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The study presents the effect of population ageing on healthcare costs and the reason pessimism about population ageing has become embedded in the conventional wisdom of health policy. The study concluded that available evidence indicates that population ageing would only have a limited effect on healthcare costs, and there is no evidence that it would cause chaos for one's health system.

The magnitude of access block and its trend over time in New South Wales hospitals, (NSW) using different definitions of access block, and to explore its association with clinical and non-clinical factors is estimated. The study concluded that access block continues to increase across NSW and that hospitals in NSW and Australia move to the use of one standard definition of access block.

Recent developments in community health signal a renewed interest in community empowerment achieved through collaborative relationships between universities and their surrounding communities. (1,2) Collaborative community-university partnerships promote the well-being of [...]

The President of the Pacific Coast Obstetrical and Gynecological Society believes doctors must take the lead in reforming the US health care system. Even though the US spends more money on health care than any other country, 42 million Americans have no health insurance.

Delivery of health care services needs to radically change to meet the increasing complexities the 21st century will bring. Central leadership and management objectives include developing service technologies that treat the knowledge of workers to meet consumer needs as a crucial resource. Innovation and entrepreneurship are the shortest paths to introduce new or improved nursing technologies.

In healthcare the quality professional is changing roles more rapidly and may even be eliminated. Technology advances, shifts in products, services and markets and increasing economic competitiveness are the sources of current changes, according to P.F. Wilson. Networks are being formed by healthcare organizations and control is more centralized. Managers are including quality work in their daily tasks. In the future it is not clear that quality professionals as such will continue to exist in healthcare groups.

A fictional narrative describing the progression of the health care sector up to the year 2047 is presented. The narrative shows that the sector consumed some 14% of the GDP during the last part of the 20th century. It also points to cost containment as the prominent feature of health care reform and also the strong tool for the inclusion of external accountability for clinical facilities to supplement the tradition of intraprofessional accountability.

The New York and American Organizations of Nurse Executives held an Open Space meeting to examine the changing role of nurse administrators in the new integrated health-care network environment. Participants identified the value of nursing to patient care. Action plans were developed for optimizing nursing within multidisciplinary teams and across multiple settings, and standardizing measurement. Nurses in a network setting work with a multidisciplinary team to deliver comprehensive care throughout an episode and practice ongoing health maintenance.

The impending health care reforms promise to drastically change the health care industry. Increased competition leading to mergers, downsizing of staff and a growing emphasis on alternatives to inpatient acute care are some of the expected effects of health care reforms. To cope with these changes, the nursing profession must also evolve and become more flexible. To prepare for their new roles, nurses are seeking higher education, additional training and national certification., A panel of front-line experts examines the efforts hospitals are making now to stay competitive and the impact those moves will have on individual nurses and the profession. As Congress [...]

The impact of nursing and physician shortages in the U.S. on patients and the health care system is discussed. Few proposals are described that might help in changing the health care system into high-quality, efficient and patient-centered care.

A research on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people before the 1960s was about using Indigenous health research to improve understanding of the health problems of white Australians and about collecting information about Aboriginal people for science before the race became extinct. Barry Christopher wrote 25 letters to the MJA about Indigenous health between 1956 and 1969 that focused discriminatory legislation and policies.

The demand for healthcare services is increasing in the Australian community due to which there is an urgent need to increase medical school student intake. The three factors driving apparent absolute and relative workforce shortages: feminisation of the medical workforce, increasing patient and community demands for healthcare, and globalization of the healthcare workforce are described.

Nurses will have to be educated in their role of future application of genetics in clinical practice as the progress in the field of genomic medicines is exploding. Family history assessment and screening are some of the new roles that nurses can expect to take on.

Teisberg: on what healthcare needs ... Value creation via doc-shared knowledge across cycle of care By DON LONG Medical Device Daily Executive Editor FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida -- Some of the [...]

Financings roundup Midwest healthcare startups raise record $1 billion through 3Q07 A Medical Device Daily Staff Report Midwest healthcare startups reported a record-breaking $1 billion in total investments for 104 [...]

The perception that medical professionalism is under threat is probably due to the slow transition of the professionals to adapt to the changes in the health care systems.

Extent to which the characteristics of usual medical care providers of elderly antidepressant users in North Carolina, has changed between 1986 and 1997, with the introduction of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, is analyzed.

2005 Medical Innovation Summit Teamwork stressed to ensure continued flow of innovation By HOLLAND JOHNSON Medical Device Daily Associate Managing Editor CLEVELAND -- What can all the parties involved in [...]

2005 Medical Innovation Summit Gingrich: U.S. healthcare must undergo 'profound' changes By HOLLAND JOHNSON Medical Device Daily Associate Managing Editor CLEVELAND -- 'Innovation is a societal and economic manifestation of [...]

VHA Leadership Conference Gingrich says healthcare tech needs to be in catch-up mode By KAREN YOUNG Medical Device Daily Staff Writer ATLANTA - Former U.S. Speaker of the House Newt [...]

First of three stories As crystal ball, summit sees rough road for healthcare IT By DON LONG Medical Device Daily Managing Editor ATLANTA - The electronic medical record (EMR) is [...]

Frost & Sullivan Executive Summit Educated patients and growing demand are driving healthcare By JIM STOMMEN Medical Device Daily Executive Editor SAN FRANCISCO - Thrust. Drag. Lift. Gravity. Like the [...]

Frost & Sullivan Executive Summit Wary of government controls, economist cites value model By JIM STOMMEN Medical Device Daily Executive Editor SAN FRANCISCO - Noted economist Alain Enthoven is a [...]

AdvaMed 2005 annual meeting Lots of dialogue being heard about device deals, financings By JIM STOMMEN Medical Device Daily Executive Editor DANA POINT, California - Even the most casual observer [...]

Financings roundup VC firms invested $6.33 billion in health industries in 2004 A Diagnostics & Imaging Week Staff Report According to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers Health Research Institute (Washington), venture [...]

Modern matrons are introduced to the NHS hospitals in 2001 and are growing since the care trusts have recognized the benefits of having a senior nurse who can take a strategic role improving patient care. Growing evidences are found that matrons have a genuine impact on the range of clinical issues to improve patient care including infection control.

The turmoil in the hospital system the world over is discussed, as governments are more concerned with weapons of mass destruction than trivial matters such as the health of the nation. However, it is stated that there is cause for optimism and patients should turn to a holistic approach to medicine, like fang shun, ancient philosophies and various forms of alternative medicine.

Despite trends toward outpatient care, hospitals are still the biggest employer of nurses. So what hospital administrators think, what they read, how they plan change for their facilities has a [...]