Conference News
Unsynchronised social and healthcare service delivery leads to inefficiencies, duplication of resources, reduced levels of quality of care, and in extreme cases to premature death. Older people are particularly affected by this situation. They often...
Smart security technologies (security and respect for private life) are crucial to improving the quality of care and patient comfort, but also in the fight against fraud and rising health costs. Several health smart cards have already emerged in the...
EU News, Research
Scientists and surgeons from France, Germany, United Kingdom and Switzerland have developed a "virtual liver", using EU research funding, which will help surgeons better plan and carry out tumour operations and ensure quicker patient...
Industry News
Since the successful launch of the CRM tool in Europe about 4 years ago, the application has recently been deployed in the U.S. After an initial pilot team, over 200 US sales people use this web based application. The overall results are positive,...
The new service – called Side by Side – launches today following a successful trial by NHS Western Isles and O2 Health which demonstrated improved clinician productivity, a 30% reduction in travel costs and fewer appointment...
Chicago – Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) is announcing 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the company’s first commercially available whole body positron emission tomography/...
As one of the highlights at Medica 2011, Siemens Healthcare will present products andsolutions that help streamline workflows in practices and hospitals. For example, state-of-the-art angiography systems help the doctor make an accurate and fast...
HP Digital Hospital Solution to be technology foundation for seamless workflow, better patient outcomes
Hewlett-Packard Australia has announced it has signed a technology services agreement to design, build and maintain a portion of the...
InterSystems Corporation has announced the strategic acquisition of Siemens Health Services (SHS) France from its Siemens parent company. SHS, a long-term leader in the delivery of healthcare solutions to hospitals in France, will now operate as...
Royal Philips Electronics today announced the global release of IntelliVue MX40, a wearable patient monitor that can be used for the monitoring of ambulatory patients and during patient transport.
The MX40 combines the benefits of the...
National
A year on from a Ministerial review that confirmed the importance of Summary Care Records in supporting urgent and emergency care, patient groups are advocating its use to improve care for the millions of people with long term conditions they...
HIMSS Analytics Europe has announced that the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) in Germany has achieved Stage 7 of the Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM). It is the first hospital in Europe to achieve the top rating on...
On October 1 2011, Germany will begin the country-wide distribution of its new electronic health card. Morpho (Safran group) is the first manufacturer to have received official approval for production of the card. This was confirmed by gematik (...
EU News
With the endorsement of the ICT for Health Unit at the European Commission, TICBioMed is organising a competition for rewarding the best eHealth solution of 2012 produced by an European SME.
The objective of the competition is to support business...
The workshop on E-Health and Equity in the Global Health Communities is an initiative of the eHealth Unit, DG INFSO, European Commission and will take place in Brussels, on December 15, at European Commission premises.
The potential of e-health to...
