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Case Studies

This section includes a collection of case studies which are focused on particular issues in the healthcare and hospital management industry.

Swine Flu – At a Glance

The 2009 swine flu outbreak is an epidemic which began in April of 2009, and is caused by a new strain of influenza virus,...

User Centered design improves workflows in radiology-A look at Healthcare IT Development at Siemens

The software developers at Siemens Healthcare have come up with something special for customers employing Siemens PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System) and RIS...
Appleton Medical Center

ThedaCare Improved Outcomes with Lean Management

ThedaCare is a community health system which includes four hospitals located in northeast Wisconsin. With nearly 5,400 employees, it is the third largest health...
Terumo BCT Offers $100,000 Research Grant Supporting Patient Access to Care

Catholic Healthcare West Achieves System-Wide Interoperability, Improves Patient Care

Catholic Healthcare West (CHW) has achieved system-wide interoperability by facilitating a comfortable co-existence of single vendor and best-of-breed approaches.  Implemented in 2007, DirectConnect blends...
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NMHS Adopts Self-Distribution with TECSYS Software

North Mississippi Health Services (NMHS), a diversified regional healthcare organization, has adopted a self-distribution strategy with TECSYS’ EliteSeries warehouse management software for healthcare, enabling...
Medtronic plc announced U.S. FDA approval of the Evolut Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) system

A New Concept in Annuloplasty for Valve Repair: the Biodegradable Ring

The Kalangos® ring was developed for pediatric annuloplasty to preserve  the growth potential of the child's heart. It is also suitable for adult annuloplasty...

A New Approach to Managing GORD

Until now, assessing the progress of treatment for Gastro-Oesaphageal Reflux  Disease (GORD) has relied primarily on an assessment of oesophageal healing. Documenting GORD therapy...
Q BioMed Launches Non-Opioid Treatment for Metastatic Bone Pain

Bone Substitutes to Replace Transplantation?

An osteoconductive and osteoinductive biphasic ceramic replacement for  bone loss could be an alternative to grafts. The safety and efficacy of this  material has...

Catheter Ablation Increases A-Fib Recoveries

Research continues into new ways of preventing and curing A-Fib, boosted  by ever-increasing new technologies. Catheter ablation has become a  mainstream treatment for the...

Eliminating Latent TB

Latent TB in healthcare workers is a major threat to patients. Traditional  tests have too often been  unable to detect the condition reliably. A...