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South Africa: Managers Ordered to Keep Hospitals CleanEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has lashed out at hospital managers for failing to keep their hospitals clean. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 20, 2009 Category: African Health Source Type: news

GE Healthcare and InterComponentWare (ICW) Collaborate to Deliver State-of-the-Art eHealth SolutionsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Hospital Management - November 20, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: info

Proactively Take Care of Patients with GE Healthcare's Centricity Clinical Notification System, Presented at MEDICA 2009Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Hospital Management - November 19, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: info

Dementia care in hospitalsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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 deme...
Source: NHS News Feed - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology Medical practice Older people Source Type: news

Clinical and administrative modules to improve patient care and hospital managementEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Hospital IT Europe - November 17, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

€17 million boost for cardiac renal unitEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: The Irish Times - Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

bioMérieux Launches a Molecular Diagnostic MRSA Test on its EasyQ® Automated PlatformEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Hospital Management - November 16, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: info

Integration of prospective and retrospective methods for risk analysis in hospitalsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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 analys...
Source: International Journal for Quality in Health Care - November 10, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Kessels-Habraken, M., Van der Schaaf, T., De Jonge, J., Rutte, C., Kerkvliet, K. Tags: Papers Source Type: journals

RNs File Department Of Public Health Complaints Against UC Davis Medical CenterEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Nursing News From Medical News Today - November 6, 2009 Category: Nursing Tags: Nursing / Midwifery Source Type: news

RNs File Department Of Public Health Complaints Against UC Davis Medical CenterEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 6, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nursing / Midwifery Source Type: news

Advantech New Product Preview at Medica 2009Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Hospital Management - November 6, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: info

SCHILLER to Exhibit at MEDICA 2009Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Hospital Management - November 5, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: info

chromID MRSA Launched in US - bioMérieux Adds Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Screening Tool to its ArsenalEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Hospital Management - November 5, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: info

SCHILLER CARDIOVIT CS-200 - New Design and Additional FeaturesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Hospital Management - November 5, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: info

MAGLIFE Serenity - A New MR Monitoring ConceptEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Hospital Management - November 5, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: info

FC Barcelona Uses SCHILLER's CS-200 Ergo-Spiro SystemEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Hospital Management - November 5, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: info

Key Performance Indicators to Benchmark Hospital Information Systems - A Delphi Study.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Methods of Information in Medicine - November 5, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Hübner-Bloder G, Ammenwerth E Tags: Methods Inf Med Source Type: journals

Exploring the profiles of nurses' job satisfaction in Macau: results of a cluster analysisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Journal of Clinical Nursing - November 3, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Moon Fai Chan, Sok Man Leong, Andrew Leung Luk, Siu Ming Yeung, Iat Kio Van Source Type: journals

President's Page: Who Owns What or Whom?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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 ...
Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology - October 29, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Alfred A. Bove Tags: ACC NEWS Source Type: journals

Telemed to Attend Medica 2009 and RSNA 2009Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Hospital Management - October 29, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: info

Cardax FT / Veracity Integration Wins the 2009 'Integrated Security Solution of the Year' AwardEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Hospital Management - October 28, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: info

Greiner Bio-One at Medica 2009Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Hospital Management - October 27, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: info

Intersurgical to Exhibit at Medica 2009Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Hospital Management - October 27, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: info

ArjoHuntleigh Launches Bath with 'Sound & Vision', a Sensor-Based TherapyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Hospital Management - October 21, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: info

ArjoHuntleigh Launches the World's Smallest Passive LifterEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Hospital Management - October 21, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: info

Swann-Morton Introduces New Stainless-Steel Surgical KnifeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Hospital Management - October 20, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: info

Nigeria: Ebsuth Workers Resume StrikeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 13, 2009 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Fears over low takeup of swine flu vaccine among health staffEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: The Telegraph : Swine Flu A H1N1 - October 11, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: swine flu vaccine health Liam Donaldson Source Type: news

Health-care system and nursing in Sri Lanka: An ethnography studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Nursing and Health Sciences - October 5, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Badurakada Sunil Santha De Silva, Colleen Rolls Source Type: journals

Incidence of traumatic long-bone fractures requiring in-hospital management: A prospective age- and gender-specific analysis of 4890 fracturesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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; ...
Source: Injury - October 5, 2009 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Terje Meling, Knut Harboe, Kjetil Søreide Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Priorclave to Demonstrate Autoclaves at Medica 2009Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Hospital Management - October 5, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: info

Inpatient management of patients with skin cancer in Germany: an analysis of the nationwide DRG-statistic 2005-2006.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: The British Journal of Dermatology - October 1, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Stang A, Stausberg J Tags: Br J Dermatol Source Type: journals

The 40 Donors Per Million Population Plan: An Action Plan for Improvement of Organ Donation and Transplantation in SpainEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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 ...
Source: Transplantation Proceedings - October 1, 2009 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: R. Matesanz, R. Marazuela, B. Domínguez-Gil, E. Coll, B. Mahillo, G. de la Rosa Tags: Organ and Tissue Donation--Societal Aspects Source Type: journals

Hospital management of abdominal trauma in Tehran, Iran: a review of 228 patients.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Chinese Journal of Traumatology - September 30, 2009 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Salimi J, Ghodsi M, Zavvarh MN, Khaji A Tags: Chin J Traumatol Source Type: journals

FinnoPress® Transparent Pressure Dressings Offer Wound Visibility and Secure PlacementEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Hospital Management - September 30, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: info

CADENS Imaging First International Workshop, ESGAR 2009Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Hospital Management - September 30, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: info

2nd World HAI Forum: Experts Discuss Looming Threats to Patient SafetyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Hospital Management - September 25, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: info

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;103:954–8Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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%...
Source: The Journal of Emergency Medicine - September 22, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Ryan Paterson Tags: Abstracts Source Type: journals

bioMérieux – Committed to the Fight Against HAIEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Hospital Management - September 21, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: info

Adam Morris : NHS is Losing patience with hospital no-showsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - September 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Impaired renal function in acute myocardial infarction.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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 ou...
Source: Cardiology Journal - September 16, 2009 Category: Cardiology Authors: Lekston A, Kurek A, Tynior B Tags: Cardiol J Source Type: journals

MobileArt Evolution Mobile X-Ray Systems - Brilliant X-Ray Images in any EnvironmentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Hospital Management - September 15, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: info

C diff inquiry will examine hospital management and clinical responseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The remit has been set for a public inquiry into C difficile deaths at a hospital in Scotland. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - September 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

InterFlow - New CPAP Flow Generator from IntersurgicalEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Hospital Management - September 2, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: info

Innovative New Surgical Instrument to be Unveiled at National Conference of Hand SurgeonsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Hospital Management - September 1, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: info

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"Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Medical Science Monitor - August 31, 2009 Category: Research Tags: Original article Source Type: journals

The Paradox of the Not-for-profit HospitalEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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 ...
Source: The Health Care Manager - August 26, 2009 Category: Health Management Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Point prevalence of wounds in a sample of acute hospitals in CanadaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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 hospital...
Source: International Wound Journal - August 25, 2009 Category: Surgery Authors: Theresa Hurd, John Posnett Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: journals

GE Healthcare and TomTec Imaging Systems Announce Strategic Cooperation in Cardiology ITEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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)
Source: Hospital Management - August 25, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: info