Search Tag: chronic illness

ICU Management

Redefining-the-role-of-hospitals-innovating-in-population-health

2018 21 Aug

The 27th EAHM Congress looks at providing healthcare to a changing population and adapting to digitisation With the 27th European Association of Hospital Managers (EAHM) Congress being held in Cascais, Lisbon at the end of September, HealthManagement interviews Alexandre Lourenço, President of hosting organisation, the Portuguese Association...Read more

ICU Management

Critical-care-at-the-end-of-life-a-study-of-cost-and-outcomes

2017 07 Jun

New research indicates that the majority of individuals admitted to ICU at the end of life are elderly and burdened by chronic illness. The existing medical literature indicates that this is the exact type of population that would be expected to do worse in the ICU, researchers note. The study also shows that a significant proportion of those with...Read more