InterSystems has been named by KLAS Research as an 'A-list' vendor within KLAS's newly released report, Decision Insights 2018. [ + ]

Risk management should be approached from a customer-centric perspective, rather than through the narrow lens of litigation prevention, particularly in the health industry where the consequences of error can be deadly. [ + ]

Herman Miller has begun studying the ways people wait to improve the process for patients, visitors and the professionals who interact with them. [ + ]

Working in partnership with neonatologists, BPR Medical has designed a special range of Microdial flowmeters that provide Neonatal ICU and Special Care Baby Units with the precision and control needed to effectively treat premature babies with medical oxygen. [ + ]

A decade has now passed since the annual number of needlestick injuries (NSIs) among Australian healthcare workers (HCWs) was identified as more than 18,500 per year. [ + ]

Clostridium difficile (C. diff) infection is linked to significant morbidity and mortality and represents a leading cause of healthcare associated infection (HCAI). [ + ]

A relative handful of patient success stories show the promise of genomic medicine in treating previously confounding health disorders, but the big challenge now is to expand that patient universe from hundreds of people to hundreds of millions. [ + ]

AS/NZS4187:2014 requires individual Health Service Organisations to develop their own work place procedures to ensure their reprocessing activities result in safe reusable medical devices that are not hazardous to either staff or the environment. [ + ]

Chlorine bleach has long been the standard chemical for Clostridium difficile disinfection. [ + ]

What does the eyesight of a homeless person have in common with complications from dental anaesthesia? Or with reducing side-effects from cancer? Or monitoring artificial hip implants? [ + ]

Research experts are predicting that in 2018, the single most exciting business opportunity will be to improve your customers' experience. [ + ]

When thinking about hospitals and the day-to-day technology that staff use to look after patients, it is easy to focus on larger equipment like an MRI or CT Scanner. [ + ]

Managers and owners of healthcare facilities are tasked with ensuring an environment that is conducive to the health and safety of staff and patients. [ + ]

Having delivered more than 45 major health facilities globally, we know that the maintenance and operation of hospitals represents a bigger cost to clients than the initial capital outlay. [ + ]

Not so long ago, the friends and family of hospital patients had to abide by strict visiting hours. Today, many healthcare organisations are taking a different approach, welcoming guests to stay as a key part of the patient care team. [ + ]