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Healthy People, Healthy Planet: Supporting Sustainability in Healthcare with the Cloud

If the health sector were a country, it would be the fifth-largest emitter of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) on the planet. To become more sustainable, the health sector is turning to the cloud. A sustainable healthcare system is one that “improves, maintains, or restores health, while minimizing negative impacts on the environment and leveraging...
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How DSOs Can Implement a Balanced Sustainability Strategy

Explore different sustainability dimensions for dental support organizations and identify two factors that can help DSOs enable sustainable growth and standardize clinical excellence. Key points 95% of business leaders believe sustainability is important. Sustainability means more than making environmentally conscious business decisions—it...
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The Psychological Struggle: A Trading Mindset

An overview of the psychological struggle many professional traders experience and how they can circumvent common pitfalls and save time. Key Points Fear is one of the primary factors behind failure to achieve consistent success. It is impossible to eliminate emotion from trading, though one can learn to control their response to the...
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Global Medical Health: Advancing Diagnostic Excellence

Global Medical Health, a top-tier diagnostic clinic in Bucharest, has recently acquired next-generation United Imaging Healthcare equipment to provide high-quality diagnostics to patients suffering from various diseases. Key Points Global Medical Health is a state-of-the-art facility that brings together leading Romanian...
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DSO Profitability Fueled by Data-Driven Insights

Learn how analyzing the right KPIs (key performance indicators) with the right tools can help DSOs to make informed decisions to maximize profitability despite variability among individual practices within the network. Key Points While the process of acquiring new practices contributes to the profitability of DSOs, it also raises unique...
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The Shift From Gatekeeper to the Consumer in Healthcare Services

The traditional healthcare landscape across Europe is undergoing a marked shift towards a patient-centred approach. Patients are no longer passive recipients, but active participants who make informed choices when selecting their healthcare providers based on service criteria, such as proven quality, accessibility, proximity and value. This evolution...
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The Distinction Between Trading and Investing

An overview of the basics of the financial market, differences in trading and investing and risk management strategies. Key Points The financial market can seem confusing and is often an unnerving space for the untrained eye. Two terms that are often used interchangeably are trading and investing, despite possessing different meanings....
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Digitisation for DSOs

Discover why dental support organisations must go digital and how they can do so. Four guiding principles can help DSOs select and implement digital initiatives that result in optimised efficiencies, consistent treatment outcomes, and an improved experience for both patients and providers that fuels the stability and growth of organisations....
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One Ring to Rule Them All in AI

Artificial Intelligence in radiology is growing at a rapid pace. Alessandro Roncacci, SVP and CMO of Affidea, and Stéphane Maquaire, GM for Europe at Incepto Medical, reveal the dynamic partnership in Portugal, bringing to the national level the benefits and added value of AI solutions. What is the current landscape...
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Business Continuity Management in Medical Technology: Ensuring Uninterrupted Healthcare Services

The article emphasises the importance of Business Continuity Management (BCM) in medical technology to ensure uninterrupted healthcare services. It discusses the need for BCM, challenges in implementation, benefits, and best practices. The focus is on identifying potential disruptions, developing response plans, and maintaining effective communication....
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Latest Advances in MRI

State-Of-The-Art uMR Omega™ Installed in IRCSS Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Hospital Thanks to a partnership with FORA S.p.A., United Imaging Healthcare’s first OMEGA uMR is now present in Europe. The uMR Omega™, the first ever 75cm, Ultra-wide-bore 3.0T MRI, has been recently installed in the world-renowned IRCSS Sacro Cuore Don Calabria...
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