hospital based Articles
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Quality of healthcare service delivery in public sector hospitals: a case study based on Western Province in Sri Lanka
The main objective of this paper is identification of current service quality of healthcare delivery of public sector hospitals to assess the quality determinants of healthcare delivery and to suggest policies and strategies to improve service quality of healthcare delivery. This study was conducted in Colombo, Gampaha and Kalutara districts in Western Province in Sri Lanka. A structured ...
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A typology of knowledge management strategies for hospital preparedness: what lessons can be learned?
Recently, hospital emergency preparedness has come under scrutiny. Having a written plan, even training for every possible attack might not be sufficient if there is a shortage in the required local knowledge and capacity. Until recently, knowledge management has not been at the core of the healthcare business model despite healthcare being a knowledge-intensive business. Hospitals are becoming ...
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Asthma in children: seasonal variations
Asthma has shown a steady increase in prevalence globally for the past two and a half decades. The environmental factors strongly tilt the balance over genetic factors as causative factors. To find out the current prevalence, spectrum and seasonal variation of asthma, and to compare with the previous studies from the same place, prospective hospital-based study based on respiratory evaluation of ...
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Life saving surgery in Port-au-Prince with Team Broken Earth and the DrillCover PRO - Case study
Background Michael Cancilla had the opportunity to represent Arbutus Medical at Bernard Mevs Hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti with Team Broken Earth (TBE) as a part of their global surgery outreach. Team Broken Earth sends several volunteer medical teams from different Canadian cities to partner hospitals situated in Haiti, Bangladesh, Nicaragua, and Guatemala to help build surgical capacity ...
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Three-Port Versus Standard Four-Port Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial in a Community-Based Teaching Hospital in Eastern Nepal
Article Overview The prevalence of laparoscopic cholecystectomies has increased in frequency leading to an increase in both surgeoi experience and technical refinements, specifically the number of ports used and their size. The 3-port laparoscope cholecystectomy has already been established as being safe. The design of this study sought to determine if ther were any additional advantages compared ...
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Acibadem Hospitals Digital Pathology Project - Case study
Virasoft provides digital pathology systems that optimize the pathology workflow with digital slide management, slide viewing and quantitative image analysis for Acibadem Hospitals pathology laboratories. In partnership with Acibadem Hospitals and Virasoft, artificial intelligence projects are being developed for several cancer diagnosis. Digital Pathology System ViraCenter is an integrated ...
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Needle-Free: A Nurse`s Perspective
According to the CDC, nurses are affected by needle stick injuries more than any other single professional group.¹ We sat down with a nurse who works in a hospital located in the Greater Boston Area to discuss instances of needle stick injuries. To keep the identity of the nurse secret, we have used an alternate name Jane. Portal Instruments: The CDC estimates about ...
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Life saving surgery in Port-au-Prince with Team Broken Earth and the DrillCover PRO - Case Study
Michael Cancilla visits Port-au-Prince with TBE to represent Arbutus Medical and help build surgical capacity and expand access to safe ...
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Status of EMT Preparedness for Terrorist Attack
New York University’s Center for Catastrophe Preparedness and Response released a report today titled Emer-gency Medical Services: The Forgotten First Responder, that highlights the deficiencies in funding, training, and equipment that could prohibit emergency medical services (EMS) personnel from responding to a major terrorist attack. EMS providers, such as fire departments and ...
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The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Center - Case study
The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Center, located in midtown Detroit, is the only National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated comprehensive cancer center in metro Detroit and one of just 51 centers of its kind in the United States. The comprehensive cancer center designation means patients can access treatments exclusive to Karmanos, as well as clinical trials, cancer prevention programs, and ...
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Chronic cadmium exposure promotes nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Chronic cadmium exposure promotes nasopharyngeal carcinoma progression and radioresistance Dr Lin Peng and her team investigate how environmental pollutant exposure influences the risk of cancer development and therapeutic resistance at the Department of Laboratory Medicine, Cancer Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, ...
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Inside the Transition of Flow Based Patient Care
The nuclear cardiology department at Ochsner Health System, a New Orleans-based multi- hospital organization with facilities peppered throughout southern Louisiana, is revising its cardiac imaging model and implementing a flow-based imaging program. Leveraging the Positron Attrius cardiac PET system, the new model is characterized by highly accurate patient diagnosis and treatment ...
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The Math Works: Reduce Communication-Related Medical Errors by Investing Upfront
Hospitals continue to be pressured to reduce costs while improving healthcare. The Communicator surgical face mask is an FDA-approved disposable consumable and is changing the face of healthcare in intricate ways. Hospitals want to invest to: Reduce communication-related medical errors Improve hospitals’ compliance with federal laws Improve patient outcomes Improve patient ...
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Conceptual Considerations for Device-Based Therapy in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
Abstract Acute decompensated heart failure remains the most common cause of hospitalization in older adults, and studies of pharmacological therapies have yielded limited progress in improving outcomes for these patients. This has prompted the development of novel device–based interventions, classified mechanistically based on the way in which they intend to improve central hemodynamics, ...
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