Search Tag: healthcare challenges
2024 18 Nov
The global healthcare landscape faces complex challenges exacerbated by workforce shortages, ageing populations and financial constraints. Healthcare leaders must be equipped not only with technical knowledge but also with the self-awareness required to navigate these difficulties effectively. It is crucial to understand one’s strengths and weaknesses,...Read more
2024 11 Nov
The rapid rise of retail giants like Walmart, CVS and Amazon in the healthcare sector once seemed likely to revolutionise primary care. Promising accessible, cost-effective healthcare, these companies brought the convenience of retail into medical services, sparking excitement and industry speculation. However, recent trends reveal that retail...Read more
2024 13 Jun
The U.S. healthcare system confronts significant challenges that are straining medical professionals. Issues like administrative burdens, staffing shortages, and reimbursement difficulties contribute to high levels of stress and burnout among physicians. Despite efforts to achieve more with less, including lower pay, average doctor salaries increased...Read more
2024 13 Jun
The U.S. healthcare system confronts significant challenges that are straining medical professionals. Issues like administrative burdens, staffing shortages, and reimbursement difficulties contribute to high levels of stress and burnout among physicians. Despite efforts to achieve more with less, including lower pay, average doctor salaries increased...Read more
2024 08 May
One of the most persistent challenges in modern healthcare systems is the timely discharge of patients who no longer require acute care. This issue has plagued hospitals for years and is now reaching critical levels, leaving both patients and providers in a precarious situation. Across the United States, hospital leaders are grappling with an...Read more
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
2023 27 Oct
The 46th World Hospital Congress came to a close today in Lisbon (Portugal) with a ceremony to hand over hosting duties for the 47th World Hospital Congress to Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) in 2024. The Congress is the premier event for global leaders and decision-makers in the healthcare community. It returned to Lisbon for the first time since...Read more
2023 25 Oct
The 46th World Hospital Congress officially opened today under the High Patronage of the President of the Portuguese Republic. Over 1300 delegates from 89 countries gathered for the Congress, which takes place from 25 to 27 October in Lisbon, Portugal. Deborah J. Bowen, IHF President and President and CEO of the American College of Healthcare...Read more
2022 29 Apr
An overview of the challenges faced by the National Health Service (NHS) and measures that can be used to help the NHS deliver and transform care in 2022. Key Points As the immediate demands of the pandemic response diminish, the NHS continues to face unrelenting pressure. The vaccination programme and management of increased demands from...Read more