This Healthcare Magazine is the source for a plethora of unique Healthcare articles. Several notable figures in the medical industry, from top med schools and hospitals are featured in the Medical Sciences section, with their expert knowledge of the field.
An involved patient is a blessing for healthcare organisations..
Lean and Six Sigma are powerful tools that help in making the leadership strong..
The integration and coordination of the healthcare systems process improvement tools utilising Six Sigma concepts Lean Management Engineers and Information Services are the key to ensure that processes are first assessed and simplified before introdu..
Vision care plays an important role in the early detection and prevention of disease The collaboration of evidencebased eye care with healthcare will have a positive impact on patient care and healthcare savings..
Regular physical exercise healthier food and greater contact with the environment reduce the risks of chronic diseases and promote sustainable development..
At a time when the global citizen is transforming how healthcare is delivered worldwide theres a need for a vision for delivering coordinated highquality and affordable care beyond borders..
The challenges presented by this shift in focus can be overcome with strong leadership clarity of purpose and a shared vision..
Patientcentred care means sensitivity and responsiveness to the cultural health beliefs and communication needs of patients..
Shifting to patientcentred care implies a rethink of every aspect of the patients journey through an episode of care from the patients perspective..
The vastly increased complexity of cardiac rhythm therapy over the past several years demands commensurate improvements in overall device monitoring and telecommunication technology..
The future of safety in anaesthesia lies partly in technological advances in countries that can afford them The priority however is to address the unacceptable deficiencies in anaesthesia services globally..
The FiberNet device is the first embolic protection device which combines features of a filter and an occlusion device in one system to overcome the complications of carotid angioplasty like distal embolisation of debris..
Diabetes Mellitus occurs in more than 165 million individuals worldwide and leads to both acute and longterm cardiovascular complications that can be tied to cellular oxidative stress Three exciting novel therapeutic strategies offer significant prom..
Collaboration and communication among all the team members of the Intensive Care Unit ICU where patient activity is high goes a long way in promoting effective care of critically ill patients..
Given the unique skills of anaesthesiologists in pain management and regional anaesthesia the role of anaesthesiologists is increasing in the care of cancer patients..
Increased vigilance for key patient safety issues will impact quality assurance in the future and help to reduce the incidence of iatrogenic morbidity and mortality after surgery..
In striving for excellence in patient care via scientific means clinicians may be omitting a potent source of relevant informationthe patients themselves..
More and more physicians and radiologists have started preferring the PACS systems to hard copies..
The advent of 256 and 320slice CT scanners will eliminate many of the technical difficulties that affect the temporal resolution of coronary CT angiogram As technology advances MDCT imaging of the coronary arteries will become the diagnostic tool of ..
Devices containing artificial membranes for the treatment of kidney disease lack the ability to replace or augment metabolic and endocrine functions which are nonselective and biologically reactive..
Care providers must consider some key factors they need to balance for effective implementation of patientcentric modalities..
The Leading by Design research project is working with 11 case studies in three countries to operationalise generative space as a means to use the environment to make systemic and sustainable improvements in healthcare..
Lessons learnt from the appropriate incorporation of Lean considerations during the functional and space programming phases and then the conceptual and preliminary design phases can positively impact immediate shortterm and longrange operational expe..
The battle to deliver highquality care at affordable costs will only be won through refinement of process flows and a thorough understanding of longterm operational costs as well as initial capital costs..
The human mind and body are so intrinsically linked that feeling better is a huge step towards being better This makes the role of art very critical in todays healthcare..
As the management of healthcare data progressively moves to an electronic platform banks are realising that their technical systems privacy and security frameworks identity management engines and marketing channels can be leveraged to fast forward eH..
Innovations will move to areas of consumer empowerment by providing greater access to services and information including personal health applications populated with data..
Imagine a future where hospital wards have no paper case notes or files Information on a Patients medical condition is automatically captured via intelligent contextaware devices and sent directly to the central computer systems..