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05/23/2006

A professional approach to laundry

Analysing needs and layout a suitable technique: This is the secret of success of Danube International. …

05/23/2006

Scandinavian expertise for German hospitals

Abbakus GmbH, a new company focused on running hospitals and "hotel" wards in line with DRG requirements, has been founded by Careoffice GmbH & Co. KG, of Germany, and the Finnish …

05/23/2006

24/7 Shopping in Hospitals

Ever since the American automats that brought about fast food living were reduced in size, people have become used to picking up a quick bite. …

05/23/2006

Improving garments

Now there are even garments for hospital visitors - a good thing, in view of MRSA and other pathogens. …

05/23/2006

Measuring hospital performance

His professional experience and research cover clinical performance measurement, disease-specific and patient-level clinical performance indicators, performance improvement, …

05/23/2006

The Nations Healthcareer Alumni Meeting

If you ever thought that quality topics and certification issues might be boring, stressful or even harmful for any organisation, being in Frankfurt for this meeting (29 October) …

05/01/2006

MRSA specialists tackle 'worst' hospitals

UK - Although the Department of Health (DoH) demanded a 50% reduction in MRSA cases in hospitals by 2008, a report at the end of 2005 suggested that some hospitals were making …

03/01/2006

Security alert

Security in hospitals is not easy. Thousands of patients, visitors, members of staff, as well as delivery and removal people, come and go, and with so many strangers inevitably on …

03/01/2006

Measuring hospital performance

Measuring hospital performance is a complex and essential activity. …

03/01/2006

Managing complex healthcare organisation

Managing a modern healthcare organisation is complex. Complexity stems from the variables that need to be entertained, which are highly unpredictable. …

03/01/2005

Nurse-surgeons

Waiting lists, EU limits on working hours, doctor and nursing staff shortages, how could healthcare providers overcome all those hurdles let alone glimpse the winning post ahead? …

03/01/2005

Filter promises clean water for millions

Lack of clean water causes as well as perpetuates diseases. Nonetheless, filtration systems have remained beyond the budgets of those most threatened by waterborne pathogens - …

09/01/2004

River shifts for a streamlined hospital

Austria - A new hospital is rarely a groundbreaking enterprise for urban planners and engineers. Recently, however, a whole river had to be re-routed to make way for a new medical …

09/01/2004

Adverse drug reactions

Although most patients do not react badly to prescriptions, a new study has found that one in 16 hospital admissions (in two hospitals) were caused by adverse drug reactions, and …

07/01/2003

Patients in five countries reveal healthcare deficiencies

Disturbingly high rates of medical errors, lack of care co-ordination, poor communication between doctors/patients, and barriers when accessing care, are experienced by patients …

04/30/2003

80% of sharps injuries are avoidable

Injuries caused by needles and other sharp medical devices - and the related risk of potentially fatal disease transmission - remain a major threat to medical staff. …

04/30/2003

International philosophies and hospital construction

Philippe PIENS, Hospital Facilities Programmer at the Paris-based healthcare facility organisation and design feasibility advisory company HospiConseil, describes conflicting …

04/30/2003

Selling French savoir faire

Understandably, any development or re-design of a healthcare institution is multi-faceted, and, given the changes in healthcare delivery and politics, …