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The St. Antonius Hospital in Eschweiler was named "Germany's Best Hospital" last year and is the largest hospital in the Aachen area with eleven specialized departments and 1,300 employees. Of these, around 200 doctors are currently trying out the messenger app Join in their daily work. Fast, efficient and secure communication is indispensable for the employees of the facility. In the current issue of the German healthcare journal “Health&Care Management”,...

The WHO's motto for this year's World Health Day is “Building a fairer, healthier world for everyone”, highlighting the urgent need to eliminate health inequities worldwide. The motto emphasizes WHO’s principle that “the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition.” The Corona pandemic indeed amplified health inequities and...

These days messenger applications are an integral part of social and work life. It is practically impossible to communicate any easier or more efficiently. Accordingly, their usage is also increasing in the clinical workplace. Messenger services in a clinical environment particularly develop their full potential when the various personnel in the healthcare system are connected with each other across sectors. The stroke team of the Central Hospital in Karlstad (Sweden)...

In the current issue of the German healthcare journal “E-Health-Com”, Prof. Dr. med. Kamler, Head of the Thoracic Organ Transplantation at the University Hospital Essen (Germany), reports how patients with an artificial heart assist device benefit from Join and how the app increases patient safety. The short version of the article: Initially meant as a temporary surrogate until a donor heart is available, artificial hearts considered nowadays as long-term therapy...

These days messenger applications are an integral part of social and work life. It is practically impossible to communicate any easier or more efficiently. Accordingly, their usage is also increasing in the clinical workplace. Messenger services in a clinical environment particularly develop their full potential when the various personnel in the healthcare system are connected with each other across sectors. The Kliniken Maria Hilf in Mönchengladbach (Germany) launched the Konsil...

Becker's Hospital Review spoke with Harry Reddy, CEO of Allm USA Inc. about the role that cloud-based virtual networks can play in reshaping the patient and provider experience during healthcare emergencies, acute care episodes and community-based care after a hospitalization. Virtual networks — the technology revolution transforming emergency and acute care, Becker's Healthcare

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