Search Tag: quality care
Ageing and Critical Illness: What Does Quality Care Look Like?
2020 14 Sep
This article explores a system for assessing quality of care in critically ill elderly patients. D ecision-making processes around the admission of critically ill elderly patients have been put into sharp focus in 2020. The urgent need to meet the demands associated with large numbers of acutely ill patients during the COVID-19 pandemic... Read more
BREXIT means BREXIT: Radiologists without borders
2019 22 May
An in-depth interview with UEMS Secretary General Prof. Vassilios Papalois Prof. Papalois talks to Healthmanagement.org about BREXIT and the potential repercussions the break from the EU may bring to patients and medical professionals. Secretary General of The European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) Prof. Vassilios Papalois, talks... Read more
Why embracing Artificial Intelligence is beneficial for all
2019 22 Feb
In many ways Artificial Intelligence (AI) may seem like a new concept in healthcare, mainly due in part to the recent traction the topic has made in the news in the last few years. It has even been falsely sensationalized, to further elevate buzz, as a tool that will one day replace clinicians altogether. The truth, though, is that companies like Hologic,... Read more
Prepare your hospital for the future
2018 25 Jan
H e a l t h c a r e e x p e r t s a r o u n d t he g l o b e we i g h i n o n t he f u t u r e o f t he s e c t o r. Globally-c r owdsource d inpu t ha s show n tha t technolog y wil l trigge r hug... Read more
Goals of Federal Health IT Strategic Plan
2015 26 Sep
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) has finalised its strategy for the next five years. The Federal Health IT Strategic Plan 2015-2020 aims to promote "effective use of information and technology to help the nation achieve high-quality care, lower costs, a healthy population, and engaged individuals," according to a statement... Read more
Hospitals Seek Patient Family Advice on Care
2015 27 Jul
According to an article published in USA Today, hospitals are turning toward patients and their family members for suggestions to improve quality of care. A number of hospitals in the Nashville, Tennessee, area are trying to ensure their patients' voice is part of their planning efforts. For this purpose they have established LifePoint Health, a... Read more