Organization

Healthcare organization and management

Before the Tube Leaves the Bedside

The reliability of a laboratory result begins long before a specimen reaches the analyzer. In hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, every step o...

Building Sustainable and Resilient Medical Laboratories: Integrating Quality, Digital Innovation, and Environmental Responsibility

A sustainable laboratory goes beyond reducing consumption and waste by integrating quality, patient safety, digital innovation, and organizational ...

The procedure must be amazing too

The management of controlled medicines in healthcare facilities requires a security system that goes beyond mere compliance with procedures. Drawin...

The Bag Remembers – But Are We Listening?

Blood banks collect vast amounts of data every day on donations, inventory, blood component utilization, and transfusion outcomes. Yet much of this...

Operational Readiness: Protecting Patient Care in an Era of Growing Complexity

Healthcare innovation depends not only on new therapies but also on an organization's ability to manage growing operational complexity. From advanc...

How ICMED has decided to measure gender equality

Women account for around 70 per cent of the global healthcare workforce, but they remain a minority in leadership roles and continue to face a sign...

Traceability in IVF Laboratories: Bridging Global Standards and Ground Reality

Traceability in IVF laboratories goes far beyond the correct identification of gametes and embryos: it is the system that makes it possible to reco...

Traceability of investigational medicinal products in clinical trials and expanded access programs in real-world settings

The management of investigational medicinal products in clinical trials and expanded access programs relies on rigorous traceability throughout eve...

Artificial Intelligence in Transplant Nursing: When the Algorithm Keeps Watch

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly integrated into transplant medicine, offering new opportunities to enhance early detection of complica...

From the second victim to the learning organisation

When an adverse event involves a healthcare professional, the consequences are not limited to the patient. This article explores the concept of the...

Every bag has a name: end-to-end traceability and the promise of safe blood

Every blood unit has a unique identity that can be followed from donor to recipient and back again. This article explores how end-to-end traceabili...

A Day in the Life of an Apheresis Nurse: Where Clinical Expertise Meets Quality Driven Care

The article provides an in-depth and specialized look at the role of the apheresis nurse, a position where high technology meets clinical dedicatio...

PDTA and Monitoring Systems as Engines of HTA: The 'cost' of appropriateness

In a healthcare context characterised by limited resources and increasing complexity, clinical appropriateness emerges as a strategic lever to ensu...

The meaning of procedures

The article reflects on the authentic meaning of procedures in healthcare, overcoming the apparent opposition between standardisation and clinical ...

Case study of organisational management of interfering pathways in an operating block for active organ transplantation

This work stems from the need to observe the operating block not only as a technical site of the surgical act, but as a dynamic system of relations...

Managing multidisciplinarity: organisation as a driver of safety and clinical quality

The transition from multidisciplinarity as a 'spontaneous' practice to a governed organisational process is one of the central challenges of modern...

Caring for the Caregivers: Addressing Second Victim Phenomenon in High-Risk Environments like BMT

Bone marrow transplantation (BMT) is a highly complex and emotionally challenging field. The inherent acuity of patients, frequent exposure to life...

The role of nurses as quality managers in bone marrow transplantation programmes

Bone marrow transplantation (BMT), also known as haematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT), is a well-established therapeutic option for patients s...