Keywords: Staff Management
03/07/2010
Radiology and Staff Managment
“Digital technology has come a long way: today, it is easy to produce thousands of radiological images – but who will read them?” Good question. In her presentation, Maria …
03/07/2010
Turf Battles in IT
The introduction of digital imaging in all fields of radiology and digital workflow using RIS and PACS has led to fundamental changes in the daily work of radiologist. Professor …
01/25/2010
Glucose monitoring: from lab to POC?
According to estimates up to 450 million patients will suffer from diabetes in the year 2025 (currently 250 million). In view of this, glucose monitoring is of utmost importance. …
11/20/2009
The increasing importance of clinical lab scientists
Clinical laboratory scientists, the medical technologists of the 21st century, are not only enjoying a rapidly expanding role in clinical work but are also increasingly …
11/12/2009
Making public hospitals more attractive for practitioners
Following fierce parliamentary debates last spring, the newly enacted law on Hospital reform is beginning to show concrete moves. One of these is to modify the remuneration system …
11/02/2009
Arzt mit Familie - (k)ein Widerspruch?
Der Frauenanteil im Medizinstudium hat mittlerweile die magische Grenze von 60% überschritten. Allerdings bleiben ca. ¼ aller Akademikerinnen kinderlos. Dennoch wird …
10/02/2009
EHFG 2009: Health Policy between Ethics and Finances
The economic crisis has considerably intensified the relationship between what is ethically desirable and financially possible. This is clearly demonstrated by the numerous events …
09/01/2009
Telemonitoring in cardiology: Who benefits?
Cardiology centres worldwide experience an almost exponential rise in the number of in-hospital follow-ups of patients with implantable devices or heart failure (HF).This not only …
09/01/2009
Germany´s university hospitals suffer economic crisis
Among Germany´s 2,087 hospitals, the country´s 32 university hospitals, employing 180,000 to care for up to two million patients, may appear to play a marginal role. However, …
07/01/2009
France re-engineers healthcare system
Reform of the French healthcare system was placed on a fast track for legislative approval that turned into a six-month marathon of debate punctuated by several street …
05/20/2009
E-commerce
German health insurance funds do not use their customer data sufficiently, according to a study by consultancy agency Kienbaum, which also found that health insurers do not …
05/01/2009
Austria's new training model
The so-called 2 in 1 educational model is an interesting innovation in nurse training; it aims at an efficient synthesis of theory and practice. Following a course of seven …
05/01/2009
Professor warns of despondency among specialist nurses
Surgery generates between 25-40% of hospital revenues, and along with surgeons, specialist nurses are vital to the success of operating theatres. It is thus alarming to find that …
05/01/2009
64% of medical professionals suffer abuse
64% of medical professionals are subjected to threats, coercion and insults. 34.4% have suffered threats and coercion on at least one occasion and 23.8% on numerous occasions. …
04/29/2009
Medizinische Diagnose per Kernspin-Tomografie gefährdet
Künftig könnten weniger Patienten als bisher von den Diagnosemöglichkeiten der Kernspin-Tomografie, die auch Magnetresonanz-Tomografie (MRT) genannt wird, profitieren. Dies …
03/27/2009
Hospital of the future opens according to master plan
The new Clinic of the University Hospital Eppendorf (UKE) in Hamburg, Germany, which opened on 2 February, is part of a master plan to transform the UKE into one of the most …
03/10/2009
Computer or Radiologist - Who is the boss?
Without developments in computers and information technology, medicine and radiology would not be what they are today. Data processing to an extent that a human being would never …
02/17/2009
Meeting the needs of different cultures: The Czech Republic
Our correspondent Rostislav Kuklik (above) reports that the physician-to-patient relationship is always very specific when it comes to different cultures or ethnics. Worldwide, …
02/17/2009
Meeting the needs of different cultures: Germany
Migrant medicine as a course for German medical students? This is a unique concept in a country where it is currently only being offered at the Justus Liebig University in Giessen. …
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