Articles
EMR governance: your business case is just the beginning
It is common for healthcare organisations to put forward a business case to secure funding for an electronic medical record (EMR) implementation; however, long-term governance models that ensure benefits identified in business cases are actually tracked and realised are far less common. [ + ]
Service design for the patient of the future
If you are seeking to improve patient experience, these five core principles of service design will help you get it right. [ + ]
Why do we need to address malnutrition?
Malnutrition is an under-recognised and underdiagnosed healthcare issue in Australia. [ + ]
Blacktown Hospital — a quiet revolution in healthcare design
The award-winning Blacktown Hospital is quietly revolutionising healthcare design, transforming a mid-sized local facility into a major hospital. [ + ]
Alarming amounts of noise in hospitals
The constant noise from hospital machines can cause stress and patient unrest. Soon, it may be possible to remove alarms from the bedside. [ + ]
Women need to stop sabotaging themselves!
Women who want to climb the leadership ladder should follow these golden rules... [ + ]
Pregnancy test could identify complications
Serious complications including miscarriage may soon be identified through this new non-invasive test. [ + ]
NSQHS Standards: second edition now available
Incorporating feedback on the first edition, the second editon promotes better, safer health care. [ + ]
Keep out, and stay out!
Six cybersecurity treatments that healthcare organisations should prescribe to. [ + ]
Older white women more likely to contract Alzheimer's
White women genetically predisposed to Alzheimer's disease are more likely than white men to develop the disease during a critical 10-year span in their lives. [ + ]
Consumer-centric aged service is key to the industry's future
Collaboration between stakeholders will help ensure that the results of current independent aged-care industry reviews are 'fit for purpose'. [ + ]
Zika still a threat to Australia
It was widely reported in November 2016 that the emergency was over, but the threat to our shores remains. [ + ]
Two hearts, one soul: merging two hospitals into one
What happens when you merge two hospitals into one, bringing two passionate teams, two cultures and two different ways of working together? [ + ]
World COPD Day: a day to empower, educate and celebrate the COPD community
Diagnosed with COPD, one patient rose to the challenge. Six months later, he completed his first Ironman competition. [ + ]
In Conversation ... with Associate Professor James Ward
Known for his research into infectious diseases in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, A/Prof Ward is a passionate advocate for taking action against STIs. He doesn't just talk the talk … he walks the walk. [ + ]
