Search Tag: health system
2023 30 Aug
This article underlines the importance of the patient experience throughout the healthcare process and the requirement for health systems to give patient-centred care first priority. It introduces the Shared Patient Experience (SPX) organisation and invites experts to take part in their next colloquium to share knowledge Key Points...Read more
2023 16 Aug
International medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company Sectra will provide Sectra One Cloud, its enterprise imaging cloud subscription service for diagnostic imaging, to a US based health system serving a multi-million strong patient community. Sectra will, as the sole imaging IT provider, oversee and deliver the end-to-end infrastructure...Read more
2022 09 Dec
Universal Health Coverage Day, marked on every 12th December, calls on leaders to accelerate efforts towards building a safe, healthier future. It is intended to raise awareness of the urgent need to build strong and resilient health systems, ensuring every country progresses towards universal health coverage (UHC). UHC ensures that every person has...Read more
2022 13 Sep
The COVID-19 pandemic presented a frequently changing situation for health systems, and successful management required a flexible and creative approach within a team. Key Points Lessons from Stanley McChrystal’s “Team of Teams” were very helpful in adapting to COVID-19 as a health system. Flexibility was a key tenet in our...Read more
2022 08 Jul
Innovation is the fuel for any improvement in society because technology always pushes back limitations. Thales envisions to build on its advanced expertise to meet the healthcare challenges of tomorrow. Bringing performant secure healthcare access to anyone, anywhere, will overcome critical medical issues. New Challenges After the pandemic...Read more
2022 10 Jan
Northwell Health has announced the appointment of Peter Silver, MD, MBA , as senior vice president and chief quality officer. Dr. Silver spent the last 35 years in the health system as part of the Department of Pediatrics, serving most recently as medical director of Cohen Children’s Medical Center . Dr. Silver was part of a leadership...Read more
2018 25 Jan
T h e r ac e i s o n t o i m p l e m e n t t e c h n o l o g y e f f e c t i v e l y f or i m p r ov e d l i a i s i n g a n d b e t t e r h e a l t h o u t c o m e s. Healt h technolog y ca n chang e healthcar...Read more
2016 10 May
Health 2.0 is the premiere showcase and catalyst for the advancement of new health technologies. Through a global series of conferences, developer competitions, and leading market intelligence, Health 2.0 drives the innovation and collaboration necessary to transform health and health care. In addition to our flagship event held in the Bay Area each...Read more
2015 04 Sep
TechValidate Survey Supports Benefits of Pyxis ES Platform for Health System Pharmacy Operations CareFusion, a BD company (NYSE: BDX), announces that its enterprise-level Pyxis® ES platform, developed to help hospitals and health systems better manage medications across the care continuum, is now live in more than 600 sites. "Over the past...Read more
2015 13 Jun
Scientists at Columbia University have developed a computational method that investigates the relationship between birth month and disease risk. The algorithm was used to examine New York City medical databases and it found 55 diseases that correlated with the season of birth. The study determined that people born in May are at lowest risk of disease...Read more
2014 08 Mar
Author Mamas Theodorou, PhD Associate Professor in Health Policy and Planning Open University of Cyprus Introduction Cyprus, a European Union (EU) and Eurozone country, is an island republic covering an area of 9,250 square kilometres...Read more
2014 08 Mar
Authors: Marios Georgiou Medical Laboratory Technician Karaiskakio Foundation MSc in Health Services Management Mamas Theodorou, PhD Associate Professor in Health Policy and Planning Open University of Cyprus Abstract The main objectives of this study were the investigation of the current state of affairs...Read more