Concierge medicine: The concept of boutique healthcare
In the cattle-call of modern medicine, where health maintenance organisations (HMO) are controlling the purse strings, physicians cite dissatisfaction with managed care reimbursement contracts, the desire to lessen heavy patient loads, free More »
Finding the way from here to there: Design solutions for healthcare campus wayfinding problems
New patients approaching a healthcare campus for the first time, and usually running late for an appointment with a new doctor, expect to quickly and easily find the closest parking spot near More »
Global medical travel a flourishing field
When it comes to Medical Tourism cosmetic surgery seems to be taking the lead. That doesnt necessarily come as a surprise but when we look at statistics presented by a particular study on More »
Operational efficiencies needed to support Healthcare infrastructure in Middle East
Healthcare infrastructure in the Middle East will be one of the key topics debated at the Hospital Build & Infrastructure Middle East Exhibition & Congress in Dubai next month. One of the More »
Patient-Doctor communication can save lives
Communication between a patient and their doctor has always been a vital means for both the patient’s health and the doctor’s diagnosis. Many patients do not feel like they can openly discuss More »
Access is the key to quality healthcare
With increase in healthcare cost, hassles in insurance and lack of government schemes to enhance healthcare access, the real challenge across globe is how to provide quality healthcare to all. More so, More »
iClinic World unveils customised Healthcare IT solutions for healthcare facilities in UAE
iClinic World – an innovative health care IT solutions provider - has announced the availability of custom developed and comprehensive healthcare IT solutions to facilitate Middle East/UAE market. Improving clinical operations and advancing More »
New medicine for endometriosis treatment in the UAE
After completing its registration and licensing in the Ministry of Health, a new medicine for endometriosis was announced today during the two-day ‘Obs-Gyne Exhibition & Congress’ that was held on March 31 More »
Understanding Colorectal Cancer – What you need to know
Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). However, many Americans are still unfamiliar with this cancer More »
The critical, expanding role of nursing in the Middle East
There are so many elements necessary to establish a high-quality, safe, patient-centered hospital system that I try to avoid focusing too much on any one of them. But if I were forced More »
Concierge medicine: The concept of boutique healthcare
In the cattle-call of modern medicine, where health maintenance organisations (HMO) are controlling the purse strings, physicians cite dissatisfaction with managed care reimbursement contracts, the desire to lessen heavy patient loads, free the practice from dependency on insurance reimbursement, reduce paperwork, increase preventive care, and preserve personal and family time. Patients dissatisfaction with traditional medicine
Finding the way from here to there: Design solutions for healthcare campus wayfinding problems
New patients approaching a healthcare campus for the first time, and usually running late for an appointment with a new doctor, expect to quickly and easily find the closest parking spot near the right building, and then travel the shortest distance to a comfy chair in the right waiting room of the right department. When
Global medical travel a flourishing field
When it comes to Medical Tourism cosmetic surgery seems to be taking the lead. That doesnt necessarily come as a surprise but when we look at statistics presented by a particular study on International Medical Tourism they explain to us why. 6o% of clinics, hospitals and medical tourism reported growth in international patient numbers over the last
Operational efficiencies needed to support Healthcare infrastructure in Middle East
Healthcare infrastructure in the Middle East will be one of the key topics debated at the Hospital Build & Infrastructure Middle East Exhibition & Congress in Dubai next month. One of the main challenges for patients and healthcare providers are long waiting times in the ER due to bureaucratic delays and work-flow challenges. The main
