Tag: Health

Employee Wellbeing: More than just employee satisfaction – A strategic imperative

What it’s all about

In today’s fast-paced and demanding business world, it could be easy to assume that employee wellbeing initiatives are simply a form of employee leasing – a nice gesture by the employer to satisfy the workforce in the short term. But this view falls short and fails to recognize the deeper significance and strategic value that a well-thought-out wellbeing program has for companies and their employees. This article describes why employee wellbeing goes far beyond mere employee satisfaction and must be seen as an intelligent, useful and forward-looking strategy that is essential for the long-term success of the company.

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Toxic mindsets in outpatient medicine: Digitization as add-on or substitution

Data, facts and instruments on the German health system

What it’s all about

The focus of many discussions on the topic of “digitization of medical practice” is the question of how primary care physicians and specialists can build digital competence. In this context, however, it is necessary to clear out toxic mindsets that steer the understanding of the matter in the wrong direction. One is the mindset that digital solutions will complement or replace what already exists.

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Better efficiency and higher productivity through digitization in the medical practice: A case study

Data, facts and instruments on the German health system

What it’s all about

How can the introduction of digital tools benefit a medical practice? This case study on the introduction of a system for online appointment booking shows it.

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Mastering the medical mindshift: deficits in practice organisation are primarily a problem of personnel management

Data, facts and instruments on the German health system

What it’s all about

Excessive waiting times, uncoordinated procedures, poor telephone accessibility, hectic consultations with doctors – deficits in practice organisation are the number one point of criticism when patients are asked about their satisfaction with medical practices. are asked. Doctors and staff are also negatively affected. About 2/3 of the problems identified in practice analyses come from the area of organisational design. Doctors and their staff also suffer from this stress, anger and demotivation are the consequences of unresolved organisational deficits.

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Medical mindshifting: why the USP is becoming so important for GPs and specialists

Data, facts and instruments on the German health system

What it is all about

Up to now, only a few practice owners have taken care of the topic of the “Unique Selling Proposition” (USP) for their businesses. However, the urgency to have and communicate a clear position on this has clearly increased.

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Are #smartwatch #health #apps to detect atrial fibrillation smart enough? — ScienceDaily

Extended cardiac monitoring in patients and the use of implantable cardiovascular electronic devices can increase detection of atrial fibrillation (AF), but the devices have limitations including short battery life and lack of immediate feedback. Can new smartphone tools that can record an electrocardiogram (ECG) strip and make an automated diagnosis overcome these limitations and facilitate timely diagnosis? A new study finds that the use of these devices is challenging in patients with abnormal ECGs. Better algorithms and machine learning may help these tools provide more accurate diagnoses, investigators say.
— Weiterlesen www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/10/221012103146.htm