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2024 20 Jun
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more prevalent in healthcare, hospitals and health systems must navigate an evolving legal landscape. Attorney Kathleen G. Healy emphasises the complexity of this landscape, highlighting the proliferation of laws and regulations surrounding AI use in healthcare. Hospital leaders must consider legal complexities...Read more
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
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
2023 02 Aug
Conclusions of the Conference Held in Madrid on Value-Based Public Procurement On June 6 th 2023, a conference was held on "The Public Sector Contracts Law: Does it favor value-based procurement?", organised by the Subdirectorate General for Public Procurement of the Madrid Health Service, with the collaboration of Impulsa Salud. The rise...Read more
2023 06 Jun
The Luxembourg Hospital Federation (FHL), its partners and the European Association of Hospital Managers (EAHM) will take advantage of Healthcare Week Luxembourg 2023 , from 20 to 22 September, to present awards to the most promising start-ups and projects in the field of innovation. Applications are now being accepted in three categories. ...Read more
2023 02 Mar
Gerry O'Dwyer , the Group Chief Executive of the South/SouthWest Hospital Group, has recently announced his retirement after an impressive 50-year career in the health services. Originally from Dublin and a proud fan of the Blues, Gerry has dedicated the past eight years to serving as the Group Chief Executive in the second capital. During his tenure,...Read more
2023 25 Oct
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2021 14 Feb
A new study looks into the issue of nurse burnout in the U.S. and associated factors, urging healthcare provider organisations to improve their management effort in this area. You might also like: Resilience: The Airbag for Nurses and Other Healthcare Professions Burnout is recognised as one of the major problems...Read more
2021 30 Jan
Routine COVID-19 screening of hospital staff is unlikely to prevent transmission of the virus and might additionally burden the facility, a new study shows. You might also like: COVID-19 Infection at Work: Who is at Risk? With increasing COVID-19 testing capacity, asymptomatic surveillance is becoming widely adopted across...Read more
2021 25 Feb
Speaker Laura A. Dixon (BS, JD, RN, CPHRM) Find Webinar Planet on Social Media Read more
2020 29 Dec
While adherence to evidence-based protocols for sepsis care ('SEP-1 bundles') can help reduce in-hospital mortality and length of stay, a new U.S. study ( Lasater et al. 2020) says improving patient-to-nurse staffing ratios has greater impact on patient outcomes. You might also like: How preventable are in-hospital sepsis-associated...Read more
2020 27 Nov
Several experts from Dell Medical School, Santeon, Diabeter Nederland and Erasmus MC gathered on 26 November to discuss the challenges of high-value care (HVC) during the ongoing EIT Health Summit Series. You might also like: New Era in High Value Care in Europe The session focussed on three main HVC areas: outcomes; incentives...Read more
2020 25 Nov
The pandemic has changed the way care is delivered, with clinical staff fighting an unknown disease, others being assigned to previously unfamiliar areas, and medical students being involved as workforce. To adapt, clinical educators must change their ways of working and develop new methods of training delivery. The clinical education team at...Read more
2020 19 Nov
New research shows that, in the primary care setting, both patients and practitioners perceive patient safety more in terms of work functions, which reflect grouping of tasks or responsibilities in delivery of care. You might also like: Future of Patient Safety: What We’ve Learned from the Pandemic In this study (Lai...Read more
2020 12 Oct
With the current COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare professionals face higher infection risk arising from both community exposure and occupational hazards. As noted in a new study by Harvard and Massachusetts General Brigham researchers (Shenoy et al. 2020), COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests show persistently positive results among healthcare workers....Read more
2020 02 Oct
With the onset of the COVID-19 contagion, admissions to U.S. hospitals plummeted partly due to curtailment of elective surgery and other medical services deemed non-critical. However, "puzzling declines" were also reported regarding admissions for acute medical conditions such as stroke and heart attack. You might also like: Self-Confinement Help...Read more
2020 24 Sep
New research from the UK has detected SARS-CoV-2 seroconversion among asymptomatic healthcare workers. Moreover, researchers were able to identify variation in the occupational risk of exposure to the pathogen – which causes COVID-19 – between hospital departments. You might also like: COVID-19: Risk Factors for Healthcare Workers...Read more
2020 09 Jul
Brazil has now become one of the epicentres of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the burden on its healthcare system is increasing daily. Paulo Moll, CEO of Rede D'Or São Luiz (RDSL) , the largest privately held, independent hospital operator in the country, speaks about the measures taken on the national level and within the RDSL system and shares...Read more
2020 16 Mar
Today, 16 March 2020, submission of entries for the International Hospital Federation (IHF) Awards 2020 has opened. The awards will be presented during the 44th IHF World Hospital Congress (WHC) to be held on 2-5 November 2020 in Barcelona, Spain. You may also like : Winners of the IHF Awards 2019 The IHF Awards...Read more
2020 13 Mar
The novel coronavirus COVID-19 continues its spread globally. Public authorities are implementing various measures to contain or delay it, from complete or partial territorial lockdowns to closing schools to banning larger public gatherings. In this situation healthcare systems are on the front line, and hospitals and healthcare leadership...Read more
2020 09 Mar
A tertiary hospital in Singapore shares its experience of handling the work during the outbreaks of infectious diseases, namely during the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) epidemics. Focusing on the operations of the radiology department, it offers recommendations that may be useful for other hospital...Read more
2020 04 Mar
A team of U.S. researchers identified the most effective hospital-based methods for reducing readmission rates, such as telehealth programmes and increased nursing involvement among others. You may also like : Hospital Readmissions and Machine Learning In line with the U.S. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, since October...Read more
2019 13 Nov
HealthManagement.org is proud to welcome on board Alexandre Lourenço as our new EXEC Editor-in-Chief. Lourenço serves as President of the Portuguese Association of Hospital Managers, Board and Executive Committee member of the European Association of Hospital Managers (EAHM), Board Member of the European Health Management Association and Honorary...Read more
2019 29 Aug
Effective management is the key to success for any business and the same can be said for the management of hospital systems. Here we explore the top nine management tips to running your hospital successfully. 1) Training of Hospital Staff New staff introduced to the hospital must be competent hospital managers. Hospital staff should be encouraged...Read more
2020 07 Oct
POSTPONED DO TO COVID-19 HEALTH CONCERNS Find Hospital Infrastructure Show on Social Media Read more