hospitalization health Articles
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Improving Skeletal Traction Procedures with Arbutus Medical - Case Study
Erlanger Health System is a nationally acclaimed, multi-hospital health system anchored by a leading academic medical center. Each year, more than 600,000 people are treated by a team of healthcare professionals at seven medical centers across Tennessee and North ...
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Robust cybersecurity protection for hospitals requires a combination of education and technology tools
Across industries, the Internet of Things (IoT) is driving significant investment in projects that integrate smart devices, big data, analytics, and other digitization-related tools. Healthcare institutions are no exception. Hospitals benefit from this advanced connectivity through increased efficiencies, lower costs, and better patient care. As more building infrastructure gets connected; ...
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Hospital and Health Care - Case Study
Hospitals need to be situated at the most convenient location available. Toxic pollution surrounding the hospital can be a heightened health risk for its patients. The hospital needs to ensure that its infrastructure shields its patients from these possible health risks. Prkruti can be a helpful tool to monitor the pollution levels so that necessary action can be taken as and when ...
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Patient perception of healthcare services in Fiji: analysis of functional and psychological dimensions
Government run hospitals in Fiji are not well equipped in terms of facilities, specialist doctors, nurses and various specialised medical supplies. For government–run hospitals in Fiji, the real measure of success is that of patient satisfaction delivered across all areas of hospitals and through the services delivered. Present research measures the customers' perception of healthcare service ...
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IPEX Piping Contributes to New St. John’s Long-Term Care Facility Study
In keeping with the goal to construct and renovate long-term care facilities, hospitals and health centres, the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador is nearing completion of a new $118 million state-of-the-art long-term care facility on an 18-acre site in St. John’s. Intended to replace two existing outdated nursing homes in the area, the new facility will continue the government’s ...
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Fast Disinfection with SteraMist - Saint Francis Hospital - Case Study
Saint Francis Hospital of Trinity Health in Wilmington, DE implemented SteraMist disinfection in 2017. Over the years, Saint Francis has been one of the top hospitals in keeping their Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) rates down. With the use of SteraMist disinfection throughout their hospital, Saint Francis is able to keep C. difficle, MRSA, and central line-associated bloodstream infections ...
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India Medical Fair
Medical Fair India 2019 Mumbai is the international exhibition and conference for clinics, hospitals and health centers in India. It takes place once a year, alternating between Mumbai and New Delhi and offers the latest range of products and solutions for medical, hospital and laboratory technology. Furniture and furnishings, diagnostic equipment, orthopedic products, surgical instruments, as ...
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Publication Of Effectiveness In Simulated NICU Environment
Abstract Objective Noise in the neonatal intensive care unit can be detrimental to the health of the hospitalized infant. Means of reducing that noise include staff training, warning lights, and ear coverings, all of which have had limited success. Single family rooms, while an improvement, also expose the hospitalized infant to the same device alarms and mechanical noises found in open bay ...
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Why auditing catheter dislodgement is a patient safety must
Chris Cheney at HealthLeaders Media released an article related to IV Catheter Dislodgement, the potential impact, and the need to audit these types of occurrences. The article focuses on Nancy Moureau’s work in understanding the impact of IV dislodgement, and ultimately a call to action: Records should be tracked with IV dislodgement reports as a mandatory effort, to continue to quantify ...
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High concentrations of Aldehydes can be found in the hospital environment
Both Formaldehyde and Glutaraldehyde are found in the hospital environment at higher concentrations than those to which the general population is exposed. Their possible adverse health effects are therefore very important to those working in certain parts of hospitals and to patients whose health status may be compromised. Both compounds are irritants and can cause sensitisation. Glutaraldehyde ...
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The Burden of Hospital Acquired Infections on Health Systems
What is a Hospital Acquired Infection? A Hospital-Acquired Infection (HAI) (also know as a Healthcare-Associated Infection (HCAI) or nosocomial infection) is defined by WHO as ‘an infection acquired in hospital by a patient who was admitted for a reason other than that infection1‘. This includes infections acquired in the hospital but appearing after discharge, and also occupational ...
By TriMedika
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Managing B2B relationships in the Croatian pharmaceutical industry
The main purpose of CRM is to get to know the customer as well as possible, which can help a company to deliver better, more appropriate and higher added value to the customer. A strong connection with the customers is the key to their satisfaction, especially if this connection is attained through recognising the customers' needs. This can become one of the crucial competitive advantages. Those ...
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Glutaraldehyde – Health Hazards in Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities
Glutaraldehyde is very similar to formaldehyde in its structure and uses in the healthcare industry. Chemically, glutaraldehyde exists at room temperature as a liquid, whereas formaldehyde exists under those conditions as a gas, which can easily be dissolved in water. Glutaraldehyde is often used as a substitute for formaldehyde because formaldehyde is now a suspect cancer-causing substance. ...
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Glutaraldehyde – Health Hazards in Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities
Glutaraldehyde is very similar to Formaldehyde in its structure and uses in the healthcare industry. Chemically, Glutaraldehyde exists at room temperature as a liquid, whereas Formaldehyde exists under those conditions as a gas, which can easily be dissolved in water. Glutaraldehyde is very similar to formaldehyde in its structure and uses in the healthcare industry. Chemically, glutaraldehyde ...
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Glutaraldehyde and Formaldehyde – Health Hazards in Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities
Glutaraldehyde and Formaldehyde Glutaraldehyde is very similar to formaldehyde in its structure and uses in the healthcare industry. Chemically, Glutaraldehyde exists at room temperature as a liquid, whereas formaldehyde exists under those conditions as a gas, which can easily be dissolved in water. Glutaraldehyde is often used as a substitute for formaldehyde because formaldehyde is now a ...
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Medikabazaar revenue crosses Rs 550 Cr in FY21, inches closer to profitability
Mumbai-based Medikabazaar has made a real impact in the hospital supply space as obvious from its $75 million worth Series C round. It’s also one of the most valued startups in the hospital procurement space as its valuation crossed Rs 1,750 crore [$235 million] during the last fundraise in September. The interest of investors such as CREAEGIS and CDC Group who co-led the Series C round ...
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Hospital Waste Causing Havoc with Human Health
Hospital waste has become a very important source of spreading infection in the society. It is not that it was not so earlier but the population explosion has reduced the natural barrier and made the spread of infection that much easier. Moreover the generation of waste – per-capita has grown exponentially. Hospitals of today, which were always considered a seat of healing, have become seat of ...
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Regenstrief, IU study finds assigning hospitalists by unit has both pros and cons
Researchers from Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine have conducted the first time-motion study in more than a decade to assess the impact of geographic cohorting of hospitalists. Geographic cohorting –- restricting or localizing hospitalists and their patients to one or two inpatient units rather than having hospitalists travel from floor to floor, across wings ...
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Prevent hospital acquired infections during construction projects
The issue of hospital acquired infections is a serious problem. According to several sources, three to four million hospital-acquired infections occur annually, with up to 80,000 fatalities. The costs of these infections are estimated to be between $4 billion and $5 billion per year (Air-Treatment Systems for Controlling Hospital acquired Infections, HPAC Engineering, April 2, 2008).Healthcare ...
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Norovirus study: elevator buttons are the most common place to find viruses
Every year on 05.05. is the World Day of Hand Hygiene. This world day was established in 2005 by the World Health Organization (WHO). The date, 5.5., was not chosen by coincidence. The two fives in the date symbolize two of the five human fingers. The goal is to draw attention to the importance of good hand hygiene to protect health – and not only during a Corona pandemic. A study by six ...
By UVENTIONS
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