Search Tag: patient care

Health Management

Happy-staff-safe-patients

2018 20 Feb

An interview with Dr. Umesh Prabhu.  Leading NHS medical director, Dr. Umesh Prabhu on what a hospital can do to improve patient safety – yesterday. Patient safety is a critical area of focus for all healthcare institutions, requiring involvement from all levels, from the board to individual staff members on the frontline, Dr Umesh Prabhu,...Read more

Health Management

The-lab-of-the-future

2018 25 Jan

T echnology i s changing the face of medical laboratory operatio n.   As healthcare technology advances, medical laboratories need to keep ahead of the curve on trends for optimal operation and interoperability. HealthManagement.org looks at key areas where changes are happening at full tilt.   Point-of-care testing for lab...Read more

Health Management

Future-medicine-today-s-healthcare-1

2018 25 Jan

Is the “Smart Hospital” a chance for change? Prof. Heinemann explains how futuristic and smart technologies that are used in preventive and diagnostic  healthcare, are embedded in a new digital professionalism and quality. Artificial intelligence (AI) in diagnostic radiology, robots in nursing and operating theatres, augmented and virtual reality...Read more

Health Management

New-toolkit-helps-nurses-use-genomics-for-patient-care

2017 09 Nov

Resource available for all levels of genomics competency   The new ‘Method for Introducing a New Competency: Genomics’ (MINC) toolkit is helping nurse leaders fine tune and improve patient care.   Nurses and other health professionals looking to integrate genomics into patient care now have access to an online toolkit with multiple...Read more

Executive Health Management

Fighting-ehr-burnout-one-step-at-a-time

2017 07 Nov

Providing timely and quality patient care is what doctors are trained to do. In today's healthcare environment, however, there are a number of factors that distract physicians from their focus on delivering direct patient care. In particular, administrative burdens and technological frustrations are putting more pressure on U.S. physicians to reduce...Read more

IMAGING Management

Point-of-care-ultrasound-helps-to-enhance-patient-care-in-emergency-medicine

2017 29 Jul

Point-of-care ultrasound is used on a daily basis to help assess and treat patients attending the emergency department London’s Chelsea and Westminster Hospital relies on point-of-care ultrasound to help assess and treat patients in its emergency department. EMED consultant Dr Parmy Deol explained: “The emergency department uses ultrasound...Read more

Executive Health Management

A-little-r-e-s-p-e-c-t

2017 18 Jul

Cultivating a culture of respect and trust among staff is important to the success of an organisation. It can also be a big factor in improving patient care, as shown by the experience of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.      At NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, executives found that cultivating a “culture of respect” among staff meant simply listening...Read more

IMAGING Management

Radiology-unit-improving-patient-care-and-quality

2017 11 Jul

A dose management system (DMS) is essential to improving patient care and quality in a hospital's radiology unit or department, according to a new study published in the journal Physica Medica. You might also like : Radiation Dose Reduction for Common CT Examinations "It [DMS] can be configured to the needs of medical physicists, radiologists,...Read more

IMAGING Management

Radiologists-eye-more-active-role-in-patient-care

2017 20 Jun

In line with the shift from a volume- to a value-based system, radiologists are keen to have a more active role in patient care, despite constraints of time and workload, according to a new study published in the journal Radiology. Communication between patients and radiologists is a key element of patient-centred care, which focuses on the patient’s...Read more

IT Management

Precision-medicine-key-challenges

2017 05 Jun

Evolving technology is seen paving the way for wider use of precision medicine in patient care. Further, more cost-effective gene sequencing and federal projects such as the Precision Medicine Initiative and the Cancer Moonshot help to advance progress in this field.   However, there are also substantial obstacles facing personalised medicine, including...Read more

Executive Health Management

Using-technology-to-enhance-patient-physician-interactions

2017 29 May

Electronic health records (EHRs) are essential to providing medical care for patients. With the growing use of EHRs, the computer has become an integral part of a clinical office examination room. If used effectively, in-room technology will both enhance patient care and engender a greater degree of patient trust in their provider, according to an...Read more

Executive Health Management

7-ways-to-improve-patient-outcomes-in-the-new-world-of-value-based-care

2017 16 May

Introduction   Hospitals around the world are under increasing pressure to improve outcomes – whether because they are operating in a fee-for-performance or value-based care environment, or simply because today’s increasingly informed patients are deliberately pursuing treatment at facilities with a reputation for superior care.   Whatever...Read more

Executive Health Management

The-future-as-seen-by-healthcare-service-providers

2017 09 May

We asked healthcare service providers what they'll need to succeed. Some of the answers will surprise you. I recently had the honor of giving the key note speech at the Healthcare Business International Conference 2017, where 570 healthcare industry CEOs from 50 countries gathered to share their perspectives on what to expect in...Read more

Executive Health Management

Three-ways-to-thrive-in-the-face-of-today-s-cost-constraints

2017 17 Mar

Executive summary   All around the world, today’s hospitals are operating in an environment of downward cost pressures, yet are being expected to demonstrate improved outcomes – which usually entails costly innovations to improve infrastructure, staffing, and technology. This white paper explores how such investments can actually lower costs...Read more

IT Management

Cognitive-computing-used-to-fight-physician-burnout

2017 07 Mar

Healthcare leaders continue to find ways to address the problem of physician burnout as this impacts on patient care. At the Cleveland Clinic, cognitive computing is now used to reduce clinician workloads as well as simplify workflows and increase efficiency. See Also : Burnout: Practical Psychological Strategies to Cope Through a collaboration...Read more

Executive Health Management

American-medical-society-of-sports-medicine-annual-meeting-2017

2017 08 May

Find The American Medical Society for Sports Medicine on Social Media       Read more

Cardiology Management

4th-european-congress-on-ecardiology-and-ehealth-2017

2017 08 Nov

Find eCardiology and eHealth on Social Media       Read more

Health Management

Comare-report-response-designed-to-improve-risk-management-patient-care

2016 08 Dec

Ahead of the introduction of the new Basic Safety Standards Directive (BSSD) to GB and Northern Ireland law in February 2018, an expert working party has published a practical guide for hospitals to help ensure optimum dose management and patient safety when administering CT scans and X-rays. Through the standardisation of medical imaging and the...Read more

Executive Health Management

Silent-hospital-of-the-future

2016 05 Sep

With noise pollution increasingly regarded as an ‘under-the-radar’ threat to patient safety, experts from a range of fields are teaming up to design a hospital of the future – one that is silent. Experts come from fields both within and out with healthcare and include healthcare leaders, acousticians and even musicians according to Quartz ....Read more

IMAGING Management

Structured-reports-save-time-and-add-value-for-doctors-and-patients

2016 06 Apr

Anna has been undergoing treatment for breast cancer, and sits, hopeful and concerned, next to her physician. Dr. Sara Karlsson picks up a tablet and accesses Anna’s most recent radiology report in three taps. Sara reads the report, selects a thumbnail image, and places the tablet between them. Rather than explain what each line of text means,...Read more

IT Management

Nextmed-mmvr22-medicine-meets-virtual-reality

2016 07 Apr

Medicine Meets Virtual Reality   was conceived in 1991 to explore the healthcare utilization of rapidly evolving computing and communications technologies. Physicians, educators, scientists, and engineers gathered to assess how patient care and medical education could be enhanced by increasingly powerful and affordable computers and the newly...Read more

Cardiology Management

First-european-advice-published-for-acute-heart-failure

2016 22 Feb

Advice for emergency care for patients with acute heart failure was published for the first time in the European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care. Despite the fact that acute heart failure is associated with a high risk of death, effective care guidelines lag behind nearly 30 years. Only half of patients who are discharged with acute heart...Read more

Cardiology Management

Ichb-2016-3rd-international-conference-on-heart-and-brain

2016 25 Feb

The 3rd International Conference on Heart & Brain (ICHB 2016)  is a unique meeting that unites cardiologists and neurologists in order to pursue a holistic approach to understanding the connection between the heart and the brain. As a leader in the emerging multidisciplinary field of neurocardiology, ICHB has set the standard in the rapidly growing...Read more

ICU Management

Retired-u-s-senator-tom-harkin-joins-masimo-s-board-of-directors

2015 17 Dec

Masimo  (NASDAQ: MASI), a global innovator of noninvasive patient monitoring technologies has announced that retired Senator Tom Harkin, former five-term U.S. Senator and former Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension (HELP) Committee, has been elected to Masimo’s Board of Directors. Senator Harkin retired from the U.S. Senate in January...Read more

Executive Health Management

New-nurse-role-to-address-staff-shortfall

2015 06 Dec

Nursing Times reports that the government plans to launch a new nursing role that is specifically designed to bridge the gap between registered nurses and senior healthcare assistants. The launch is expected within the next few weeks.  The role will be assigned to a band of 4 and will be given the title of "Associate Nurse". It is still unclear...Read more

Executive Health Management

Nursing-excellence-key-to-higher-patient-ratings-of-care

2015 18 Oct

A new study conducted by  Dr. Witkoski-Stimpfel at NYUCN and the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing's Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research and published in Health Services Research shows that Magnet hospitals that are nationally accredited for nursing excellence have higher patient ratings of care than other hospitals.  In order...Read more

Executive Health Management

Hill-rom-appoints-dr-dirk-ehlers-new-president-trumpf-medical

2015 24 Sep

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.(NYSE: HRC ) announced the appointment of Dr.Dirk Ehlers as President, Trumpf Medical. Before joining Hill-Rom, Ehlers, 54, was President and Chief Executive Officer of Eppendorf, a life science tools company, based in Germany. Prior to Eppendorf, Ehlers served as the Head of Professional Diagnostics with Roche Diagnostics,...Read more

Executive Health Management

Hospital-readmission-rates

2015 20 Sep

According to results of a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine, social and clinical characteristics of a hospital's patient population may have an impact on a hospital's readmission rates.  Medicare penalises hospitals that have higher than expected rates of readmissions within 30 days of discharge. The penalties are imposed to ensure hospitals...Read more

Executive Health Management

Music-room-soundproofing-to-reduce-hospital-noise

2015 18 Aug

One of the most common patient complaints about hospitals is the noise with multiple monitors, paging systems, wheelchairs, gurneys and squeaking carts all making a good night’s sleep impossible. University of Michigan Health System (UMHS) consisting of hospitals and clinics in south east Michigan and the University of Michigan Medical School, is...Read more