Jakko van Ingen’s Post

📣Game-changer for healthcare benchmarking! 📣 Our research shows that unit-reported hemodialysis catheter-related infection rates in Australia and New Zealand are highly reliable, reducing the need for independent outcome adjudication. With hemodialysis catheter use still prevalent in clinical practice, standardizing endpoint definitions and catheter outcomes is crucial for accurate measurement and reporting. Even more humbled by the mention in an Editorial, recognizing the significance of this work. Thank you to my collaborators, reviewers, and the editorial team for their support. Read the article here: https://lnkd.in/gbcMu6ba and the Editorial here: https://lnkd.in/gC24RmEa #healthcare #research #dialysis #infectionprevention #patientcare

Patients who are malnourished have 1.9x LONGER hospital stays. Learn how to intervene during #ASPENMAW23 https://bit.ly/3OptQ0r [Image description: There’s a Malnutrition Awareness Week™ logo on the upper left corner. To the right: “Malnourished Patients have 1.9x LONGER hospital stays.” In the bottom left corner: “September 18 - 22;” and “nutritioncare.org/MAW.” To the right, there’s white text in a blue text box: “Let’s Nourish Our Patients.”]

🔬 Say goodbye to the guesswork in STI testing! Today's Clinical Lab proudly introduces our new infographic on advanced STI Diagnosis and Management, sponsored by Thermo Fisher Scientific. This infographic simplifies complex data, ensuring you're well-informed and ahead in your practice. 🩺 With more accurate testing methods, healthcare professionals can provide quicker, more reliable diagnoses, leading to better patient outcomes. This is not just good news; it's great news for your clinic and patients alike! 👉 Check it out and share the knowledge: https://lnkd.in/gc62uw82 Let's spread the word, not the infection! #ClinicalLab #ThermoFisher #STIManagement

Your passport is not the only thing to make sure is in order before you take that bucket-list trip to a long-awaited exotic and/or tropical destination this coming winter season... Dr. Saad has all the latest information on global health conditions and concerns. #travelandtourism #travel #travelguide

Intermountain's blueprint for reshaping respiratory virus care in 2024: Despite rising respiratory infections nationwide, Kim Bennion, the enterprise director of research and respiratory care at Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare, is optimistic about what 2024 may hold for respiratory care, thanks in-part to advances in technology like artificial intelligence. The advancements promise to streamline pulmonary care and could eventually be used to also monitor more acute respiratory conditions like COVID-19 or the flu.  http://dlvr.it/T0yzsp

Bronchiectasis is a long-term condition where the airways of the lungs become widened, leading to a build-up of excess mucus that can make the lungs more vulnerable to infection. It is most often linked to cystic fibrosis. Looking for expert #medicalbillers, visit http://icarebilling.com #healthcare #US #Medical #MedicalBilling #RCM #PracticeManagement #patientcare #EHR #MedicalBillingBlog #Research #billing #software #hospitals #provider #medical #medicare #MedStudents #Chicago #IL #Illinois #USA #iCareBilling

A patient enters your clinic with a sore throat. They go home with an RSV diagnosis. That's what the bioMérieux BIOFIRE® SPOTFIRE® Respiratory Panel can potentially deliver. ✅ Onsite PCR testing ✅ ~15-minute turnaround time ✅ Answers on 15 targets Discover the BIOFIRE® SPOTFIRE® Respiratory Panel now. 👨⚕️ #WeArebioMérieux

Happening now! You can still join us on this interactive webinar that will offer a lot of value on the topic of Bajan-Style rheumatic disease. Make sure you don't miss out. #BajanStyle #rheumatology #webinar

Watch experts as they examine goals and benchmarks for assessing quality within the laboratory and at the point of care. Gain new insights on quality measures and methods for laboratory and clinical teams to improve antibiotic and diagnostic stewardship related to respiratory infections. Learn how healthcare teams can collaboratively evaluate and implement new processes with quality in mind. Watch On-demand: https://lnkd.in/gq3sTtsr

Proud to share our latest publication on #MachineLearning in #Healthcare, where we've proven the concept of classifying peripheral artery disease using AutoML https://lnkd.in/e7JzbXXY