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Health manager faces disciplinary hearing

IOL: Health — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:51:49 +0100

A Bhisho Hospital manager is to face a disciplinary hearing for allegedly approving an invoice for services not rendered, the Eastern Cape department of health said. (Source: IOL: Health)

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Medicine versus Orthopaedic Service for Hospital Management of Hip Fractures.

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

CONCLUSIONS: In our patient cohort, the likelihood of perioperative complications occurring among patients with hip fractures did not differ by service designation in adjusted analysis. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level II, prognostic study. See Guidelines for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence. PMID: 20224961 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research)

NHS Diabetes publishes new guidelines on the management of patients with diabetes

NeLM - News — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Source: NHS Diabetes Area: News NHS Diabetes have published a range of new publications at the Diabetes UK Annual Professional Conference (please see links below for access to the guidelines): . Hospital management of hypoglycaemia in adults with diabetes mellitus . Joint British Diabetes Societies Inpatient Care Group: The Management of Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Adults . Safe and Effective use of Insulin in Hospitalised Patients . Emotional and Psychological Support and Care in Diabetes Report from the emotional and psychological support working group of NHS Diabetes and Diabetes UK . Self monitoring of blood glucose in non-insulin-treated Type 2 diabetes . Diabetes - put your feet first. Top tips: foot care information for people with diabetes (So...

Elastography advances feature prominently among ultrasound exhibits

Diagnostic Imaging — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0100

The exhibition booths occupied by vendors of ultrasound systems at ECR 2010 are likely to be very busy places throughout the congress. Difficult economic conditions are causing a dip in global demand for the more capital-intensive modalities like CT and MRI, and hospital managers are keen for their staff to explore the clinical potential of this versatile and cost-effective technology. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)

Wipak Medical Launches Steriking® ProWrap SMX Sheets for Wrapping of Trays and Sets for Sterilization

Hospital Management — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

State-of-the-art technology has enabled a unique multi-layer SMX concept to be developed. Its five spunbonded and meltblown layers (SSMMS) provide superior toughness and a lightweight appearance. Conventional grammage counting is no longer essential. Based on polypropylene, ProWrap is extremely durable with high tear strength and excellent water repellency. The range also includes a variety of alcohol-repellent grades. The products are sterilizable in steam, EO, FO and hydrogen plasma. ProWrap sheets offer optimal softness and drapability for user convenience. They can be combined particula... Read More Related Links: Wipak Medical Launches Steriking® ProWrap SMX Sheets for Wrapping of Trays and Sets for SterilizationSteriking® - New, Unique Produ...

Baby boy given vaccine overdose

BBC News | Health | UK Edition — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:06:29 +0100

Hospital managers start an investigation after a newborn baby is given an overdose of a tuberculosis vaccine. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)

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Review: The current and future management of acute heart failure syndromes

NeLM - News — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

This article reviews the current in-hospital management of acute heart failure syndromes (AHFS) under the following headings: . Definition and classification . Pathophysiological concepts related to future management . Acute heart failure syndromes management - phases of care . Future management . A new paradigm in clinical development - T1 translational research (Source: NeLM - News)

[The anaesthesia and critical care specialty and new hospital management: In French an inquiry in university and general hospitals.]

Annales Francaises d'Anesthesie et de Reanimation — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

CONCLUSION: The general tendency is that the ACC specialty was able to maintain the family ties of its different components in the UH. However, this principle was not a cornerstone of the new management in the GH. PMID: 20207098 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Annales Francaises d'Anesthesie et de Reanimation)

Accumetrics Receives ISO 13485 Medical Device Certification

Hospital Management — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:53:40 +0100

Accumetrics, Inc., developer and marketer of the VerifyNow® System, has received a certificate of registration to ISO 13485:2003, the Quality Management System, a standard developed by the International Organization for Standardization for medical device manufacturers. VerifyNow is the first rapid and easy-to-use diagnostic system for measuring an individual's response to multiple antiplatelet agents. "We are extremely pleased to achieve certification to the ISO 13485:2003 standard, which demonstrates our commitment to quality," says Timothy I. Still, president and CEO of Accumetrics. "... Read More Related Links: Accumetrics Receives ISO 13485 Medical Device Certification Accumetrics Closes 2009 with Positive Outlook ...

Predictors and in-hospital outcomes of cardiogenic shock on admission in patients with acute coronary syndromes admitted to hospitals without on-site invasive facilities.

Acute Cardiac Care — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Conclusions: CS on admission is an important determinant of treatment strategy selection and is associated with unfavorable prognosis of ACS patients admitted to hospitals without on-site invasive facilities. PMID: 20201656 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Acute Cardiac Care)

In-hospital management of patients with atrial flutter

American Heart Journal — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Conclusion: One or more methods of conversion to sinus rhythm were used in two thirds of the hospitalizations with a primary diagnosis of AFl. Greater use of conversion therapies in patients with other heart disease were expected; however, lower use among elderly persons, females, and racial minorities may indicate some disparities in use and warrant further study. (Source: American Heart Journal)

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Scottish hospital told to take 'urgent action' on dirty wards

Nursing Times Breaking News — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:45:00 +0100

Scottish health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has told hospital managers she expects “urgent action” after a report raised concerns about cleanliness. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)

The ARGUS PRO LifeCare 2 - Defibrillator, Pacemaker, Patient Monitor and 12-Channel ECG in a Compact Design

Hospital Management — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Thanks to the skilful use of leading-edge technology and the robust lightweight construction that is also used in the aircraft industry, SCHILLER has designed a defibrillator / monitor with built-in ECG unit that satisfies even the highest expectations. Patient monitor Seven soft keys guarantee an intuitive operation and direct access to the main features. On the 8.4in colour display, 12-channel ECGs including optional measurement and interpretation, as well as NIBP, IBP, capnography, pulse oximetry and temperature, are displayed in an outstanding quality, clearly readable eve... Read More Related Links: SCHILLER to Exhibit its Cardiopulmonary Diagnostics Products at ECR 2010 and ACC 2010The Next Generation - SCHILLERmedilog Holter Recorde...

SCHILLER to Exhibit its Cardiopulmonary Diagnostics Products at ECR 2010 and ACC 2010

Hospital Management — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Visit SCHILLER at ECR 2010, which will be held 4-8 March at the Austria Center Vienna in Vienna, Austria. Visit stand 305 to find out more about SCHILLER's cardiopulmonary diagnostics products. SCHILLER will also be attending the 59th annual scientific session of the American College of Cardiology (ACC 2010), which will take place 14-16 March in Atlanta, US. SCHILLER will be at booth 3130. Contact SCHILLER to find out more.... Read More Related Links: SCHILLER to Exhibit its Cardiopulmonary Diagnostics Products at ECR 2010 and ACC 2010The Next Generation - SCHILLERmedilog Holter RecorderThe ARGUS PRO LifeCare 2 - Defibrillator, Pacemaker, Patient Monitor and 12-Channel ECG in a Compact Design Post to: ...

The Next Generation - SCHILLERmedilog Holter Recorder

Hospital Management — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

A Holter that offers more for your money, the SCHILLERmedilog® AR12 plus is more than just a Holter recorder. Unique functions make this recorder a valuable diagnostic tool: Real atrial analysis Highly accurate P wave detection allows a precise atrial diagnosis. AFl/AFib and AV blocks can be detected at a glance. High-resolution HRV The integrated QRS detector allows a high-precision heart rate variability (HRV) analysis. Heart beats are recorded with an unparalleled resolution of 125µs. Sleep apnoea Changes in the heart vector permit conclusions on the respi... Read More Related Links: SCHILLER to Exhibit its Cardiopulmonary Diagnostics Products at ECR 2010 and ACC 2010The Next Generation - SCHILLERmedilog Holter...

The New CS-200 Excellence - An ECG Diagnostic System with Integrated HyperQ Analyzer

Hospital Management — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

SCHILLER, a leading international manufacturer and supplier of cardiopulmonary diagnostics, and BSP Biological Signal Processing, a medical device company that develops and markets innovative solutions for non-invasive diagnosis and monitoring of ischemic heart disease, have successfully integrated BSP's HyperQ™ analyzer in SCHILLER's ECG diagnostic system, the CS-200 Excellence. The integrated system was launched and exhibited at the MEDICA 2009 international trade fair in Düsseldorf, Germany. The CS-200 Excellence provides the highest diagnostic accuracy and sets new... Read More Related Links: SCHILLER to Exhibit its Cardiopulmonary Diagnostics Products at ECR 2010 and ACC 2010The Next Generation - SCHILLERmedilog Holter...

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SCHILLER Provides the World's First Zoom Function for the Easy Detection of Atrial Fibrillation

Hospital Management — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

SCHILLER is proud to introduce a new and revolutionary medical tool called AF Toolbox, which allows the early and fast detection of atrial fibrillation based on regular resting ECGs. It is the result of a joint development project between EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) Lausanne and SCHILLER medical technology engineers*. Highly efficient and time-saving Atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac arrhythmia but in most patients it is difficult to detect. Thanks to this unique AF Toolbox (Atrial Fibrillation Toolbox), atrial fibrillations – which are the most ... Read More Related Links: SCHILLER to Exhibit its Cardiopulmonary Diagnostics Products at ECR 2010 and ACC 2010The Next Generation - SCHILLERmedilog Holter Recor...

SCHILLER's MT-101 nano Sets New Standards in Holter ECG Diagnostics

Hospital Management — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Thanks to the latest technologies, the MT-101 nano combines top recording quality with modern design and the highest patient compliance. Its small casing and low weight provide maximum comfort even for prolonged use. The device can be attached directly to the skin, just like an electrode. Ideal for any workflow However the workflow is set up, the MT-101 nano is always the ideal tool. Choose the optimal patient cable for your requirements - two or three channels with five or seven electrodes – and the MT-101 nano detects the patient cable type automatically. After application o... Read More Related Links: SCHILLER to Exhibit its Cardiopulmonary Diagnostics Products at ECR 2010 and ACC 2010The Next Generation - SCHILLERmedilog Holter Recor...

Easy PC-Spirometry to Meet your Needs

Hospital Management — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

There are no unimportant measurements in lung function diagnostics. Handy PC spirometer for spirometry and flow/volume measurement, in- and expiratory vital capacity, partial volumes, second-volume FEV1, maximum voluntary ventilation MVV, peak-flow and more than 40 sub-parameters Determination of resting spirometry and flow/volume curve in a single measurement manoeuvre Integrated database for measurement and patient data, compatible with the SCHILLER AT-104 PC ECG system Online display of the measurements on a PC or notebook screen Hygienic and easy to care for: easy ... Read More Related Links: SCHILLER to Exhibit its Cardiopulmonary Diagnostics Products at ECR 2010 and ACC 2010The Next Generation - SCHILLERmedilog Holter Recorde...

The ARGUS PRO LifeCare 2 - Defibrillator, Pacemaker, Patient Monitor and 12-Channel ECG in a Compact Design

Hospital Management — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

SCHILLER to Exhibit its Cardiopulmonary Diagnostics Products at ECR 2010 and ACC 2010

Hospital Management — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

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The Next Generation - SCHILLERmedilog Holter Recorder

Hospital Management — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

The New CS-200 Excellence - An ECG Diagnostic System with Integrated HyperQ Analyzer

Hospital Management — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

SCHILLER Provides the World's First Zoom Function for the Easy Detection of Atrial Fibrillation

Hospital Management — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

SCHILLER's MT-101 nano Sets New Standards in Holter ECG Diagnostics

Hospital Management — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Easy PC-Spirometry to Meet your Needs

Hospital Management — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

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Cappella Promotes Sideguard and Serial IVUS Analysis at JIM 2010

Hospital Management — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Cappella, a medical device company developing dynamic solutions for the treatment of coronary bifurcation disease, promoted their serial IVUS analysis and Sideguard® 3.25 device during the Joint Interventional Meeting (JIM) in Rome. Gary S Mintz, MD of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, US, presented 'Positive Vessel Remodelling Using Sideguard in Coronary Bifurcations' during the New Technologies 1 Symposium. Dr Mintz highlighted that serial IVUS and OCT are ongoing in the Sideguard 3 study to confirm the initial findings of Sideguard 1 and assess stent strut coverage. ... Read More Related Links: Cappella Promotes Sideguard and Serial IVUS Analysis at JIM 2010Eamonn Hobbs Joins the Board of Directors at Cappella ...

Cappella Promotes Sideguard and Serial IVUS Analysis at JIM 2010

Hospital Management — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Healthcare and social services resource use and costs of self-harm patients

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 07:08:10 +0100

Conclusions The management of self-harm occurs within a complex system of health and social care. Major self-harm repeaters place the greatest cost burden on the system. Better understanding of the impact of risk assessment models and consequent service provision on clinical outcome may help in the design of effective services for this patient group. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original PaperDOI 10.1007/s00127-010-0183-5Authors Julia M. A. Sinclair, University of Southampton Mental Health Group, Division of Clinical Neurosciences, Department of Psychiatry, Royal South Hants Hospital Brintons Terrace Southampton SO14 0YG UKAlastair Gray, University of Oxford Department of Public Health, Health Economics Research Centre Old Road Campus Oxford UKOliver Rivero-...

Eamonn Hobbs Joins the Board of Directors at Cappella

Hospital Management — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Cappella, a medical device company developing dynamic solutions for the treatment of coronary bifurcation disease, has announced the addition of Mr Eamonn Hobbs to the board of directors. According to Mr Wolfgang Oster, MD, PhD, chairman of the board and managing partner at PolyTechnos Venture-Partners, "Eamonn's wealth of expertise and solid track record of success in our medical device field makes him a formidable source of wisdom and judgement for the road ahead of Cappella. The company's commercial programmes and global market expansion will greatly benefit from Mr Hobbs' insights." ... Read More Related Links: Eamonn Hobbs Joins the Board of Directors at Cappella Post to: ...

Eamonn Hobbs Joins the Board of Directors at Cappella

Hospital Management — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Cappella, a medical device company developing dynamic solutions for the treatment of coronary bifurcation disease, has announced the addition of Mr Eamonn Hobbs to the board of directors. According to Mr Wolfgang Oster, MD, PhD, chairman of the board and managing partner at PolyTechnos Venture-Partners, "Eamonn's wealth of expertise and solid track record of success in our medical device field makes him a formidable source of wisdom and judgement for the road ahead of Cappella. The company's commercial programmes and global market expansion will greatly benefit from Mr Hobbs' insights." ... Read More Related Links: Cappella Promotes Sideguard and Serial IVUS Analysis at JIM 2010Eamonn Hobbs Joins the Board of Directors at Cappella ...

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Public Hospital Management Boards Are Part Of The Solution - Australian Medical Association

Public Health News From Medical News Today — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +0100

Public Hospital Management Boards Are Part Of The Solution - Australian Medical Association

Health News from Medical News Today — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +0100

AMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce, said today that the Coalition's policy announcement for local community-controlled management boards for major public hospitals in NSW and Queensland is a step in the right direction, but more detail on how the policy would roll out nationally is needed. Dr Pesce said the AMA has for some time been calling for more clinical input to public hospital management at the local level. "The Coalition's proposal is heading in the right direction in terms of clinical engagement in decision making," Dr Pesce said... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Improvement of Functionality and Quality of Government Hospitals in Ethiopia through the Ethiopian Hospital Management Initiative (EHMI) Under the Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)

Grants.gov — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:15:21 +0100

Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-PS-10-10115 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.067Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name HHS-CDC (Source: Grants.gov)

The skills gap in hospital management: a comparative analysis of hospital managers in the public and private sectors in South Africa

Health Services Management — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:07:45 +0100

A lack of management capacity has been identified as the key stumbling block to attaining the goals of health for all in South Africa. As part of the overall management development process, this research aims to identify the skills that are important for health services management and to evaluate managers' self-assessed proficiency in each of these skills. We also examined the impact of past training on perceived competency levels. A cross-sectional survey using a self-administered questionnaire was conducted among 404 hospital managers in the South African public and private sectors. Respondents were asked to rate the level of importance that each proposed competency had in their job and to indicate their proficiency in each skill. Both public and private sector managers rated competencie...

GE Healthcare Launches Innovative eHealth and Health Information Exchange Portfolio in Europe

Hospital Management — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

At the end of 2009 GE Healthcare launched a new global business unit chartered at providing advanced eHealth solutions and services to healthcare providers, health insurances and governmental agencies. These solutions aim to simplify the collection and exchange of data among a large variety of legacy clinical systems, including imaging products – radiology information system/picture archiving and communication system (RIS/PACS), hospital information systems (HIS), electronic medical records (EMR), laboratories, pharmacies and other devices involved in diagnostic or patient monitoring. By f... (Source: Hospital Management)

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GE Healthcare's Innovative Information Technologies to Connect Hospitals, Experts and Patients Displayed at Arab Health Congress 2010

Hospital Management — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

GE Healthcare is bringing to market a global vision of eHealth that encompasses solutions and services enabling the exchange, sharing, workflow and distribution of images and clinical information across multiple hospitals, regions or nations. The goal is to connect patients, physicians, care providers, payers, GP offices, pharmacies, laboratories and others. At Arab Health 2010 GE Healthcare showcased its Centricity Portal, an eHealth solution to fundamentally enable multi-site workflows in radiology. This solution can retrieve historical patient data from different systems, such as hospit... (Source: Hospital Management)

GE Healthcare Launches Innovative eHealth and Health Information Exchange Portfolio in Europe

Hospital Management — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Legislation on Hospital Environments for young Mental Health patients (DH)

Clinical Governance Sitewide RSS Feed — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:51:38 +0100

This letter from David Flory and CNO informs how from 1 April 2010 legislation places a duty on hospital managers to ensure that under 18s are treated... (Source: Clinical Governance Sitewide RSS Feed)

Benchmarking of Radiological Departments - Starting point for successful process optimization.

Nuklearmedizin — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Authors: Busch HP INTRODUCTION: Continuous optimization of the process of organization and medical treatment is part of the successful management of radiological departments. The focus of this optimization can be cost units such as CT and MRI or the radiological parts of total patient treatment. Key performance indicators for process optimization are cost- effectiveness, service quality and quality of medical treatment. The potential for improvements can be seen by comparison (benchmark) with other hospitals and radiological departments. Clear definitions of key data and criteria are absolutely necessary for comparability. There is currently little information in the literature regarding the methodology and application of benchmarks especially from the perspective of radiological depar...

The Cardiologic Explorer: A High-End Cardiogoniometry System

Hospital Management — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Do you operate a three dimensional ECG, which shows you the spatial structures of the electric potentials of the heart in depolarization and repolarization stages? The Cardiologic Explorer offers you this functionality, which is called cardiogoniometry. By simply placing five electrodes you can make the spread of the electric potentials in the heart visible and receive information about homogeneity and myocardial mass. As such it is very easy to get an early diagnosis of ischemia. Furthermore the Cardiologic Explorer enables fast and reliable diagnosis of: NSTEMI STEMI LVH Rec... (Source: Hospital Management)

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Forterra Systems Acquired by SAIC

Hospital Management — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Forterra Systems is pleased to announce that, effective today, all assets of the company have been acquired by Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC). SAIC is a FORTUNE 500® scientific, engineering and technology applications company that uses its deep domain knowledge to solve problems of vital importance to the nation and the world in national security, energy and the environment, critical infrastructure, health and select commercial markets. The company is headquartered in McLean, VA, has approximately 45,000 employees and annual revenues of $10.1 billion for its fis... (Source: Hospital Management)

MicroAire Donates Orthopaedic Surgical Equipment to Doctors Bound for Haiti

Hospital Management — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

MicroAire Surgical Instruments, located in Charlottesville, Virginia, US, is donating powered orthopaedic surgical instruments and other medical supplies to a team of surgeons heading to Port au Prince this Friday. The surgeons, Dr Lyle Sorensen and Dr Thomas Green, who are based at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, will perform emergency surgery in the Haitian capital over the next five weeks. "They contacted MicroAire to see if we could outfit them with high-powered, battery-operated surgical instruments," said MicroAire president George Saiz. "The immediate response here is ... (Source: Hospital Management)

Prognostic significance of new onset atrial fibrillation in acute coronary syndrome patients treated conservatively.

Cardiology Journal — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 06:48:05 +0100

CONCLUSIONS: New onset of AF is associated with excessive in-hospital mortality in acute coronary syndrome patients staying on conservative treatment in community hospitals without on-site invasive facilities. PMID: 20104458 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Cardiology Journal)

Greiner Bio-One Introduces New VACUETTE ESR Tube Made From Polypropylene

Hospital Management — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100

The conversion from glass to plastic blood collection tubes has made daily routine work for medical staff a lot easier and, above all, safer. Up until now just measurement of the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) was still carried out in glass tubes. This one last safety risk is now history. The product experts at Greiner Bio-One have developed a new evacuated blood collection tube for ESR analysis manufactured from virtually unbreakable polypropylene plastic. In addition to this main benefit, the tube has further advantages. The surface of the new material features qualities for better... (Source: Hospital Management)

Greiner Bio-One Launches VACUETTE TIPGUARD Safety Tube Holder

Hospital Management — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Needlestick injuries are still a cause for concern in the healthcare sector. In times when Hepatitis B and C as well as HIV infections are on the rise again, cut or stick injuries are potential sources of danger for blood collection staff that have to be eliminated. Various studies have shown that on the ward alone, around 500,000 needlestick injuries occur among approximately 750,000 members of staff per year. The risk of a needlestick injury is ever present, which makes it just a question of time before a healthcare employee suffers one. To solve this problem, at this year's MEDICA in... (Source: Hospital Management)

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Neusoft Medical Middle East Subsidiary Established in Dubai

Hospital Management — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100

On 24 January 2010, the launching ceremony of the Middle East subsidiary of Neusoft Medical Systems (Neusoft Medical) was held in Dubai. Neusoft Medical is a wholly owned subsidiary of Neusoft Corporation (600718 SH.), which is a leading IT solutions and services provider in China. The establishment of the new Middle East subsidiary demonstrates the company's determination to engage in the booming emerging markets and improve the ability in localised services for regional markets. Neusoft Medical has always been actively exploiting overseas markets, and more than 5,000 customers in around 6... (Source: Hospital Management)

Intersurgical Extends its Product Portfolio for Fighting VAP in Critical Care

Hospital Management — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a growing concern in modern hospital environments. Many recent studies document that it is possible to significantly reduce the risk of aspiration pneumonia by performing basic patient hygiene. Intersurgical is introducing a new range of oral care products to assist in the fight against VAP. OroCare2 is an all-in-one dental care system for use in ICU. It allows simultaneous irrigation, cleaning and suctioning all with just one hand. This is achieved by utilising Intersurgical's OroFill mouthwash vials, which fit conveniently inside the toothbrush ... (Source: Hospital Management)

Accumetrics Receives ISO 13485 Medical Device Certification

Hospital Management — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:35:55 +0100

Spirituality and job satisfaction among female Jewish Israeli hospital nurses

Journal of Advanced Nursing — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Conclusion. The relationship between spirituality and nurses' job satisfaction is complex. Hospital managers may be able to enhance job satisfaction by providing opportunities for nurses to satisfy their spiritual needs (in particular, altruistic and ideological orientations) on the job. In addition, nurses with a strong transcendent orientation may be identified and given special attention to increase the likelihood of job satisfaction. (Source: Journal of Advanced Nursing)

Improving the management of non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes: systematic evaluation of a quality improvement programme European QUality Improvement Programme for Acute Coronary Syndrome: The EQUIP-ACS project

Trials — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100

DiscussionIf we can demonstrate important improvements in the quality of patient care as a result of a quality improvement programme, this could lead to a greater acceptance that such programmes should be incorporated into routine health training for health professionals and hospital managers.Trial registration: Clinicaltrials.gov NCT00716430 (Source: Trials)

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Bullied hospital manager awarded £150,000 compensation

HSJ — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:12:00 +0100

A bullied NHS manager who suffered a nervous breakdown is to receive £150,000 in compensation. (Source: HSJ)

SpinetiX Introduces First Non-PC-Based Digital Signage System

Hospital Management — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100

SpinetiX has become the world's first manufacturer of a non-PC based digital signage solution using Hyper Media technology. The SpinetiX HMP100 is purpose-built and doesn't have moving parts; maintenance is almost eliminated and cost of ownership is reduced. The targeted features allow for a compact design and lower power consumption for a greener solution to what has been a technology compromise with PCs up till now. The HMP100 is dedicated to displaying content and the solution is more robust and reliable. The advanced design makes the HMP100 smaller, easier to use and more robust than a... (Source: Hospital Management)

SpinetiX HMP100 Integrates with Poster Digital 1.0 Software at ISE 2010

Hospital Management — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Lausanne, Switzerland — Swiss digital signage manufacturer SpinetiX will be showcasing a live digital signage system that represents many projects in operation around the globe today on their stand at ISE 2010. Its HMP100™ Hyper Media Player will be integrated with the Poster Digital 1.0 web-based digital signage management software tool from Madrid-based engineering company Tecnilogica Soluciones Avanzadas. "Poster Digital 1.0 has been created with the HMP100 in mind," says Jorge Gutiérrez, MD at Tecnilogica Soluciones Avanzadas. "The failsafe Poster Digital 1.0 soft... (Source: Hospital Management)

Philips and bioMérieux Announce Partnership to Develop and Market Next-Generation Handheld Diagnostic Solutions for Point-of-Care

Hospital Management — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Fully automated handheld diagnostic test devices designed to improve diagnosis and disease management in critical care settings within hospitals. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Marcy l'Etoile, France – 7 January 2010 - Royal Philips Electronics and bioMérieux today announced that they have signed an agreement to jointly develop fully automated handheld diagnostic testing solutions for hospital use that can be deployed at the point-of-care; i.e. close to the patient. The collaboration aims to improve diagnosis and management of disease in critical care settings within hospitals (for exampl... (Source: Hospital Management)

Educating leaders in hospital management: a new model in Sub-Saharan Africa

International Journal for Quality in Health Care — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:37:56 +0100

Quality issue The vast majority of health system capacity-building efforts have focused on enhancing medical and public health skills; less attention has been directed at developing hospital managers despite their central role in improving the functioning and quality of health-care systems. Initial assessment and choice of intervention Initial assessment of hospital management systems demonstrated weak functioning in several management areas. In response, we developed with the Ethiopian Ministry of Health (MoH) a novel Master of Hospital Administration (MHA) program, reflecting a collaborative effort of the MoH, the Clinton HIV/AIDS Initiative, Jimma University and Yale University. The MHA is a 2-year executive style educational program to develop a new cadre of hospital leaders, comprisi...

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The Vascular Explorer: Quick and Easy Vascular Analysis

Hospital Management — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Are you treating patients with hypertension or diabetes? Hypertension is not only a widespread disease; it is very often the reason for heart attacks and strokes – the number one cause of death. But hypertension is painless... Vascular Explorer – quick and easy measurement of PWV and AIx Arterial hypertension and arterial stiffness are closely connected pathophysiologically. Higher blood pressure makes the arterial walls stiffer. This increases the speed of the aortic pulse wave, causing the reflected pulse wave to return to the aorta earlier, thereby increasing blood pressure further.... (Source: Hospital Management)

KCI Announces Final Approval to Enter Japanese Market

Hospital Management — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100

On 2 November 2009 Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (KCI) announced that the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) in Japan had granted final regulatory approval for KCI to market and sell its innovative VAC® Therapy System in the country. "Japan has a deep heritage of providing outstanding medical care, and the people of KCI are pleased and humbled to have the opportunity to serve this market," said Catherine Burzik, KCI president and CEO. "What makes us especially proud is that our clinically proven VAC Therapy System will fill a real unmet medical need in Japan for hard-to-heal wounds.... (Source: Hospital Management)

Influence of Sex on the Out-of-hospital Management of Chest Pain

Academic Emergency Medicine — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Conclusions: For OOH patients with chest pain, sex disparities in treatment are significant and do not appear to be explained by differences in patient age, race, or underlying cardiac risk. ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE 2010; 17:80[ndash]87 © 2010 by the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (Source: Academic Emergency Medicine)

A survey of the status of education and research in anaesthesia and intensive care medicine at the university teaching hospital in lusaka, zambia.

Archives of Iranian Medicine — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100

CONCLUSION: We have described strategies which may help to reverse this trend, the most important of which is to promote anaesthesia as an essential specialty within hospitals in developing countries. PMID: 20039762 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine)

New A(H1N1) Strain Added to bioMérieux’s Molecular Diagnostic Test NucliSENS EasyQ® Influenza A/B

Hospital Management — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Marcy l'Etoile, France, 12 November 2009 - A world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, bioMérieux has adapted its molecular NucliSENS EasyQ® Influenza A/B test to include the new A(H1N1) strain. In line with its long-standing commitment to the fight against infectious diseases, bioMérieux has developed this new test to meet the needs of reference laboratories conducting pandemic surveillance. Based on bioMérieux's NASBA® real-time molecular technology, the test runs on the NucliSENS EasyQ platform. It can detect the new H1N1 strain in less than three hours ... (Source: Hospital Management)

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Accumetrics Closes 2009 with Positive Outlook

Hospital Management — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Accumetrics, Inc., developer and marketer of the VerifyNow® System, has announced that 2009 has seen a doubling in the number of international and US distribution agreements, as well as positive medical community support and significant capital financing that will take the company into 2011. In 2009, the company continued its commitment to creating a powerful, worldwide distribution network to gain adoption of its products at end-user levels. Spanning Europe, Latin America and Asia, Accumetrics currently has partnerships with 20 leading international distributors who provide the company wit... (Source: Hospital Management)

Accumetrics Closes 2009 with Positive Outlook

Hospital Management — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Quorum Health Resources sued for $46 million

bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:48:40 +0100

A Mississippi hospital is suing Quorum Health Resources and two former Quorum employees for $46 million, claiming the Brentwood-based hospital management company drove the hospital into bankruptcy. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines)

Quorum Health Resources sued for $46 million

bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:48:40 +0100

Do we need electronic support for pathways: the Spanish experience

Journal of Integrated Care Pathways — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:14:48 +0100

Care pathways are excellent tools for quality management in health care concerning the standardization of care processes, as they promote organized and efficient patient care established on evidence-based practice. The implementation of a care pathway project at any health-care setting means a change of the organizational culture. E-pathways (electronic pathways) are strategic resources in order to get the successful implementation of a care pathway project. The concept of e-pathway is recent enough and there are some different experiences worldwide. In 2000, the first electronic pathways were implemented at Hospital de Mataró, in Barcelona, Spain. The benefits of using e-pathways (Eira Healthcare Server) are very clear at Hospital de Mataró: immediate records with no transcr...

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CADENS Imaging Releases Colon* CT Colonography System for Teleradiologists

Hospital Management — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Granby, Québec, Canada — CADENS Imaging, an industry leader in CT colonography (CTC) and computer-aided diagnosis, is launching its CADENS Colon* at RSNA 2009. With the increasing competitive market in teleradiology, the ability to offer rapid and cost-effective sub-specialty reading skills in CTC plays an important role in satisfying a growing demand. CADENS Colon* is the first CTC system on the market to offer a pay-per-review CTC solution with negligible upfront costs. On-the-go solutions for teleradiologists: Anywhere/anytime software that can be run on a lapto... (Source: Hospital Management)

London hospital managers cleared of bullying

HSJ — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

A report into the handling of concerns by doctors involved in the Baby P case will clear hospital managers of bullying and harassment, HSJ understands. (Source: HSJ)

Factors hampering the use of patient complaints to improve quality: An exploratory study

International Journal of Nursing Practice — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

This study aims to explore factors that might hamper the use of patient complaints to improve quality. A teaching hospital in Taiwan was purposefully chosen for a case study based on data triangulation. The study included in-depth interviews with hospital senior managers, senior social workers, government officials and non-government organizations staff; as well as analysis of documents. In the Case Hospital, the organizational responses to complaints appear to be influenced by the interaction between managerial factors, operational factors and technical factors. Externally, there were no national guidelines to regulate how the hospital handled complaints. This was bound to have a major influence on the response of the hospital to complaints. Internally, the hospital itself did not place g...

Workers' Compensation Expert Mark Noonan Joins BTE Technologies Board

Hospital Management — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:59:00 +0100

BTE Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of software, equipment and services to healthcare providers and the workers' compensation industry, has announced the appointment of Mark J. Noonan to its Board of Directors, effective from 20 October 2009. Noonan occupies a newly created seat on the board and will serve as an independent director. A recognized expert in the field of workers' compensation and the law, Noonan is managing principal for the casualty practice at Integro Insurance Brokers. Prior to joining Integro in 2009, Noonan was managing director of the Workers' Compensation Practi... (Source: Hospital Management)

Multi-Site PACS Contract Signed by Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa and GE Healthcare

Hospital Management — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

The HUS Helsinki Medical Imaging Center and GE Healthcare IT have announced that they have signed a significant contract to implement the digital picture archiving and communication system, Centricity PACS. The hospital district of Helsinki and Uusimaa (HUS) is the largest hospital district in Finland and about 30% of the Finnish population lives in this area. The district produces almost one million radiology exams per year and owns over 250 images producing modalities. 160 radiologists and thousands of PACS-using clinicians work in HUS. The new solution will help to connect all imaging u... (Source: Hospital Management)

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Forterra to Demonstrate Virtual World Solutions for Training, Collaboration and Operations at I/ITSEC 2009

Hospital Management — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Are you attending the I/ITSEC conference in Orlando Monday 30 November to Thursday 3 December? Dr Macedonia, the GM of Forterra's Federal Systems division, will present his Virtual World Tutorial on Monday 30 November from 12.30pm to 2pm in Room 203. Come and see demonstrations at booth 837 of the latest in virtual world solutions for training, collaboration and operations. Forterra will be demonstrating our new OLIVE 2.3.0 release that includes enhanced media presentation capabilities, telephony integration, non-player character support, advanced scenario generation, and high fidelity terr... (Source: Hospital Management)

South Africa: Managers Ordered to Keep Hospitals Clean

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:20:00 +0100

Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has lashed out at hospital managers for failing to keep their hospitals clean. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

GE Healthcare and InterComponentWare (ICW) Collaborate to Deliver State-of-the-Art eHealth Solutions

Hospital Management — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

The term 'eHealth' is used everywhere today. However, a generic definition of this phrase is missing. GE Healthcare refers to eHealth as the total healthcare IT infrastructure that connects and adds value to the healthcare delivery system across multiple hospitals or a region, including physicians, care providers, patients and others. At Medica 2009 GE Healthcare presents its eHealth solution to fundamentally enable digital networks: the Centricity Imaging Portal. This solution can retrieve historical patient data from different systems throughout a hospital, such as HIS, RIS and PACS. Rad... (Source: Hospital Management)

Proactively Take Care of Patients with GE Healthcare's Centricity Clinical Notification System, Presented at MEDICA 2009

Hospital Management — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

In no other care area do patients need such dedicated surveillance, care and treatment than in intensive care units (ICUs). Medical staff working in this care environment have to fulfil special requirements in order to be prepared for all eventualities. Only one error can make a big difference to patient outcome. At this year's Medica congress GE Healthcare is presenting a new solution for information management in ICU departments, the Centricity Clinical Notification System (CNS). CNS allows the definition of conditions based on any combination of relevant patient data. Whenever verified ... (Source: Hospital Management)

Dementia care in hospitals

NHS News Feed — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:21:00 +0100

This report is part of the charity’s 'Putting Care Right' campaign, which aims to improve the quality of care for people with dementia. The Counting the Cost report surveyed 1,291 carers, 657 nursing staff and 479 nurse/ward managers from general wards in hospitals across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. All members of the Alzheimer’s Society (about 21,000 people) were also asked to participate. The ward manager/nurse survey was sent to all ward managers and nurse managers who were identified from two databases. People who agreed to take part completed questionnaires on the quality of care given to people with dementia. The majority of respondents were from England (91% of carers, 89% of nursing staff and 86% of the nurse managers). The report also used evidence from national repor...

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Clinical and administrative modules to improve patient care and hospital management

Hospital IT Europe — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:26:27 +0100

InterSystems TrakCare Hospital information system project at military hospital set to create electronic clinical registry for all of Chile’s military personnel (Source: Hospital IT Europe)

€17 million boost for cardiac renal unit

The Irish Times - Health — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:00:52 +0100

A €17 MILLION funding allocation by the Health Service Executive (HSE) which will allow the equipping and phased opening next year of a new 151-bed cardiac renal facility at Cork University Hospital (CUH) has been warmly welcomed by both hospital management and medical staff. (Source: The Irish Times - Health)

Workers' Compensation Expert Mark Noonan Joins BTE Technologies Board

Hospital Management — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

bioMérieux Launches a Molecular Diagnostic MRSA Test on its EasyQ® Automated Platform

Hospital Management — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is the most prevalent multi-drug resistant bacteria and a growing threat to health. Marcy l'Etoile, France, 6 November 2009 - bioMérieux, a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, today launched NucliSENS EasyQ® MRSA, a new automated test for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), one of the leading causes of healthcare-associated infections. NucliSENS EasyQ MRSA is CE marked and bioMérieux will be submitting for 510(k) approval with the US Food and Drug Administration in the first half of 2010. "bi... (Source: Hospital Management)

Integration of prospective and retrospective methods for risk analysis in hospitals

International Journal for Quality in Health Care — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:54:21 +0100

Conclusions For both units, the prospective and retrospective analyses resulted in divergent overviews of risks in terms of nature and magnitude, which suggests that one or both methods were subject to biases. Findings from the evaluation forms showed that both methods were perceived as useful and that triangulation provided additional insight into risks. Due to the convergent evidence, triangulation of prospective and retrospective methods can provide hospital management and frontline staff with a more complete and less biased picture of risks. An integrative approach might be advantageous in terms of efficiency of analysis, setting priorities for patient safety and improving the methods themselves. (Source: International Journal for Quality in Health Care)

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RNs File Department Of Public Health Complaints Against UC Davis Medical Center

Nursing News From Medical News Today — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:00:00 +0100

Nurses Charge Public Endangered as Hospital Management Unlawfully Rations Nursing Care to Patients Registered Nurses at multiple units within the University of California Davis Hospital have filed a series of Department of Public Health charges against the facility, alerting the state to what risk of public endangerment. (Source: Nursing News From Medical News Today)

RNs File Department Of Public Health Complaints Against UC Davis Medical Center

Health News from Medical News Today — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:00:00 +0100

Advantech New Product Preview at Medica 2009

Hospital Management — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Advantech, the leading global ePlatform services provider, will showcase many exciting new products this November during the 2009 Medica World Forum for Medicine in Düsseldorf, Germany. A variety of medical products providing solutions to a diverse set of needs will be on display. Some of the exciting new products to be showcased include point-of-care (POC) terminals that fulfil various needs in different applications; medical displays with exceptional graphics capabilities; a multifunction patient infotainment terminal; and the MICA-101 mobile clinical assistant, offering mobile solution... (Source: Hospital Management)

SCHILLER to Exhibit at MEDICA 2009

Hospital Management — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

SCHILLER is pleased to announce that it will attend MEDICA 2009, which will be held 18-21 November in Düsseldorf, Germany. Visit us in hall 9 at booth E05 to find out more about our cardiopulmonary diagnostics products.... (Source: Hospital Management)

chromID MRSA Launched in US - bioMérieux Adds Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Screening Tool to its Arsenal

Hospital Management — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Chromogenic media provides cost-effective MRSA identification for hospitals and labs. Durham, NC (US), 28 October 2009 – bioMérieux, a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, today announced the US launch of chromID™ MRSA, a simple and cost-effective solution in the struggle against MRSA. The product recently received FDA 510(k) clearance for the detection of MRSA, one of the most pervasive sources for high-morbidity healthcare-associated infections (HAI) in US hospitals.1 The current national debate on escalating healthcare costs includes screening for multi-drug resis... (Source: Hospital Management)

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SCHILLER CARDIOVIT CS-200 - New Design and Additional Features

Hospital Management — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

A passion for pioneering inventions has always distinguished the products of SCHILLER’s cardiopulmonary diagnostic line. SCHILLER proudly introduces its redesigned complete diagnostic solution, the CS-200. Seven functions available in one system: Resting ECG including measurement and serial test comparison Exercise testing with ergometers and treadmills 24hr ambulatory ECG (Holter) 24hr ambulatory BP (Holter) Spirometry PFT On-board data management SEMA-200 Networking capabilities Discreet but important external modifications encompass a large, swivel-mounted 19in monitor, as w... (Source: Hospital Management)

MAGLIFE Serenity - A New MR Monitoring Concept

Hospital Management — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

SCHILLER's latest development in MR monitoring, MAGLIFE Serenity, is designed to manage complex day-to-day MRI examinations in combination with patient monitoring. MAGLIFE Serenity is a MR compatible patient monitor, tested and approved for magnetic fields from 0.2 up to 3 Tesla, suitable for all MRI types and brands. SCHILLER provides ECG recording that is based on the MR technology. This procedure dramatically reduces the risk of burns, signal interference and gradient artifacts to a minimum and permits a standardised operation just like in a conventional environment. Neonates and infa... (Source: Hospital Management)

FC Barcelona Uses SCHILLER's CS-200 Ergo-Spiro System

Hospital Management — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

To play in the premier league of performance diagnostics you need a first-class team. SCHILLER's high-end LFSport software is an optimum platform to apply up-to-date ergo-spirometry knowledge in the growing sports and fitness area. This innovative and economic performance diagnostics tool gives physicians and sports scientists the chance to enter into the Champions League of diagnostics. Combining breath-gas-analysis and lactate diagnostics, LFSport helps you develop integral health concepts to help improve your patients' fitness. Its precise recommendations are a valuable means to gain con... (Source: Hospital Management)

Key Performance Indicators to Benchmark Hospital Information Systems - A Delphi Study.

Methods of Information in Medicine — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Conclusion: In the context of IT governance, IT benchmarking is gaining importance in the healthcare area. The found indicators reflect the view of health care IT professionals and researchers. Research is needed to further validate and operationalize key performance indicators, to provide an IT benchmarking framework, and to provide open repositories for a comparison of the HIS benchmarks of different hospitals. PMID: 19893854 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Methods of Information in Medicine)

Exploring the profiles of nurses' job satisfaction in Macau: results of a cluster analysis

Journal of Clinical Nursing — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Conclusions. Findings might help by providing important information for health care managers to identify strategies/methods to target a specific group of nurses in hopes of increasing their job satisfaction levels.Relevance to clinical practice. As a long-term investment, hospital management has to promote work environments that support job satisfaction to attract nurses and thereby improve the quality of nursing care. The results of this study might provide hospital managers with a model to design specified interventions to improve nurses' job satisfaction. (Source: Journal of Clinical Nursing)

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Door-to-balloon delays before primary angioplasty in the Regional Acute Myocardial Infarction Registry of Brittany. An analysis of the Observatoire Régional Breton sur l'Infarctus du myocarde (ORBI).

Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

CONCLUSIONS: In Brittany, median in-hospital delay before treatment of AMI by primary angioplasty was over 45min in 50% of patients. Overall, delays were longer than recommended, due to excessively long prehospital delays. Patient admission during working hours and direct admission to a catheterization laboratory were associated with short in-hospital delay. PMID: 19944394 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases)

President's Page: Who Owns What or Whom?

Journal of the American College of Cardiology — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:51:27 +0100

The topic of physician-owned hospitals is one of the popular items in the health care reform debate currently underway. Congress and others in government recognize this relationship as problematic because it raises an apparent conflict of interest. The concern is if physicians refer patients to their own hospitals when the admission is not indicated, or when a test or procedure is not indicated other than for the need to support the finances of the hospital. Because of this concern (whether the problem is real or imagined is not clear), the current proposed legislation contains provisions to prevent physicians from having significant ownership interest in hospitals. Existing relationships will be grandfathered, but new endeavors will be prohibited. Private, nonphysician ownership will be a...

Telemed to Attend Medica 2009 and RSNA 2009

Hospital Management — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Telemed are very pleased to announce that they will be exhibiting their new generation of color doppler notebook-based ultrasound scanners at the two remaining 'must attend' events this year. From 18 to 21 November we will be at Medica (in hall 09 at stand D61) which is being held, as always, in Düsseldorf, Germany. We then move to the US to attend RSNA 2009 between 29 November and 3 December, at stand 5417 in hall A. As always we will have all of our solutions on the stand and we encourage everyone interested in the following products and capabilities to visit us so we can show you... (Source: Hospital Management)

Cardax FT / Veracity Integration Wins the 2009 'Integrated Security Solution of the Year' Award

Hospital Management — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Gallagher Channel Partner, 20-20 Vision, has won the 'Integrated Security Solution of the Year' award for the Cardax FT and Veracity integration at this year's Security Excellence Awards in the UK. The Security Excellence Awards mark the 11th year of consistently acknowledging and rewarding the very best operators, consultancies and people within the security industry. Over 700 key industry people celebrated with the finalists in 18 award categories at a black tie event at the London Hilton on Park Lane. As winners of this award, 20-20 Vision best demonstrated the integration of securi... (Source: Hospital Management)

Greiner Bio-One at Medica 2009

Hospital Management — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Once again we will be exhibiting together with Greiner Bio-One BioScience at this year's Medica in Düsseldorf, Germany, which will take place 18-21 November. There will be an opportunity to meet product experts and take a look at the latest new items. Come and visit us in hall 03 at booth B70.... (Source: Hospital Management)

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Intersurgical to Exhibit at Medica 2009

Hospital Management — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Medica is the world's largest medical marketplace and attracted 4,313 exhibitors and 136,871 visitors in 2008. This year's event will take place in Düsseldorf, Germany, from 18 to 21 November. We will be exhibiting again in hall 11 at stand A59. Visit us to review our full range and new products such as Oral Care, NiV and improved humidification options. ... (Source: Hospital Management)

ArjoHuntleigh Launches Bath with 'Sound & Vision', a Sensor-Based Therapy

Hospital Management — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Bathing has a number of positive effects on the human mind and body. With the right knowledge, the right equipment and the right routines, these effects can be put to good use in the care of the elderly. The outcome is often not only momentary pleasure and relaxation, but also a reduced need for painkillers, sedatives and anxiety-control drugs. Warm water (34°C) stimulates the cardiovascular system and increases the blood circulation. The water's natural buoyancy makes the body feel light and facilitates movement of stiff limbs and joints. Warm water also stimulates the sensory propert... (Source: Hospital Management)

ArjoHuntleigh Launches the World's Smallest Passive Lifter

Hospital Management — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Maxi Twin Compact™, the latest passive lifter from ArjoHuntleigh, is designed to improve resident and patient handling in care settings with limited space. ArjoHuntleigh has developed the world's smallest passive lifter capable of offering both a safe working load (160kg) applicable to most residents, and a high lifting stroke that enables safe lifting of residents from the floor. Maxi Twin Compact is a smaller version of the well-known Maxi Twin passive floor lifter. It incorporates all the main features of the larger sling lifter, including the innovative twin-mast design that im... (Source: Hospital Management)

Swann-Morton Introduces New Stainless-Steel Surgical Knife

Hospital Management — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100

After the successful addition of the Silvers minor skin graft knife and blades to its range last year Swann-Morton has extended it further with a premium stainless-steel Silvers knife, providing an alternative to the current version of the knife that has a distinctive blue autoclaveable handle. When combined with Swann-Morton's surgical stainless double-edged razor blades the knife handles, originally designed by HL Silver in Toronto, Canada, are ideal for taking small, intricate grafts from areas that would not be accessible with larger, standard knives. Although used mainly within plastic... (Source: Hospital Management)

Nigeria: Ebsuth Workers Resume Strike

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:44:19 +0100

TRUE to their threat, workers of the Ebonyi state University Teaching Hospital (EBSUTH), yesterday, embarked on another indefinite strike after the state government together with the hospital management board, failed to meet the demands of the tertiary hospital worker, who only three months ago suspended a-three month strike that crippled the institution. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

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Fears over low takeup of swine flu vaccine among health staff

The Telegraph : Swine Flu A H1N1 — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:40:12 +0100

Leading Health Department officials including the chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson have written to hospital managers six times in the last five weeks to stress the urgent need to vaccinate doctors and nurses against swine flu. (Source: The Telegraph : Swine Flu A H1N1)

Fears over low takeup of swine flu vaccine among health staff

The Telegraph : Swine Flu A H1N1 — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:40:12 +0100

Health-care system and nursing in Sri Lanka: An ethnography study

Nursing and Health Sciences — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:00:00 +0100

This study highlights the adverse conditions under which nurses in Sri Lanka try to administer care, within a powerless and unchanging professional situation. Although this study extends the level of understanding of the situation for nurses in a government hospital, it also offers directions for policy-makers and international nursing organizations to improve nursing education and governance in Sri Lanka. (Source: Nursing and Health Sciences)

Incidence of traumatic long-bone fractures requiring in-hospital management: A prospective age- and gender-specific analysis of 4890 fractures

Injury — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:19:13 +0100

Abstract: Background: Musculoskeletal trauma represents a considerable global health burden; however, reliable population-based incidence data are lacking. Thus, we prospectively investigated the age- and sex-specific incidence patterns of long-bone fractures in a defined population.Methods: A 4-year prospective study of all long-bone fractures in a defined Norwegian population was carried out. The demographic data, as well as data on fracture type and location and mode of treatment were collected using recognised classification (e.g., AO/OTA – Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen/Orthopaedic Trauma Association; Gustilo–Anderson (GA) for open fractures). Age- and sex-adjusted incidences were calculated using population statistics.Results: During the study period, 4890 long-bone...

Priorclave to Demonstrate Autoclaves at Medica 2009

Hospital Management — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100

At this year's Medica show, to be held in Düsseldorf from 18-21 November 2009, Priorclave will again give visitors an opportunity to step into an autoclave on their stand (number 1E02, located in hall 1). A representative selection of their electrically heated bench-top and top and front-loading models will be on display. Priorclave has more than 20 years' experience of supplying autoclaves to laboratories with industry-wide applications, manufacturing and supplying varying models from the 40l capacity bench-top version to rectangular models of 700l capacities and above. Many of the... (Source: Hospital Management)

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Inpatient management of patients with skin cancer in Germany: an analysis of the nationwide DRG-statistic 2005-2006.

The British Journal of Dermatology — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:22:11 +0100

DISCUSSION: We provide for the first time nationwide quantitative data on the in-hospital management of skin cancer patients. The observed differences in the management of MEL and NMSC most likely reflect differences of the biology, epidemiology and therapeutic modalities of these cancers. PMID: 19775365 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The British Journal of Dermatology)

The 40 Donors Per Million Population Plan: An Action Plan for Improvement of Organ Donation and Transplantation in Spain

Transplantation Proceedings — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Abstract: Introduction: Spain has been showing the highest rate of deceased donor organ recovery in the world for a whole country, namely, 33–35 donors per million population (pmp) during the last years. This activity is attributed to the so-called Spanish Model of organ donation, an integrated approach to improve organ donation since the start of the Organización Nacional de Trasplantes (ONT) in 1989. However, in 2007 there were 7/17 regions with >40 donors pmp and a marked regional variability. Thus, ONT has set a large-scale, comprehensive strategy to achieve a substantial improvement in donation and transplantation in Spain in the coming years: The 40 Donors pmp Plan.Purpose and Scope: The overall objective is to increase the average rate of deceased donors to 40 pmp between 2008 an...

Hospital management of abdominal trauma in Tehran, Iran: a review of 228 patients.

Chinese Journal of Traumatology — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:00:00 +0100

Conclusions: Blunt abdominal trauma is more common than penetrating abdominal trauma. Road traffic accidents and stab wound are the most common causes of blunt and penetrating trauma, respectively. Spleen is the most commonly injured organ in these patients. The mortality rate is higher in blunt trauma than penetrating one. PMID: 19788841 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Chinese Journal of Traumatology)

FinnoPress® Transparent Pressure Dressings Offer Wound Visibility and Secure Placement

Hospital Management — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Finnomedo has launched a revolutionary new product – transparent pressure dressings. FinnoPress® is suitable for stanching trauma-based bleeding and is already used by hospitals, emergency services, ambulances, rescue helicopters, armies, etc. FinnoPress® Mini is suitable for staunching needle-based blood dripping and is used in many healthcare applications, especially after taking a blood sample or removing a cannula. These two patented products share various advantages over traditional bandages; they enable the wound to be visibly monitored, they are easy to use, and the se... (Source: Hospital Management)

CADENS Imaging First International Workshop, ESGAR 2009

Hospital Management — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0100

CADENS Imaging attended its first participation at the ESGAR 2009 workshop in Stresa, Italy. It introduced its newly CE-cleared CTC solution, the CADENS Colon. "During this key European meeting in CT colonography, Dr Philippe Lefere (Belgium) presented a clinical case session featuring the CADENS Colon. A complete review of a symptomatic patient was performed, where CADENS CAD Colon system and electronic cleansing were demonstrated as being of clinical importance," said Florent Chandelier, co-founder, VP and CTO of CADENS Imaging. Cadens Imaging wishes to thank Dr Lefere for his trust in... (Source: Hospital Management)

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2nd World HAI Forum: Experts Discuss Looming Threats to Patient Safety

Hospital Management — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0100

According to a meeting of over 60 infectious disease experts, the global medical community must act on three imminent threats to patients across the world. First threat: common bacteria, such as Escherichia coli (E. coli) are now producing enzymes that make the bacteria capable of de-activating all but the antibiotics that specialists reserve as a last line of defense. Second threat: healthcare workers themselves may be contributing to the spread of infections by failing to get flu vaccinations and, in some countries, coming to work when they are ill rather than taking sick days. Third threat:... (Source: Hospital Management)

Impact of Admission Glucose Level and Presence of Diabetes Mellitus on Mortality in Patients with Non-ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome Treated Conservatively: Dziewierz A, Giszterowicz D, Siudak Z, et al. Am J Cardiol 2009;103:954–8

The Journal of Emergency Medicine — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:30:40 +0100

This study out of Poland utilized the Krakow registry of acute coronary syndromes, a prospective, multi-center, observational registry designed to examine epidemiology, in-hospital management, and outcomes of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in Krakow, Poland, to assess the impact of admission glucose level on the mortality of patients with non-ST-segment elevation ACS. The study includes 763 patients with admission glucose data and non-ST-segment elevation ACS. These patients were stratified into five groups based on blood glucose concentration: 24.2% had admission glucose levels of < 5 mmol/L (90 mg/dL), 50.6% had levels of 5–6.9 mmol/L (90–125 mg/dL), 10.9% had levels of 7–8.9 mmol/L (126–160 mg/dL), 6.7% had levels of 9–10.9 mmol/L (162–196 mg/dL), and 7.6% had l...

bioMérieux – Committed to the Fight Against HAI

Hospital Management — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0100

bioMérieux, a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics (IVD), offers the most comprehensive diagnostic solution on the market to help hospitals and healthcare facilities fight healthcare-associated infection (HAI). HAI is now recognised worldwide as a major public health issue affecting at least 7 million people per year. In the US, HAIs affect approximately 1.7 million patients each year, resulting in 99,000 deaths and an estimated $20 billion in healthcare costs.1,2 These infections require healthcare establishments to implement infection control policies to screen patien... (Source: Hospital Management)

Adam Morris : NHS is Losing patience with hospital no-shows

Scotsman.com News - Health — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0100

IT HAS been one of the biggest bugbears for hospital managers for years. Every year tens of thousands of patients simply don't show up for operations which in some cases t (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)

Impaired renal function in acute myocardial infarction.

Cardiology Journal — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:06:03 +0100

Authors: Lekston A, Kurek A, Tynior B Impaired renal function is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and an adverse prognostic factor in patients with established cardiovascular disease. In addition, with current widespread use of invasive procedures in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction, contrast-induced nephropathy is a growing problem in this patient population. In acute myocardial infarction, impaired renal function may result from underlying kidney disease, acute renal failure, and the effect of drugs and contrast agents used during diagnostic procedures or treatment. These various causes may coexist, resulting in significantly worse outcomes. Prompt recognition of the degree of renal function impairment and institution of appropriate preventive and therapeutic meas...

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Foster Farms Risk Manager Wins Risk and Insurance Innovator Award

Hospital Management — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Ernie Machado, risk manager at California's Foster Farms, has been recoginsed with a Risk and Insurance® Risk Innovator Award for revolutionising safety standards in the poultry-processing business. Machado launched a unique testing programme that is helping to solve a problem that often disabled workers. Workers in the poultry industry are at a high risk of upper extremity accidents, with repetitive motion injuries at the top of injury charts. Foster Farms have worked to install the best possible ergonomic machines and workplaces for their employees processing 1.2m chickens and turkeys... (Source: Hospital Management)

Foster Farms Risk Manager Wins Risk and Insurance Innovator Award

Hospital Management — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0100

MobileArt Evolution Mobile X-Ray Systems - Brilliant X-Ray Images in any Environment

Hospital Management — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Shimadzu, worldwide manufacturer of diagnostic imaging equipment, has presented the new generation of its mobile X-ray systems, the MobileArt Evolution. The unit combines brilliant image quality with simple handling and easy maneuverability. With the MobileArt Evolution exact positioning is possible even in narrow spaces, thus facilitating X-rays in smaller hospital rooms. In addition, it saves time-consuming ways and transports to the radiology department. The MobileArt Evolution is available in two versions. The standard version is equipped with an imaging performance of 12.5kW/320mAs. Th... (Source: Hospital Management)

C diff inquiry will examine hospital management and clinical response

Nursing Times Breaking News — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:33:00 +0100

The remit has been set for a public inquiry into C difficile deaths at a hospital in Scotland. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)

InterFlow - New CPAP Flow Generator from Intersurgical

Hospital Management — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Intersurgical is pleased to announce the arrival of the InterFlow CPAP flow generator to compliment the existing range of Intersurgical products for CPAP therapy. CPAP can be effective in many different applications, reducing the burden on conventional positive pressure ventilation and resulting in cost savings and less intubations, and permitting early extubation. The InterFlow flow generator is a precise, reliable device requiring minimum maintenance. Its simplicity of use and easy set-up ensures the clinician has complete performance confidence. Features include variable flow rates... (Source: Hospital Management)

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Innovative New Surgical Instrument to be Unveiled at National Conference of Hand Surgeons

Hospital Management — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0100

MicroAire Surgical Instruments has announced the release of a new powered surgical instrument, the SmartDriver Duo®, a cordless handheld orthopaedic power instrument featuring dual-triggers to control the operation of the instrument’s various attachments. The SmartDriver Duo is a powerful and versatile small-bone trauma system used primarily by orthopaedic surgeons and by veterinary surgeons during procedures on medium and small bones in the hand, foot and shoulder. It will be unveiled officially at the 2009 Conference of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) which takes ... (Source: Hospital Management)

Still making progress to improve the hospital workplace environment? Results from the 2008 National Survey of Registered Nurses.

Nursing Economic$ — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Authors: Buerhaus PI, DesRoches C, Donelan K, Hess R Despite the majority of RNs perceiving a shortage of nurses, findings from the 2008 National Survey of RNs indicate the hospital workplace improved in several areas compared to a 2006 survey. Improvements included the time RNs spend with patients, quality of nursing care, and a decreasing impact of the shortage on delaying nurses' responses to pages or calls, staff communication, patients' wait time for surgery, and timeliness and efficiency of care. Areas the environment was perceived to have worsened included overtime hours, sexual harassment/hostile, and physical violence. RNs hold mixed views about the consequences of reporting errors and mistakes with a majority agreeing that reporting them had led to positive changes to prevent...

Med Sci Monit 2009; 15(9):CR477-483 "Sodium level on admission and in-hospital outcomes of STEMI patients treated with primary angioplasty: The ANIN Myocardial Infarction Registry"

Medical Science Monitor — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:14:00 +0100

Conclusions: Hyponatremia is a simple laboratory marker independently associated with increased risk of death in STEMI patients treated with primary angioplasty. (Source: Medical Science Monitor)

The Paradox of the Not-for-profit Hospital

The Health Care Manager — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:12:36 +0100

This study clearly demonstrates that not-for-profit hospital managers are faced with declining profitability and are challenged to reduce hospital-operating expenses while meeting their charitable mission. Additionally, the greater size and increased clinical complexity of not-for-profit hospitals are increasing organizational overhead. In many cases, the increased clinical complexity is a commitment to the organizational mission of providing a full range of services to the community. From a policy perspective, the study suggests that not-for-profit hospitals have aging facilities and reduced cash flow due to lower profit margins. As a result, many not-for-profit hospitals face potential bankruptcy and closure. This study clearly documents a threat to the provision of charity care in local...

Point prevalence of wounds in a sample of acute hospitals in Canada

International Wound Journal — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100

Hurd T, Posnett J. Point prevalence of wounds in a sample of acute hospitals in Canada. To provide new information on wound prevalence and the potential resource impact of non healing wounds in the acute sector by summarising results from wound audits carried out at 13 acute hospitals in Canada in 2006 and 2007. Audits were carried out in each hospital by the same independent team of advanced practice nurses using standard data-collection forms. The results reported here were derived from the summary reports for each hospital. A total of 3099 patients were surveyed (median 259 patients per hospital). In the sample hospitals, the mean prevalence of patients with wounds was 41·2%. Most wounds were pressure ulcers (56·2%) or surgical wounds (31·1%). The mean prevalence of pressure ulcers w...

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GE Healthcare and TomTec Imaging Systems Announce Strategic Cooperation in Cardiology IT

Hospital Management — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0100

GE Healthcare, a division of General Electric Company, and TomTec Imaging Systems, a worldwide leader in 2D/3D/4D imaging and quantification technologies, have entered into a formal strategic cooperation contract to boost their excellence in echocardiography. This new cooperation is designed to ensure a seamless integration of TomTec’s CardioArena™ program for analysis of 2D/3D/4D data into GE Healthcare’s cardiology IT solutions portfolio, Centricity Cardiology. This will result in a solution dedicated to streamlining cardiologists' workflows, increasing the department's efficiency an... (Source: Hospital Management)

On evaluating the impact of flexibility enhancing strategies on the performance of nurse schedules

Health Policy — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Abstract: Hospitals develop nurse schedules that cover a period of 4–6 weeks and are posted several weeks in advance. Once posted, changes to the schedule require voluntary participation by the nurses, making it difficult for hospitals to respond to changes in nursing needs and availability of nurses. At the same time, nursing needs’ forecasts developed several weeks in advance are often wrong. In each hospital setting, there may exist several promising strategies to enhance scheduling flexibility and reduce the mismatch between the nursing needs and the availability of nurses. However, methodologies to evaluate such strategies, before testing them in expensive pilot implementation, do not exist. We demonstrate how such evaluations can be carried out using historical data. Furthermore,...

Doctors' perceptions of why 360-degree feedback does (not) work: a qualitative study

Medical Education — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100

Conclusions It appears that 360-degree feedback can be a positive force for practice improvement provided certain conditions are met, such as that skilled facilitators are available to encourage reflection, concrete goals are set and follow-up interviews are carried out. This study underscores the fact that hospitals and consultant groups should be aware of the existing lack of openness and absence of constructive feedback. Consultants indicated that sharing personal reflections with colleagues could improve the quality of collegial relationships and heighten the chance of real performance improvement. (Source: Medical Education)

Harley-Davidson Reduces Workers Comp and Disability Claims with BTE Technologies Functional Testing

Hospital Management — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0100

An article in the 27 July 2009 issue of Business Insurance, entitled 'Harley-Davidson Test Quiets Disability Claims', has captured both the process and the value of functional testing for employers. Harley-Davidson's functional testing and pre-hire testing program is provided by BTE Technologies experts utilizing the EvalTech Functional Testing System. The article was written in follow-up to a presentation given by Harley-Davidson Motor Company and BTE Technologies at the recent Disability Management Employer Coalition (DMEC) Conference in Portland, Oregon, US. This piece details the custom... (Source: Hospital Management)

Open accounting in self-financing hospital management

Health Policy and Planning — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100

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Kenya: Hospital's Adoption of Digital Technology Noble

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:49:04 +0100

The move to enhance operations at the region's largest referral hospital using a Hospital Management Information System (HMIS) is long overdue. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Zambia: Hospital Patients Go on Hunger Strike

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:25:03 +0100

THIRTY-SEVEN patients at the Ndola Central Hospital (NCH) male orthopaedics ward have gone on hunger strike in protest against alleged ill-treatment and negligence by hospital management. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Lack of effective communication between communities and hospitals in Uganda: a qualitative exploration of missing links

BioMed Central — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100

Conclusions: There is still lack of effective communication between the communities and the hospitals that serve them in Uganda. This deprives the communities of the right to participate in the improvement of the services they receive, to assume their position as stakeholders. Various avenues could be instituted including using associations in communities, rapid appraisal methods and community meetings. (Source: BioMed Central)

Nigeria: Patients Groan As UCH Hikes Fees

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:39:03 +0100

Patients from indigent background are now groaning as the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan announced a 50 per cent increase on its fees.But the hospital management which said it sympathised with the poor patients has said that the fees regime was not meant to punish the patients. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Effective Treatment For Infective Endocarditis Using A Rigorous Hospital Management-based Approach

Health News from Medical News Today — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 08:00:00 +0100

A clinical study carried out at HÃ´pital de la Timone in Marseille has demonstrated that a standardized management protocol for patients with infective endocarditis can dramatically reduce mortality rates. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

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Alcoholics Often Experts At Hiding It

WDSU.com - Health — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 22:08:34 +0100

At one point during her quarter-century as an alcoholic, Carol Colleran would down at least 10 beers each weeknight, more on weekends. Then she would show up the next morning at her job in hospital management, feeling fuzzy and lousy. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)

Alcoholics Often Are Experts At Hiding It

WDSU.com - Health — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:44:09 +0100

Forterra Announces Developer Programs to Enable Customers and Partners to Create and Deploy 3D Applications Using OLIVE™ Software Platform

Hospital Management — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Forterra Systems, the market and technology leader in private virtual worlds, has announced the launch of the company’s developer programs, which are designed to make it easy for consultants, system integrators, value-added resellers, independent software vendors (ISVs), technology partners, education institutions and business organizations to create, integrate and deploy 3D applications using Forterra’s On-Line Interactive Virtual Environment (OLIVE™) software platform. In addition, Forterra has altered its price model to be less expensive for a production deployment with small ... (Source: Hospital Management)

National Institutes of Health Award Contract to Forterra Systems to Evaluate Gaming for Training Critical HAZMAT Skills

Hospital Management — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Forterra Systems, the market and innovation leader in private virtual worlds, has announced that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a contract to the company to study the use of commercial gaming technologies to produce a distributed, multi-player, online virtual environment for training individuals and teams in critical HAZMAT skills. Under the NIH contract, a hazardous material (HAZMAT) emergency response scenario will be designed using gaming technology to test the basic principles of the study and to gather qualitative and quantitative data to measure the effica... (Source: Hospital Management)

IEEE Spectrum Predicts Forterra Systems a Winner

Hospital Management — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Forterra Systems’s OLIVE™ virtual worlds software platform, along with IBM’s new chipmaking process and Sprint’s Xohm high-speed wireless broadband data network, are just three of the five projects identified by the editors of IEEE Spectrum as 'winners' in the fifth annual issue highlighting the best and worst of global technology. "With the signs of life becoming stronger every day in the technology sector, it’s time to take stock of some key initiatives that have the potential to transform major industries or that are likely to squander huge amounts of money, time and resou... (Source: Hospital Management)

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Patient Movement Factors for Consideration

Hospital Management — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Assessment of a patient’s ability to assist in own movement is a key component of a safe patient handling plan. The essential elements ought to be comprised in a bedside quick reference to the patient’s current movement capacity and the appropriate equipment solution. If the patient is unable to weight bear, is not cooperative, has limited extremity strength, is in an awkward position and has limited or no ability to assist, mechanical assistance is a necessary solution. The type of equipment will depend on the size and weight of the patient and whether repositioning or movement is require... (Source: Hospital Management)

The British Disabled Flying Association Purchases Smartlift's ERGOS Hoist

Hospital Management — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0100

The British Disabled Flying Association has recently purchased the new ERGOS hoist from Smartlift and it is proving to be a real success. It is a completely mobile unit that has been adapted to move pilots of up to 20st (125kg) without any additional manual handling input. Unlike existing hoists, the ERGOS has a long lifting range that can lift pilots from their wheelchair with greater smoothness, comfort and security and lower them into the cockpit without any other manual support. The pilot can then remove the hoist from the area by remote control and is able to taxi off without the equipmen... (Source: Hospital Management)

Added Value in Patient Movement

Hospital Management — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0100

ERGOS is a new bariatric patient movement system developed in collaboration with Greater Glasgow Health Board. It provides better value in patient movement because it is a fully automated remote control system that removes the manual handling risk from patient movement. The added value is delivered in the following ways: The silent operation allows it to be used at any time, in any location The footprint allows it to go between beds and into toilet cubicles It can move patients of up to 40st (250kg) with no manual handling input It allows the carer to be closer to the patient No swing... (Source: Hospital Management)

The Need for Change in Moving Heavy Patients in the Hospital Environment

Hospital Management — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Growth in obesity among the population has a materially higher proportionate effect on the healthcare sector because of the propensity for heavier people to need healthcare services. This creates a need to review policy and procedures for the management of this class of patient covering obese and bariatric patients. In 2007 a paper written by Loughborough University was published by the HSE addressing ‘Risk Assessment and Process Planning for Bariatric Patient Handling Pathways’. This paper identified issues to be addressed and provided useful research, some of which is mentioned here. Sin... (Source: Hospital Management)

New Medical Manufacturing Plant in India

Hospital Management — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0100

After an investment of €38 million ($47 million) Ahlstrom, a global leader in high-performance fiber-based materials, will start a new spunmelt nonwoven plant in Mundra, in the western Indian state of Gujarat. Mainly targeting the medical market, it will manufacture a full range of SMS (multi-layer spunmelt fabrics) for applications in surgical gowns, drapes and face-masks. Ahlstrom will consolidate its position as one of the top-three global nonwoven suppliers and will offer the same degree of excellence throughout Asia. ... (Source: Hospital Management)

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Ahlstrom to Attend MEDICA 2009

Hospital Management — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Ahlstrom, the leading manufacturer of roll good nonwovens for medical products, will be attending MEDICA 2009 in Düsseldorf, Germany, from 18 to 21 November 2009. MEDICA is the world’s largest medical trade fair and it covers the entire spectrum of exhibits for both ambulant and in-patient treatment. Ahlstrom will be exhibiting at booth G32 in hall 6 (TBC). ... (Source: Hospital Management)

Improving patients' experiences in hospital: yes we can!

NHS Networks — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:01:17 +0100

Lord Darzi's report High Quality Care for All establishes patients' experience of care, alongside safety and clinical effectiveness, as a fundamental aim in health care. This practical conference will explore the steps staff and managers can take to transform patients' experience of care in hospital. The conference will: look at lessons that can be learned from hospitals where things have gone wrong examine methods for supporting staff and enabling patients' voices to be heard consider the policies and processes that can help hospital managers and staff ensure services are centred on what patients want and need Click here to find out more. (Source: NHS Networks)

Intersurgical i-gel™ Now Indicated for Use in Resuscitation

Hospital Management — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Intersurgical is delighted to confirm its revolutionary single use, supraglottic airway, i-gel, is now indicated for use in resuscitation as well as in anaesthesia. i-gel was launched in 2007 and has since become the supraglottic airway of choice in many hospitals in the UK, Europe and across the world. The rapid and easy insertion, improved safety provided by the gastric channel, low post-operative complications and high seal pressures, provide benefits to both clinician and patient1. A number of case reports and clinical studies have since highlighted the potential advantages i-gel of... (Source: Hospital Management)

Ghana: Sory Condemns Krachi Hospital Management

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:21:37 +0100

The Director General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Elias Sory, has directed the management of the Krachi Hospital to abide by the rules and principles governing healthcare delivery, in order to provide quality service to the public. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

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Health manager faces disciplinary hearing

Medicine versus Orthopaedic Service for Hospital Management of Hip Fractures.

NHS Diabetes publishes new guidelines on the management of patients with diabetes

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Wipak Medical Launches Steriking® ProWrap SMX Sheets for Wrapping of Trays and Sets for Sterilization

Baby boy given vaccine overdose

Review: The current and future management of acute heart failure syndromes

[The anaesthesia and critical care specialty and new hospital management: In French an inquiry in university and general hospitals.]

Accumetrics Receives ISO 13485 Medical Device Certification

Predictors and in-hospital outcomes of cardiogenic shock on admission in patients with acute coronary syndromes admitted to hospitals without on-site invasive facilities.

In-hospital management of patients with atrial flutter

Scottish hospital told to take 'urgent action' on dirty wards

The ARGUS PRO LifeCare 2 - Defibrillator, Pacemaker, Patient Monitor and 12-Channel ECG in a Compact Design

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The ARGUS PRO LifeCare 2 - Defibrillator, Pacemaker, Patient Monitor and 12-Channel ECG in a Compact Design

SCHILLER to Exhibit its Cardiopulmonary Diagnostics Products at ECR 2010 and ACC 2010

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Cappella Promotes Sideguard and Serial IVUS Analysis at JIM 2010

Cappella Promotes Sideguard and Serial IVUS Analysis at JIM 2010

Healthcare and social services resource use and costs of self-harm patients

Eamonn Hobbs Joins the Board of Directors at Cappella

Eamonn Hobbs Joins the Board of Directors at Cappella

Public Hospital Management Boards Are Part Of The Solution - Australian Medical Association

Public Hospital Management Boards Are Part Of The Solution - Australian Medical Association

Improvement of Functionality and Quality of Government Hospitals in Ethiopia through the Ethiopian Hospital Management Initiative (EHMI) Under the Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)

The skills gap in hospital management: a comparative analysis of hospital managers in the public and private sectors in South Africa

GE Healthcare Launches Innovative eHealth and Health Information Exchange Portfolio in Europe

GE Healthcare's Innovative Information Technologies to Connect Hospitals, Experts and Patients Displayed at Arab Health Congress 2010

GE Healthcare Launches Innovative eHealth and Health Information Exchange Portfolio in Europe

Legislation on Hospital Environments for young Mental Health patients (DH)

Benchmarking of Radiological Departments - Starting point for successful process optimization.

The Cardiologic Explorer: A High-End Cardiogoniometry System

Forterra Systems Acquired by SAIC

MicroAire Donates Orthopaedic Surgical Equipment to Doctors Bound for Haiti

Prognostic significance of new onset atrial fibrillation in acute coronary syndrome patients treated conservatively.

Greiner Bio-One Introduces New VACUETTE ESR Tube Made From Polypropylene

Greiner Bio-One Launches VACUETTE TIPGUARD Safety Tube Holder

Neusoft Medical Middle East Subsidiary Established in Dubai

Intersurgical Extends its Product Portfolio for Fighting VAP in Critical Care

Accumetrics Receives ISO 13485 Medical Device Certification

Spirituality and job satisfaction among female Jewish Israeli hospital nurses

Improving the management of non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes: systematic evaluation of a quality improvement programme European QUality Improvement Programme for Acute Coronary Syndrome: The EQUIP-ACS project

Bullied hospital manager awarded £150,000 compensation

SpinetiX Introduces First Non-PC-Based Digital Signage System

SpinetiX HMP100 Integrates with Poster Digital 1.0 Software at ISE 2010

Philips and bioMérieux Announce Partnership to Develop and Market Next-Generation Handheld Diagnostic Solutions for Point-of-Care

Educating leaders in hospital management: a new model in Sub-Saharan Africa

The Vascular Explorer: Quick and Easy Vascular Analysis

KCI Announces Final Approval to Enter Japanese Market

Influence of Sex on the Out-of-hospital Management of Chest Pain

A survey of the status of education and research in anaesthesia and intensive care medicine at the university teaching hospital in lusaka, zambia.

New A(H1N1) Strain Added to bioMérieux’s Molecular Diagnostic Test NucliSENS EasyQ® Influenza A/B

Accumetrics Closes 2009 with Positive Outlook

Accumetrics Closes 2009 with Positive Outlook

Quorum Health Resources sued for $46 million

Quorum Health Resources sued for $46 million

Do we need electronic support for pathways: the Spanish experience

CADENS Imaging Releases Colon* CT Colonography System for Teleradiologists

London hospital managers cleared of bullying

Factors hampering the use of patient complaints to improve quality: An exploratory study

Workers' Compensation Expert Mark Noonan Joins BTE Technologies Board

Multi-Site PACS Contract Signed by Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa and GE Healthcare

Forterra to Demonstrate Virtual World Solutions for Training, Collaboration and Operations at I/ITSEC 2009

South Africa: Managers Ordered to Keep Hospitals Clean

GE Healthcare and InterComponentWare (ICW) Collaborate to Deliver State-of-the-Art eHealth Solutions

Proactively Take Care of Patients with GE Healthcare's Centricity Clinical Notification System, Presented at MEDICA 2009

Dementia care in hospitals

Clinical and administrative modules to improve patient care and hospital management

€17 million boost for cardiac renal unit

Workers' Compensation Expert Mark Noonan Joins BTE Technologies Board

Improvement of Functionality and Quality of Government Hospitals in Ethiopia through the Ethiopian Hospital Management Initiative (EHMI) Under the Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)

chromID MRSA Launched in US - bioMérieux Adds Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Screening Tool to its Arsenal