. Meals delivered to patients who...Read more