Health and care services
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Value driven care: are you ready?
Mapping a course to value-driven care will require an intricate combination of total patient centricity, a holistic approach to operations,…
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Building on a legacy
Following the resignation of the HSE’s Chief Information Officer Richard Corbridge, eolas magazine speaks with interim-replacement Jane Carolan about her…
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Projected demand for healthcare
Ireland will be required to expand most forms of care to meet the needs of a rapidly growing and ageing…
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Enhancing professional practice
The interest of the patient must be at the heart of all regulation in our health services, writes Bill Prasifka,…
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Children’s hospital ‘not exempt’ from improvement
The Government has rejected criticism that it was attempting to save costs by applying for exemptions to some of the…
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‘Scan for Surgery’ improves patient safety
Risks to patient safety occur when there is a mismatch between a patient and the care they receive. GS1’s Director…
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Sláintehealth and the public/private relationship
UCC economics lecturer Brian Turner outlines the potential transformation of the relationship between public/private funding and delivery mechanisms for healthcare…
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Transforming Home Care in Ireland
As several headwinds batter the homecare sector, Micheal Harty, Director of Home Care Direct, advocates long-term reform which will extend…
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Brexit and all-island health
The uncertainty surrounding Brexit and its implications for health across the island is one of the lesser talked about but…
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Cerner: sharing Ireland’s eHealth vision
It’s been 12 years since Cerner opened up in Ireland, and the existing team of 60 in its Dublin office…
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