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Encouraging family visiting for hospital patients

Visiting hours for hospitalized patients have traditionally been restricted to set periods during the day and limited in duration. However, the situation is slowly changing towards a more open approach to family visits, even in wards where visits are often most restricted, such as intensive care units (ICUs). As just a few examples of this […]

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Automation and integration of LC-MS/MS services into the clinical laboratory workflow

Despite significant inherent advantages of liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) over immunoassay techniques in clinical laboratory applications, its adoption into routine practice has been slower than might have been expected. The barriers to more widespread uptake are a function of issues in the laboratory workflow. This article analyses those issues and discusses how they can […]

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Greening hospitals: Yes we can!

Earlier this year the American Medical Association (AMA) published an article entitled ‘Lower costs by going green!’ aimed at the healthcare sector.  They note that, in the USA, 9 – 10 percent of the nation’s total carbon dioxide emissions are generated by the health care industry – and the USA is not alone in this […]

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Enterprise imaging – radiology positioned to drive new wave

Informed, data-driven decision-making is crucial for delivering quality healthcare and efficiency. However, data in a health facility is often scattered across multiple sites and may not be available as and when needed by clinicians. For example, many have different departmental systems, such as the Radiology Information System (RIS), Picture Archive and Communication System (PACS), Cardiovascular […]

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The tele-ICU and robotics – solution for high ICU telemedicine cost ?

Healthcare, like other services, requires getting appropriate expertise to the place where it is needed at the right time. Requirements like these become critical when a patient faces a sudden and unpredictable life-threatening condition. The latter is a near-routine occurrence in a hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU). Still, a host of factors make it impossible […]