In our previous posts about DALYs and QALYs, we have defined the terms and presented how the healthcare field calculates these two measures of...
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Many products in the marketplace have an EPA registration. What does that mean? An Environmental Protection Agency's Registered Public Health Claim...
In the first part of this series, we explored how quality of life is calculated, a complex process used by healthcare researchers as they attempt to...
How do you put an economic value on a human life? Why would you ever want to? As difficult as this quantification may be, it is a necessary practice...
Large-scale healthcare projects, from new projects to renovations, face a challenging future. After the tedious process of securing permits and...
As a response to the growing global and national threat of antibiotic resistance, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established a...
In today's healthcare marketplace, it is growing commonplace to consider patients as customers - and the shoe fits, so to speak. Patients do have...
One of the most tracked and reported metrics in today's healthcare facilities is infection rates. Anyone working in a hospital is aware of the...
No one could question the positive impact vaccines and the immunization they provide have had on global health. The World Health Organization...
Last week we provided a big-picture overview of the healthcare supply chain, from supplier to patient. This week, we will dig deeper into this...
We are fortunate to live in a nation that offers a rich variety of non-profit organizations that support our health and well-being, including groups ...
As was the case with many healthcare challenges, the COVID-19 pandemic brought public attention to the issue of the healthcare supply chain. A...