Articles
Healthcare without bounds: diagnostic innovations and seamless care
Within the healthcare system, there seems to be barriers to providing patients with personalised, effective care. [ + ]
Coming to grips with food waste
Hospital foodservices represent one of the greatest sources of hospital waste. What can you do about it? [ + ]
Feels like home
While they look, smell and feel like a home, they're actually an aged-care residence, specialising in residents suffering from dementia. [ + ]
Sustainable effort
Case studies from five Australian healthcare organisations that have successfully reduced their environmental footprint — and found significant cost savings, too. [ + ]
Empathy + innovation = outstanding patient experience
Imagine a hospital where patients love the food and rave about their experience. It's not a pipe dream. [ + ]
Sustainable infection prevention: is it possible?
With limited options available, serious research and investment is required if further progress is to be possible. [ + ]
Your daily dose of D
Many healthcare workers and patients spend a great deal of time indoors. How does this impact their vitamin D levels? How much sun is enough for Vitamin D? [ + ]
Climate and health: leading from the front
The healthcare industry leads the way with seven recommendations to protect our community from climate change. [ + ]
Global impact
How does a global organisation, making $94 billion annually and with over 127,000 employees, avoid damaging the Earth's resources? [ + ]
A cyber-induced health scare waiting to happen
Internet-connected implanted devices come with security risks. We explain how to avoid them. [ + ]
Top 5 tips to going paperless
Healthcare facilities love paper. So is there a simple way to go digital? [ + ]
EMR governance: your business case is just the beginning
It is common for healthcare organisations to put forward a business case to secure funding for an electronic medical record (EMR) implementation; however, long-term governance models that ensure benefits identified in business cases are actually tracked and realised are far less common. [ + ]
Service design for the patient of the future
If you are seeking to improve patient experience, these five core principles of service design will help you get it right. [ + ]
Why do we need to address malnutrition?
Malnutrition is an under-recognised and underdiagnosed healthcare issue in Australia. [ + ]
Blacktown Hospital — a quiet revolution in healthcare design
The award-winning Blacktown Hospital is quietly revolutionising healthcare design, transforming a mid-sized local facility into a major hospital. [ + ]
