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08/07/2006

Integration in 3 stages

Hospitals increasingly co-operate with other establishments, and networking is becoming a way of life. Such change is also occurring in many hospital laboratories. By co-operating …

07/01/2006

Thermofocus

"Thermofocus* is the first non-contact clinical thermometer in the world and the only one working at an accurate and determinate distance," Tecnimed srl, its manufacturer, …

07/01/2006

Bringing Toyota production to the healthcare industry

In a widely publicised, groundbreaking report titled 'To Err is Human', issued in 1999 by the Institute of Medicine in the United States, the magnitude of unwanted deaths …

07/01/2006

Progressing towards the EPR

Today, the Local Healthcare Company ASL Nº 11, of Empoli, Florence, is a highly advanced public utility, able to face the challenges of technological innovations and to …

05/23/2006

ILED - the LED operating lamp

Based on semiconductor connections that convert the current directly into light, LEDs have numerous technical advantages over conventional halogen and gas discharge lamps, the …

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. …

03/01/2006

Financing methods

Over the last 50 years healthcare delivery has changed dramatically. New epidemics, aging populations, patients' expectations, mobilisation of populations, the globalisation and …

03/01/2006

Acquiring up-to-date medical technology

New leasing and financing strategies: Technology is central to the future of healthcare. It provides the healthcare sector with a wide variety of tools to deliver improved care. …

03/01/2006

Six Sigma

Healthcare has no room for inefficiencies. Public healthcare managers, especially for hospitals, have to provide an increasing volume of high-level healthcare services with …

03/01/2006

Biometric authentication

Biometry, or the technical recognition of physical characteristics, is playing an increasingly important role in clinics and hospitals. …

03/01/2005

Hot topic: The Architecture of Hospitals

Between 13-15 April 2005, at University Medical Centre Groningen, The Netherlands, 100 top scientists will discuss concepts and advances in designs for healthcare institutions …

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? …

09/01/2004

Virtual visits with neonates

Although parents are allowed in neonate ICU units, family members and friends are barred. To meet this need, Innsbruck Medical University recently launched the project 'Babywatch' …

07/01/2003

SARS

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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

Telemedicine and medical insurance

The European Health Telematics Association's (EHTEL) white paper and action plan for 2002-2003 states that without the creation of reimbursement processes and a regulatory …

04/30/2003

European Investment Bank: financing opportunities for the hospital sector

The European Investment Bank (EIB), backed by the EU Member States, recently presented its financing options for public projects in the `human capital´ sector. Apart from …

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