Search Tag: Communication
How to Improve Handoffs in Radiology
2021 18 May
A leading cause of medical error, handoffs are a major communication challenge in diagnostic and interventional radiology practice. The term “handoff” refers to purposeful movements in care delivery between different providers or clinical settings with the intention of maintaining continuity of care. For radiology, care delivery... Read more
Preparing Staff for Crises
2020 11 May
Summary: Staff management during critical times can be and often is very challenging. Therefore, there is a need to learn new processes, acquire new skills/information and use new approaches. A veteran nursing expert talks about how you train, inform and support your staff to achieve the best possible outcomes during a crisis.... Read more
Smart Hospital for the Future
2020 11 May
Summary: Tan Tock Seng Hospital, a large multi-disciplinary public hospital in Singapore enters into the future of Hospital Operations with Command, Control & Communications (C3) capabilities at its new Integrated Operations Command Centre. On 22 Jan 2020, Singapore raised its Disease Outbreak Response System Condition (DORSCON)... Read more
Crisis Communication: Challenges, Priorities and Perspectives
2020 11 May
Summary: Communication during a crisis is always a challenge and even more so with the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. A group of experts from Ghent University in Belgium talked to HealthManagement.org about the elements of a communication strategy, workflow arrangements and adjustments required in critical times and the ways of how... Read more
Daily Integrated Care Conferences as Efficient Model of Communication
2020 26 Feb
Significantly reducing the length of a patient’s stay can be achieved by a measure as obvious as provider teams holding integrated care conferences (ICCs), ie daily meetings during which providers share information. You may also like : Trust-Abundant Team Principles According to the study (Shilian et al. 2020) published in The Journal... Read more
How Digital Transformation Can Enhance Healthcare Staff Communication
2020 29 Jan
Summary: An initiative in Spain is tapping into the wealth of digital and non-digital communication amongst staff for streamlining information in an innovative interconnective platform called Plan Adapta. Communication among healthcare professionals: what a challenge. Innovation propelled by technology is one of the most significant opportunities... Read more
Informatics Tools Demystify Radiology Reports For Patients
2020 22 Jan
As more patients become engaged in their care, they require medical communication like radiology reports to be more understandable. According to Tessa S. Cook, assistant professor of radiology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, imaging informatics could contribute to facilitating patient-radiologist... Read more
Top 9 Hospital Management Tips
2019 29 Aug
Effective management is the key to success for any business and the same can be said for the management of hospital systems. Here we explore the top nine management tips to running your hospital successfully. 1) Training of Hospital Staff New staff introduced to the hospital must be competent hospital managers. Hospital staff should be encouraged... Read more
Educating Physicians to be Leaders
2019 26 Aug
Summary: For the clinician leaders healthcare desperately needs, training has to begin in medical school and continue throughout a career. The connection between great leaders and successful organisations that effectively innovate to remain competitive and provide shareholder value has been well demonstrated in business. To that end, many... Read more
The Hospital as a Brand
2019 26 Aug
Summary: The authors examine the process involved in creating a strong brand and the advantages that this can bring to an organisation and in particular hospitals by enabling them to establish a significant and distinguished position against their competitors. In manufacturing, retailing and the service sector, it is indisputable: in order... Read more