Imagine going into the hospital to recover from an illness or have some sort of routine surgery performed, only to end up catching a virus that leaves you sicker than when you entered the hospital in the first place. Well, unfortunately, this isn’t as rare as you may think, as viruses such as Norovirus can […]
Hospitals
Hospital and Laboratories Should Stay Connected
In the past, laboratories have been separate entities doing their work on their own in a sense. Eventually, physicians started bringing labs into their own practices to obtain results faster and treat their patients sooner. Many hospitals removed labs from their space to save money and now there seems to be a disconnect between laboratories […]
Patient experience at the forefront as the UAE healthcare market continues to grow
The UAE healthcare market is expected to grow by 7% from 2015 to 2020, propelled by medical tourism and a higher than ever demand for new facilities & technologies. Together with strong government funding and support, the UAE will no doubt be the front-runner in developing the best care and wellness for the exceptional patient […]
Achieving Transformational Care
What is Transformational Care? A common request I get from consulting clients on ‘transformational care’ projects is for a ‘standard template’ to help stakeholders in their ‘implementation’. Unfortunately, while there are fundamental principles and concepts that one should be familiar with before undertaking such an initiative, there is definitely no cookie-cutter solution that one can […]
Hospital-based Health Technology Assessment
In today’s healthcare environment providers face significant challenges to address both payers’ requirements and demographic changes. Pressure from both payers and healthcare authorities increases to improve hospital efficiency and value delivered to patients. At the same time, ageing populations and increasing burden of non-communicable diseases are changing the nature of healthcare services delivered. The World […]