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Blockchain - Exploring its potential for Malaysian Healthcare


Healthcare organisations have consistently improved their healthcare delivery through the adoption of Information Technology (IT). The digital transformation in healthcare through the evolution of Electronic Medical Record Systems (EMRs) and Electronic Health Record Systems

The Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)


Need to find therapeutic solution
The Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), which exploded from Wuhan, China has now travelled to whole world. The first case of COVID-19 was reported in the month of December 2019(WHO Coronavirus), and because of its rapid spread, World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the Novel Coronavirus Dis...

The Availability and Access to Mental Health Services for Airline Pilots


Important for Aviation Safety
After the Germanwings pilot murder-suicide crash in the French Alps on 24 March 2015, there has been concern for individual pilot’s mental health (Vuorio et al., 2015, Germawings Accident Investigation 2016). Over a 20-year period, estimates of aircraft-assisted suicides in the United States (1993–2...

Case-Mix Planning Problem and Resource Allocation in Hospitals


Issues and Challenges
Hospitals all around the world are facing increasing pressure in cost reduction. Besides, shortages of physicians, nurses and other hospital resources further magnify the problem. Such issues can be solved by the efficient and effective allocation and utilisation of the available resources and the d...

An antidote for medical identity theft Will MFA help?


The healthcare industry is a prime target for hackers. In all countries, private and public organisations hold sensitive information about millions of individual patients. This includes personal data such as your date of birth and address

Anti-cancer Effects of Synergistic Drugs-Bacterium Combinations


A study on Induced Breast Cancer in BALB/c Mice
The use of compounds derived from natural sources has proven to be highly effective in the development of anti-cancer agents. One of such compounds extracted from the Malaysian ginger Alpinia conchigera, 1’-S-1'-Acetoxychavicol Acetate (ACA), has been repeatedly shown to suppress malignant characte...

Report Medical Device Adverse Event


A Beginner’s Guide
After several horrific cases associated with malfunctioning of medical devices like infants burnt to death due to short circuits in incubators, or hip implants causing pain and blood poisoning, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India (GoI) has commenced Materiovigilanc...

Improve Brain Health to Prevent Alzheimer


The largest and one of the most complex organs of the human body is the brain. Made up of billion nerves that constantly communicate with each other, this 3-pound organ controls all functions of the body. From interpreting information to emoting feelings to showcasing the creative side of a person,...

Promoting Mental Health and Well-Being


The Mental Health First Aid Training Model
Mental health and well-being have been cited as the number three global health issue (Mantzios, 2019; Nathe, 2018). The World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys Initiative quantifies both epidemiology of global mental disorders and existing treatment gaps (Scott et al., 2018). Adolesce...

New Strategy to Prevent Acute Myocardial Infarction by Public Education


Acute Myocardial Infarction (MI) is still a worldwide leading cause of death even in this era of optimal medical therapy including the use of statins. However, the mechanism for its onset has not been adequately clarified. Furthermore, the in-hospital mortality of those patients has decreased signif...

The Video Technology Changing the Healthcare Industry


Driven by factors like ageing populations, unhealthy diets, and increasing rates of diseases like diabetes, demand for healthcare is increasing rapidly across the region. As a result, total healthcare spending by the ASEAN 6 nations

Leading Leadership


Five life lessons for the leaders of tomorrow
It’s as true today as it was when I started, leaders who are prepared to embrace change and evolve themselves and their organisation are the ones destined to succeed. Business has evolved immensely in the past 27 years. I’ve been workingwith fundamental shifts in the way we work and organise throug...

Medical Gases and Vacuum Systems in Hospitals


Medical gases are used for patient's healthcare in different ways. In the early of 1950s, healthcare providers recognised the hazards of using heavy high pressure cylinders of medical gases. Instead, medical gases and vacuum systems are provided by medical gases pipeline system (MGPS).

The Physician Integration Journey


This article aims to explore strategies for effective physician integration within hospitals and health systems. The article provides definitional context to physician integration, rationale for physician integration, various models for integration and examples of application for practitioners’ cons...

Mock-up in The Design Stage - FPS’s particular attention


Designing a containment system is a long and elaborate process. There are many variables and infinite solutions, tailored to the customer. For this reason, the Mock-up activity is fundamental to defining the system details, simulating the operations and identifying any ergonomic problems. Taking car...
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