Search Tag: patient safety

IT Management

2024 06 Sep

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Health Management

2024 23 Jul

  Market entry business decisions are critical in healthcare, and the impact of mistakes, clinical trial failures and ethical lapses can be profound. Such bad business decisions have led to significant financial losses, damaged reputations, and risks to patient safety, underscoring the imperative of ethical conduct and rigorous validation in healthcare...Read more

Health Management

2024 23 Jul

  Simulation-based training in healthcare, replicating real-world scenarios in a risk-free environment, effectively enhances learning outcomes, patient safety, and operational efficiency, proving to be a transformative and cost-effective alternative to traditional training methods.   Key Points Effective training for healthcare...Read more

IT Management

2024 11 Jul

  Artificial Intelligence (AI) has swiftly become a buzzword in the healthcare industry, promising to revolutionise the clinician experience. While AI brings substantial benefits, such as reducing administrative burdens through ambient AI scribes, the unregulated proliferation of AI solutions poses significant risks. This article delves into the...Read more

Artificial Intelligence

2024 11 Jul

  Artificial Intelligence (AI) has swiftly become a buzzword in the healthcare industry, promising to revolutionise the clinician experience. While AI brings substantial benefits, such as reducing administrative burdens through ambient AI scribes, the unregulated proliferation of AI solutions poses significant risks. This article delves into the...Read more

Executive Health Management

2024 03 Jul

  The International Hospital Federation (IHF) has announced the finalists of the IHF Awards 2024 after the judges completed scoring entries in all 7 Award categories.   IHF Awards shortlists 49 finalists The IHF Awards 2024 received more than 500 entries by hospitals and healthcare organizations from 37 countries and territories competing...Read more

Executive Health Management

2024 02 Jul

  Medicines are crucial in healthcare, but there is increasing recognition of the need to enhance medication safety and prevent medication errors to improve patient outcomes. Medication-related adverse events arise either from adverse drug reactions (usually unavoidable) or from medication errors (usually avoidable). Medication errors, encompassing...Read more

Executive Health Management

2024 01 Jul

  At the 2024 AMA Annual Meeting in Chicago, the House of Delegates (HOD) reinforced the American Medical Association's (AMA) long-standing commitment to combating scope creep and safeguarding patient safety. With a series of decisive actions, the AMA continues to challenge expansions in the scope of practice for nonphysician providers that threaten...Read more

IMAGING Management

2024 26 Jun

  Spotting pulmonary embolism (PE) through computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) hinges on achieving sufficient contrast flow rates for clear visualization of pulmonary arteries. However, challenges arise when patients have difficult intravenous access, complicating the administration of high flow rates needed for optimal imaging.  ...Read more

Executive Health Management

2024 12 Jun

  With a raft of actions at the 2024 AMA Annual Meeting in Chicago, the House of Delegates has built upon the AMA’s longstanding and successful efforts to  fight scope creep  and defend the practice of medicine against scope of practice expansions that threaten patient safety.   Among these actions is a new set of policies adopted to address...Read more

Executive Health Management

2024 18 Jul

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Executive Health Management

2024 24 May

  In a harrowing revelation of negligence and deceit, a recent report has uncovered the appalling scale of the infected blood scandal that rocked the UK between 1970 and 1991. The report, spearheaded by Sir Brian Langstaff, sheds light on the catastrophic consequences of administrative failures and the disregard for patient safety, resulting in the...Read more

Cardiology Management

2024 24 May

  In a harrowing revelation of negligence and deceit, a recent report has uncovered the appalling scale of the infected blood scandal that rocked the UK between 1970 and 1991. The report, spearheaded by Sir Brian Langstaff, sheds light on the catastrophic consequences of administrative failures and the disregard for patient safety, resulting in the...Read more

ICU Management

2024 17 May

  An analysis of technical alarms to guide hospital-based alarm management strategies and inform monitoring manufacturers on needed improvements to technical alarm algorithms used in bedside ECG monitors.    Introduction Hospital-based electrocardiographic (ECG) monitors are configured to alarm for a number of different types of arrhythmias,...Read more

IT Management

2024 14 Mar

  Dr. John Halamka, President of Mayo Clinic Platform, highlighted the significant potential benefits and potential harm of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare during HIMSS 2024 . He emphasised the credibility issue in healthcare AI due to the lack of transparency and accountability in AI models. Halamka stressed the importance of strategies...Read more

Artificial Intelligence

2024 14 Mar

  Dr. John Halamka, President of Mayo Clinic Platform, highlighted the significant potential benefits and potential harm of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare during HIMSS 2024 . He emphasised the credibility issue in healthcare AI due to the lack of transparency and accountability in AI models. Halamka stressed the importance of strategies...Read more

IT Management

2024 02 Feb

  Blockchain in healthcare is a fresh concept. It impacts patient data honesty and care coordination and stops fraud.   This piece will lead you through how blockchain changes healthcare, its effects on data safety, and its future role in patient service.   Learn about the main benefits, current uses, and potential future developments...Read more

Decision Support

2024 16 Jan

A study conducted by Schranz et al. examines how integrating a Point-of-Care Clinical Decision Support Tool (POC CDST) into the workflow of head and neck cancer specialists alters referral behaviour for radiological tests. The findings, published in "Insights into Imaging," reveal significant improvements in imaging efficiency and patient safety. ...Read more

Executive Health Management

2023 22 Dec

In 2023, Affidea has once again set a gold standard in healthcare, garnering numerous awards and recognitions that highlight its unwavering commitment to patient safety, innovation, and community care.   "This year's achievements are a true reflection of our team's dedication to excellence in healthcare. Each award represents the hard work,...Read more

Executive Health Management

2023 04 Dec

According to a recent report, there is a potential risk of patients being under-diagnosed by GPs during telephone or online consultations in England.   While mistakes via remote consultations are rare, there is a concern that GPs might overlook serious conditions, depending on the qualifications of the staff to interpret and act on signs of illness....Read more

Health Management

2023 28 Nov

Affidea recognises the pivotal role of innovation and patient-centric care in transforming the healthcare experience and is committed to setting new benchmarks that prioritise patient safety while offering best-in-class care     Key points Radiation safety is not a matter to be taken lightly. Numerous studies highlight the rising concerns...Read more

IMAGING Management

2023 28 Nov

Affidea recognises the pivotal role of innovation and patient-centric care in transforming the healthcare experience and is committed to setting new benchmarks that prioritise patient safety while offering best-in-class care     Key points Radiation safety is not a matter to be taken lightly. Numerous studies highlight the rising concerns...Read more

Health Management

2023 28 Nov

Penilla Gunther, President of the European Patient Safety Foundation, shares her insights with HealthManagement.org, explaining the importance of patient safety and its growing significance in healthcare. She also highlights the potential impact the Fight Fatigue campaign could have on patient safety and overall healthcare outcomes.   Why...Read more

Executive Health Management

2023 28 Nov

Penilla Gunther, President of the European Patient Safety Foundation, shares her insights with HealthManagement.org, explaining the importance of patient safety and its growing significance in healthcare. She also highlights the potential impact the Fight Fatigue campaign could have on patient safety and overall healthcare outcomes.   Why...Read more

IMAGING Management

2023 24 Nov

A recent analysis, published in JACR, outlines five guiding principles aimed at assisting imaging leaders in establishing point-of-care ultrasound programmes within their institutions.   Point-of-care ultrasound programmes present numerous challenges as they rapidly expand in adoption and applications beyond the traditional realm of diagnostic...Read more

ICU Management

2024 26 Jan

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Executive Health Management

2023 04 Oct

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Executive Health Management

2023 13 Sep

Marcus Schabacker, MD, PhD, president and CEO of ECRI, the nation’s largest independent patient safety organization, will speak to perioperative leadership about “Where Are We Now with Patient Safety and Quality” in a keynote address at the OR Manager Conference on September 18, 2023.   Preventable medical errors are the leading cause of death...Read more

Health Management

2023 30 Aug

Healthcare is not a highly reliable industry, which may result in unacceptable harm to patients, visitors, and staff that is costly and unsustainable. Although we have made great strides in the past 20 years, there is still much work to be done to create reliable systems in healthcare. This requires a transformational mindset and the development...Read more

Health Management

2023 30 Aug

Instituting patient safety practices will save lives and healthcare dollars. We are proud of our healthcare experts; it is the system that needs to be fixed, and we can do that! We can create a system where safe, high-quality healthcare is delivered to every patient every time. Healthcare must become a high-reliability organisation, and this starts...Read more