Search Tag: risk

IMAGING Management

Pet-mri-pinpoint-notable-breast-cancer-biomarkers

2020 28 Jan

  Researchers have pinpointed breast cancer biomarkers that have the potential to indicate malignancy presence and risk.   A research team from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York compared healthy contralateral breast tissue of patients with malignant breast tumours and benign breast tumors. They found that PET/MRI imaging could...Read more

IMAGING Management

Fda-offer-workshop-on-safe-ai-applications-in-imaging

2019 18 Dec

Artificial intelligence (AI) is helping to automate and streamline work processes in the field of radiology, an early adopter of this emerging technology. With radiology AI applications growing at a brisk clip, there is an urgency to explore benefits and risks of such wide-ranging applications. It is precisely for this reason that the U.S. Food...Read more

Health Management

Helping-healthcare-face-up-to-enterprise-risk-management

2017 19 Sep

The Institute of Risk Management is bringing together best international and cross-sector risk management practices to help improve healthcare efficiency and enhance patient outcomes.   The Institute of Risk Management (IRM) has formed a new Health and Care Special Interest Group to help the healthcare sector deal more effectively with risk...Read more

Health Management

Healthcare-wearables-what-are-the-risks

2017 19 Sep

How can stakeholders harness the potential of healthcare wearables to revolutionise the care continuum while successfully navigating legislative and technical risks? HealthManagement.org spoke to Global Top 100 Digital Health Influencer, João Bocas for his insights.   Is there a danger of health wearables developers being blinded by technology...Read more

IMAGING Management

New-uspstf-draft-cervical-cancer-screening-recommendations-are-a-step-back-for-women-s-health

2017 16 Sep

Hologic, Inc. is deeply concerned that the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) did not include a grade for co-testing (also known as Pap+HPV Together) in draft cervical cancer screening recommendations released this week. These draft recommendations do not consider the wealth of data supporting the value of co-testing, and will put...Read more

Health Management

Volume-17-issue-3-2017

2017 21 Aug

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Health Management

Angela-maas

2017 21 Aug

Professor of Women’s Cardiac Health Department of Cardiology - Radboud University Medical Center Nijm egen, the Netherlands  Never give up. What is your top management tip? Don't forget your personal life, because although ambition is important there is always a personal life behind. What...Read more

Health Management

Gender-matters-in-cardiology

2017 21 Aug

Meet pioneering gynaecardiologist Angela Maas, who explains why there's still a lot to do when it comes to cardiovascular disease in women.   Cardiovascular disease in women is an enduring passion for cardiologist Angela Maas, who has been a pioneer in Europe in this field. Prof. Maas started an outpatient cardiology clinic for women in...Read more

ICU Management

Volume-16-issue-4-2016-1

2016 30 Nov

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ICU Management

Brexit-s-brutal-blow-to-the-nhs-2

2016 30 Nov

“I’m sorry. I’m just so sorry.” It’s 8am. Two junior doctors, one English, the other Italian, embrace in tears on the steps outside their hospital. We’ve saved lives together, lost patients together, run cardiac arrests, sought to comfort grieving families, seen patients make miraculous recoveries, witnessed death at its most unforgiving and ugly...Read more

Health Management

Patient-identification-executive-summary

2016 13 Nov

For its fifth Deep Dive analysis of a patient safety topic, ECRI Institute PSO selected patient identification. Safe patient care starts with delivering the intended interventions to the right person. Yet, the risk of wrong-patient errors is ever-present for the multitude of patient encounters occurring daily in healthcare settings.   Many patient...Read more