Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital completes extensive $5M endoscopy re-development enabling specialists to see thousands more patients each year
The ‘blue rooms’ as they are affectionately known (due to their blue glass walls and blue lighting) will help to reduce waiting times for patients as the rooms will facilitate procedures, which as recently as five years ago, may have required an operation. Read More...
Could a Disinfecting Robot Help Tackle HAIs?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that “on any given day, about one in 25 hospital patients has at least one healthcare-associated infection.” Given such risk to patients, let alone the cost of treatment, hospitals and healthcare systems are looking for ways to reduce these numbers. Read More...
New gastroenterology rooms get the blue treatment
World leading technology and a hip new colour scheme has paved the way for Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) Gastroenterology Department to save more Queensland lives, faster. The new rooms—affectionately dubbed the ‘blue rooms’ because of the unique blue design... Read More...
How Can EHR Integration and Interoperability End Healthcare Integration Troubles?
Healthcare records are a valuable resource for the healthcare industry because of the information they contain. The ones predominantly in use today are the electronic health records or EHRs. They are stored with, at the very least, lab results, diagnostic imaging results, and hospital visits. If a care provider's office... Read More...