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2023 10 Oct
Physician burnout is escalating in the U.S. Authors of a recent study found that towards the end of the second year of the pandemic, more physicians experienced increased levels of emotional exhaustion and higher depersonalisation scores compared to previous years. This study, which involved 1373 physicians surveyed over three different periods,...Read more
2023 28 Apr
During the pandemic many healthcare workers suffered from stress and burnout, contributing to workforce turnover. Although the focus was placed on physician and nurse burnout, a new study found that high rates of burnout and intent to leave the job was an issue across the entire healthcare workforce. The cross-sectional survey, led by Brigham...Read more
2022 21 Dec
“Health at a Glance: Europe 2022” outlines the impact of the pandemic on health services across Europe, from primary care to hospital treatment, and the disruptions this placed on the care delivered to non-COVID-19 patients. The pandemic and the measures implemented to prevent transmission of the virus led to an unprecedented decline in people’s...Read more
2022 18 Nov
U.S. government health officials have warned of an early and severe start to flu season. As the lockdowns during the pandemic reduced interactions for children, they are now being exposed to respiratory viruses for the first time again. Across the nation, figures have illustrated a fast increase in cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and...Read more
2022 25 Apr
The World Health Organization (WHO) will focus on the theme of ‘Long Life for All’ for World Immunization Week, 24-30 April 2022. The goal is to bring people to understand that vaccines let us to pursue our dreams, protect our loved ones, and make it possible for us to live a long & healthy life. Every April, World Immunization Week brings people frRead more
2021 21 Sep
Moderator Alexandre Lourenco Panellists Nimish Biloria Simona Agger Ganassi Nino Giguashvili Diane Whitehouse Raju Narayan Find Healthmanagement.Org On Social Media Read more
2021 20 Jul
The initial global outbreak of COVID-19 revealed cracks in pandemic preparedness - from PPE to ventilators and oxygen, hospitals and skilled healthcare workers were stretched the brink in often physically and emotionally gruelling environments. Emerging variants and under-vaccination threaten future waves of the virus. Is your hospital ready?...Read more
2021 06 Jul
COVID-19 has not just impacted the world at large, but also it has also changed the DNA of our healthcare workplaces in many ways. Leaders must change and adapt communication and management techniques to lead effectively in this new era. HealthManagement offers healthcare leaders a few takeaways to consider in your newly transformed role. If...Read more
2021 14 May
When COVID-19 came on the scene in early 2020, and in-person medical care, aside from emergencies was deemed verboten, health systems were forced to find other care options. Clinicians, who were used to diagnose and treat patients in a clinical setting, were compelled to provide care by phone and video. The overnight transition to Telehealth was riddled...Read more
2021 13 May
Long before the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare systems struggled to manage the mental health and wellbeing of their diverse healthcare workforce who often suffered from stress, anxiety, long working hours and other related issues, which can lead to workplace burnout. The relatively new role of the chief wellness officer (CWO) are tasked with...Read more
2021 19 Apr
Social networks can be an important determinant of a country's growth. Not only do they help diffuse ideas and push progress, but a new paper argues that they can also play an active role in diffusing diseases that can rapidly spread and dampen growth. You might also like: Over 5 billion euro for European Healthcare Contributors...Read more
2021 17 Feb
Speakers: Dr. Karen Roush, MD, MBA Dr. Lily Li, MD, PhD, MBA Find Ortho Clinical Diagnostics - EMEA on Social Media Read more
2021 01 Feb
Digital technologies are impacting our way of living on a daily basis allowing customers to shop online, make travelling arrangements, use banking services, educational platforms, without physical presence. Healthcare was adopting innovative technologies aiming to increase accuracy of medical outcomes but embracing digital tools for online services...Read more
2020 11 May
Summary: A physician examines how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting the health of patients and healthcare workers, and proposes strategies to improve wellbeing. The COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 offers a new challenge for the world community not seen since the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918 (Bernhardt 2020). The world community, in large part, has...Read more
2020 21 Apr
For the last year I have been in a role working to create what it means to be a disruptive leader, a leader of innovation and change in a large, trusted and old organisation loved for its origins and trusted behaviour. Not quite 12 months in, and so much has suddenly happened. The world has changed rapidly, and now I am leading in an environment...Read more
2020 30 Jan
The Emergency Committee on the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) will be reconvened by the World Health Organization Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus today. The meeting is planned to start at 13:30 Geneva time. The virus, named 2019-nCoV, originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan, apparently from wild animals sold at a market, with...Read more