MedWorm.com provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest items from the 'E-Health Europe News' source. Sun, 20 Feb 2011 18:59:02 +0100 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6526/ec_and_us_sign_ehealth_deal The European Commission and the US Department of Health have signed a memorandum of understanding to promote a common approach to the interoperability of electronic health records and education programmes for IT for health professionals. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4278750 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:07:00 +0100 4278750 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6521/isoft_makes_move_on_life_sciences ISoft has signed a marketing agreement with US company, CliniWorks, to market its AccelFind software to organisation and hospitals across the world. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4276285 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 12:07:00 +0100 4276285 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6518/sectra_breaks_through_in_saudi_arabia King Abdul Aziz University Hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia has signed a deal with Swedish healthcare IT and medical device company Sectra to implement its picture archiving and communication system. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4273265 Mon, 20 Dec 2010 12:07:00 +0100 4273265 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6514/survey_predicts_big_use_of_mhealth A survey into the how the mhealth market will change over the next five years has concluded that more than half of healthcare professionals are likely to be using the technology in some form by 2015. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4268214 Fri, 17 Dec 2010 00:07:00 +0100 4268214 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6508/online_nurse_training_from_ge_healthcare GE Healthcare has launched a subscription-based library of online courses for nurses. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4268215 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:05 +0100 4268215 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6496/great_ormond_street_trials_ipads Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust is piloting the use of iPads for e-prescribing. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4260796 Wed, 15 Dec 2010 19:07:00 +0100 4260796 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6506/toumaz_technology_trialed_in_antarctic A team taking part in an expedition across the Antarctic are using new medical monitoring devices from Toumaz to assess the body's response to extreme environmental conditions. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4260797 Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:00:05 +0100 4260797 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6505/isoft_sells_business_solutions_to_capita ISoft, one of the main suppliers to the National Programme for IT in the NHS, has sold its iSoft Business Solutions subsidiary to British outsourcing firm Capita. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4260798 Tue, 14 Dec 2010 10:25:00 +0100 4260798 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6501/philips_healthcare_links_in_radiologists Philips Healthcare has set up an online group for imaging professionals to discuss and debate issues relating to radiology. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4254776 Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:07:00 +0100 4254776 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6497/swedish_council_buys_it_from_sectra Norrbotten County Council has invested in a county-wide IT solution for radiology information management from Sectra. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4254777 Mon, 13 Dec 2010 00:00:05 +0100 4254777 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6493/noema_life_completes_epr_in_lodi Italian healthcare IT company NoemaLife has completed its implementation of its Galileo Enterprise electronic medical record system in the Lodi hospital in Lombardy, Northern Italy, and is now continuing to add functionality. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4243091 Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:37:00 +0100 4243091 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6490/epsos_projectathon_determines_next_steps An epSOS Projectathon held in Slovakia to test whether the interoperability of country's healthcare systems meets epSOS specifications concluded that 10 pilot sites can begin sharing real patient data from early next year. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4239126 Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:07:00 +0100 4239126 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6486/alert_makes_big_wins Alert has signed a deal to implement its Alert Paper Free Hospital, Alert PDMS and MyAlert systems at La Tour Réseau de Soins SA hospital in Switzerland. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4234739 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:07:01 +0100 4234739 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6481/china_launches_telehealth_for_100000 More than 100,000 patients across the Shandong Province in China will take part in the largest remote health monitoring initiative in the world. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4234740 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 00:07:55 +0100 4234740 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6480/philips_launches_intellispace_portal Philips Electronics has launched a multi-modality, multi-vendor imaging portal that allows radiologists and referring clinicians to collaborate more effectively. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4226912 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:37:00 +0100 4226912 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6470/image_analysis_cuts_osteoporosis_costs Swedish medical researchers have found that analyzing historical digital images in radiology databases can save millions of euros by better predicting the onset of osteoporosis in patients who have previously had fractures. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4226913 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 00:03:32 +0100 4226913 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6469/armenian_telemedicine_pilot_launched The Armenian Association of Telemedicine (AATM) has launched its latest short telemedicine project. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4215945 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 12:07:00 +0100 4215945 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6465/siemens_passes_100_installs_of_syngo.via Siemens Healthcare says that it has passed 100 installations worldwide of its sygo.via, its imaging software for multimodality reading of clinical cases. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4215946 Tue, 30 Nov 2010 10:14:21 +0100 4215946 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6459/dutch_hospital_extends_isoft_contract The Canisius-Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis Hospital in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, has signed a €3m contract with iSoft for continued support of its hospital information system and electronic patient record for a further three years. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4209524 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 12:07:00 +0100 4209524 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6457/intel_joins_europe's_mhealth_alliance The European MHealth Alliance (EuMHA ) has welcomed Intel as a Foundation Member. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4204278 Fri, 26 Nov 2010 16:37:00 +0100 4204278 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6455/nhs_trust_numbers_look_wrong_on_csc_deal The Department of Health may be basing a revised £3 billion deal with CSC using inaccurate figures on how many NHS hospital trusts plan to take Lorenzo. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4201353 Thu, 25 Nov 2010 17:07:00 +0100 4201353 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6452/agfa_gets_€130m_from_eib_for_r&d The European Investment Bank will lend Agfa €130m to finance research, development and innovation projects in healthcare IT & imaging technology. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4201354 Thu, 25 Nov 2010 00:38:55 +0100 4201354 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6449/ge_and_aeroscout_partner_on_rfid GE Healthcare and AeroScout have announced that they have integrated GE's AssetPlus application with AeroScout's Wi-Fi RFID system and will make it available across European markets. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4198231 Wed, 24 Nov 2010 14:07:00 +0100 4198231 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6444/microsoft_says_no_profit_in_healthvault Microsoft has done a U-turn on its approach to its HealthVault personal healthcare platform in the US, abandoning efforts to make a profit out of the system. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4192930 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 12:07:00 +0100 4192930 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6438/csc_makes_move_on_sweden_with_lims CSC has announced that the first hospitals outside of Denmark have gone with its Labka II laboratory information system. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4192931 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:59:25 +0100 4192931 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6441/siemens_launches_assignio_phr Microsoft and Siemens Health have announced the launch of Assignio, a health platform based on Microsoft's HealthVault Microsoft technology. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4192932 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:24:48 +0100 4192932 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6435/scotland_looks_at_nhs_office_software NHS National Services Scotland is providing staff with free copies of a new NHS Office product in order to find desktop software suitable to deploy across the Scottish health service at a fraction of the price of Microsoft Office. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4184631 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 14:07:00 +0100 4184631 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6436/allscripts_picked_for_southern_australia Southern Australia Health has named Allscripts as the Vendor of Choice (VOC) for a major project to upgrade clinical IT systems across the huge sparsely populated state. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4180418 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 00:07:00 +0100 4180418 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6433/ozzie_docs_offered_ipad_election_pledge The Labor-party premier of the Australian state of Victoria has pledged to provide all doctors in the state with an iPad, if re-elected. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4180419 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 04:11:51 +0100 4180419 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6430/norway_signs_€90m_deal_with_ibm The Central Norway Regional Health Authority has signed a deal worth almost €90m (£75m) with IBM for IT systems to support reporting of health information, logistics and finance across all of the country's hospitals. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4180420 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 00:53:11 +0100 4180420 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6431/first_nhs_trust_goes_live_with_alert Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Foundation has become the first NHS trust to go live with an electronic patient record system from Alert Life Sciences, E-health Insider can exclusively reveal. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4180421 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 00:12:04 +0100 4180421 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6426/500m_mhealth_users_predicted_by_2015 Smartphone applications will enable the mHealth industry to reach 500m Smartphone users by 2015, a new report by research2guidance claims. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4180422 Wed, 17 Nov 2010 00:13:29 +0100 4180422 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6427/nhs_phr_healthspace_fails_to_deliver Patients have found the government's personal health record project HealthSpace neither useful nor easy to use and only a tiny percentage have so far signed up for it, according to a study published today. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4173100 Wed, 17 Nov 2010 00:07:00 +0100 4173100 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6422/lung_disease_to_be_remotely_monitored German telehealth company, Aipermon has launched a series of telemonitoring devices that will be used in a trial to explore how climate change can affect lung diseases. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4169227 Mon, 15 Nov 2010 15:07:02 +0100 4169227 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6418/pacs_“set_to_take_off”_in_uk_and_france The PACS market in the UK and France is "set to take off" over the next five years, according to Millennium Research Group, a provider of medical technology market intelligence. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4165208 Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:07:00 +0100 4165208 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6415/french_hospital_group_gets_ultragenda The largest private hospital group in France - Générale de Santé - has signed a deal with UltraGenda to help it improve scheduling, reporting and efficiency across its hospitals. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4156492 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:07:00 +0100 4156492 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6410/latvia_puts_ehealth_services_online Latvia has made its first eHealth services available online to provide users with information on their own or their family's medical health. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4153105 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:07:00 +0100 4153105 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6403/compugroup_acquires_profdoc_shares German company CompuGroup Medical has acquired the remaining 49% share in Swedish company Profdoc Care, which it originally purchased 51% of in June 2008. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4145811 Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:07:00 +0100 4145811 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6398/sweden_to_go-live_with_online_records Sweden will provide patients with online access to their electronic medical records before the end of the year, the deputy director of the healthcare division of Sweden's Ministry of Health and Social Affairs has confirmed. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4145812 Mon, 08 Nov 2010 00:00:05 +0100 4145812 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6392/medway_gets_ipad_debut_at_ehi_live_2010 System C will demonstrate its Medway patient administration and electronic patient record system on iPad and slate mobile devices for the first time at EHI Live 2010. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4141404 Sun, 07 Nov 2010 12:07:00 +0100 4141404 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6383/msoft_plans_european_expansion UK based blood tracking systems company MSoft has announced it will market its systems to European countries following its success in England. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4136171 Fri, 05 Nov 2010 00:07:00 +0100 4136171 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6379/honeywell_and_aruba_form_partnership Honeywell and Aruba Networks are collaborating to offer end to end wireless networking and mobile computing systems within the healthcare environment. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4136172 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:00:05 +0100 4136172 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6375/agfa_makes_move_on_patient_kiosks Agfa healthcare has become the latest health technology company to offer patient check-in kiosks as part of its product portfolio. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4128129 Wed, 03 Nov 2010 15:37:00 +0100 4128129 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6372/carestream_signs_dutch_ris_deal Carestream Health has been awarded a contract to supply a new radiology information system to eight departments at the University Medical Centre Groningen in the Netherlands following a competitive European tender process. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4128130 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 00:00:05 +0100 4128130 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6367/tech_needed_to_curb_counterfeit_drugs Phoney internet pharmacies are driving the massive counterfeit medicine market to consumers worldwide, according to a recent report released today by Cambridge Consultants. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4128131 Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:16:52 +0100 4128131 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6364/global_health_it_to_hit_€64_billion The healthcare sector will spend approximately €64.2 ($88.9 billion) worldwide on information technology and communications products in 2010, an increase of 3.2 percent compared to 2009. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4111233 Fri, 29 Oct 2010 13:07:00 +0100 4111233 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6360/ec_aims_for_digital_records_by_2015 As part of the European Commission's Digital Agenda for Europe the Commission aims to provide patients secure access to digital health records by 2015. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4111234 Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:02:00 +0100 4111234 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6350/zealand_signs_csc_voice_deal CSC has signed a deal with the Zealand region in Denmark for its OPUS Speech Recognition solution. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4111235 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:00:05 +0100 4111235 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6352/macclesfield_robot_links_to_isoft_system Macclesfield District Hospital has implemented a bi-directional interface from iSoft to allow its robotic dispensing system to automatically update its pharmacy system when medicines are loaded or dispensed. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4102079 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 00:07:00 +0100 4102079 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6346/meet_our_winners_at_ehi_live_2010 The winners of the overall award at the E-Health Insider Awards 2010 in association with BT will be presenting at eHealth Insider Live 2010. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4111236 Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:00:05 +0100 4111236 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6347/cocir_aims_to_tackle_chronic_disease Two of the major organisations representing healthcare IT and the medical insurance industry in Europe have stressed the imporance of technology to addressing the needs of the continent's aging population. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4102080 Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:00:05 +0100 4102080 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6345/coding_for_success_makes_slow_progress A review of the impact of a report calling for the wider use of coding and tracking technologies in the NHS has concluded that "overall progress has been a little slower than expected." (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4090805 Fri, 22 Oct 2010 12:07:00 +0100 4090805 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6342/german_pacs_company_expands_in_europe Visus the German company that provides image management systems, has announced it is expanding its presence to cover Northern and Eastern Europe by opening new offices in Finland and Russia. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4090806 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:13:54 +0100 4090806 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6337/germany’s_tmcc_invests_in_telemedicine Alcatel-Lucent has announced that Charité Telemedicine Centre Universitätsmedizin Berlin (TMCC) is to invest in video conferencing and customer relationship management technology to deliver telemedicine services. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4083400 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:07:00 +0100 4083400 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6336/ec_launches_heidi_health_wiki The Directorate General of Health and Consumers and the European Commission are developing a new website to provide information to health professionals across Europe. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4083401 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:00:05 +0100 4083401 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6328/belgium_consults_on_opt-in_vs_opt-out The Belgian national eHealth platform is calling for views on whether patient privacy and exchange of data should be governed by an 'opt-in or opt-out' approach on data be held on the system. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4083402 Tue, 19 Oct 2010 00:00:24 +0100 4083402 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6324/cambridge_starts_hunt_for_a_new_epr Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will go outside of the National Programme for IT in the NHS when procuring an electronic patient record early next year. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4079138 Mon, 18 Oct 2010 17:07:00 +0100 4079138 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6325/robert_bosch_healthcare_joins_continua Continua Health Alliance, the international non-profit open industry alliance of leading healthcare and technology organisations, has been joined by telecare experts Robert Bosch Healthcare. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4075637 Mon, 18 Oct 2010 00:07:00 +0100 4075637 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6322/maltese_company_wins_nhs_data_contract Maltese IT company, 6pm, has announced that it has won a contract to provide its CareSolutions data warehouse to the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre NHS Trust in Oxford, England. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4069352 Fri, 15 Oct 2010 00:07:00 +0100 4069352 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6314/oracle_become_latest_cocir_member COCIR, the European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical and Healthcare IT Industry, has announced that Oracle has become its latest member. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4069353 Thu, 14 Oct 2010 00:00:05 +0100 4069353 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6313/leopardstown_park_rolls_out_ims_maxims IMS Maxims has rolled out its nursing module at Leopardstown Park Hospital in Dublin. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4062674 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 18:07:00 +0100 4062674 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6309/isoft_markets_lorenzo_modules_to_trusts ISoft has announced that it will market components of its electronic patient record, Lorenzo, to hospitals in the UK and worldwide under a Lorenzo smart solution strategy. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4057393 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 18:07:00 +0100 4057393 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6305/health-ties_to_boost_health_tech Europe's most advanced regions in healthcare technology have launched a consortium to increase and accelerate healthcare innovation. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4054282 Mon, 11 Oct 2010 11:08:21 +0100 4054282 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6302/ec_sets_up_innovation_union The European Commission has set up an Innovation Union to try and drive innovation in areas such as healthcare at the highest political level. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4042200 Fri, 08 Oct 2010 00:07:00 +0100 4042200 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6301/dutch_it_experts_visit_uk_hospital A group of Dutch health IT experts have visited Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Liverpool, England, as part of an annual initiative to visit areas of healthcare IT excellence in Europe. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4037984 Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:07:00 +0100 4037984 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6296/microsoft_joins_continua_health_alliance US software giant Microsoft has joined the Continua Health Alliance, the open industry coalition of healthcare and technology companies developing standards for connected personal health systems. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4033252 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 12:07:00 +0100 4033252 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6292/carestream_launches_3d_pacs Carestream Health has launched its latest picture archiving and communications platform. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4033253 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 00:00:05 +0100 4033253 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6290/romania_to_implement_health_card_in_2011 The Romanian government has announced that electronic health insurance cards will be rolled out nationally at the start of next year. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4028645 Mon, 04 Oct 2010 16:07:00 +0100 4028645 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6283/czech_republic_registers_2m_for_ehr The IZIP electronic health record programme in the Czech Republic has hit its target of registering 2m users by the end of the summer 2010. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4028646 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:05 +0100 4028646 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6281/ec_makes_€780m_ict_research_call The European Commission has made one of its most substantial calls for ICT research proposals under the European Union's research framework programmes. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4015060 Thu, 30 Sep 2010 13:07:00 +0100 4015060 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6279/dh_scraps_novell_enterprise_agreement The Department of Health has announced that it is axing the Enterprise wide Agreement that the NHS has with Novell. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4006330 Wed, 29 Sep 2010 12:07:00 +0100 4006330 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6278/agfa_healthcare_signs_150_deals_in_year Agfa HealthCare has announced that it has signed more than 150 deals for its healthcare IT systems over the past eight months. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4006331 Wed, 29 Sep 2010 00:00:05 +0100 4006331 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6272/eu_study_says_eu_is_leading_on_e-health The European Commission has published the preliminary findings of a study into National eHealth strategies that concludes Europe is leading the rest of the world when it comes to eHealth advances. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4006332 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:00:05 +0100 4006332 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6265/eu_funds_€6.4m_dementia_project The European Union's Seventh Framework Programme has given City University London more than €6.4m to develop new software to help the carers of people with dementia to work in more collaborative ways. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4006333 Mon, 27 Sep 2010 00:00:05 +0100 4006333 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6262/swedish_national_patient_overview_halted The National Patient Overview in Sweden, which provides an electronic summary of a patient's record, has been halted following concerns about the amount of information patients are receiving about the project. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3995896 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 00:07:00 +0100 3995896 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6259/mayo_'e-visits'_cut_appointments_40% Online consultations could reduce the need for face-to-face appointments with GPs by 40%, the largest ever study of online visits in primary care has found. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3989883 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:07:00 +0100 3989883 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6259/mayo_cuts_appointments_by_40_per_cent Online consultations could reduce the need for face-to-face appointments with GPs by 40%, the largest ever study of online visits in primary care has found. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3995897 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:00:05 +0100 3995897 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6253/monaco_becomes_siemens_reference_site Siemens Healthcare has signed a contract with the Cardio Thoracic Centre of Monaco to develop innovative solutions for the treatment of patients suffering with cardiovascular diseases. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3989884 Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:12:53 +0100 3989884 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6251/philips_healthcare_makes_cis_acquisition Philips Healthcare has announced it will acquire Brazilian clinical systems supplier, Wheb Sistemas, to expand is clinical informatics profile. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3984884 Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:07:00 +0100 3984884 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6249/telehealth_comparison_website_launched A telehealth product comparison website has been launched by assisted living specialists, Alvolution to help trusts and local authorities choose the best quality and best value telehealth products for their organisation. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3984885 Mon, 20 Sep 2010 00:28:46 +0100 3984885 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6246/mcgill_piloneers_remote_anaesthesia McGill University in Canada and the Department of Anaesthesia of Pisa University in Italy have been working together to pioneer remote anaesthesia. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3974611 Fri, 17 Sep 2010 00:07:00 +0100 3974611 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6246/mcgill_pioneers_remote_anaesthesia McGill University in Canada and the Department of Anaesthesia of Pisa University in Italy have been working together to pioneer remote anaesthesia. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3989885 Fri, 17 Sep 2010 00:00:05 +0100 3989885 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6243/german_firms_partner_on_diabetes_care German companies, Roche Diabetes Care and InterComponentWare have announced a global, multi-year partnership to develop a web-based system that effectively manages diabetes. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3970668 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:07:00 +0100 3970668 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6239/carstream_acquires_quantum Carestream Health has acquired Quantum Medical Imaging limited, a privately-held manufacturer of conventional and digital x-ray systems. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3966934 Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:07:00 +0100 3966934 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6239/carestream_acquires_quantum Carestream Health has acquired Quantum Medical Imaging limited, a privately-held manufacturer of conventional and digital x-ray systems. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3970669 Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:00:05 +0100 3970669 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6240/orange_launches_mobile_messaging_service French mobile telecomms giant Orange has launched a mobile messaging service specifically targeted at healthcare. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3966935 Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:00:05 +0100 3966935 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6236/csc_wins_austrian_e-health_deal CSC has announced it has won a contract to deliver its master patient index system across Austria. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3963330 Tue, 14 Sep 2010 00:07:00 +0100 3963330 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6233/belgian_hospital_implements_agfa’s_orbis Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg Hospital in Belgium has signed a deal with Agfa Healthcare to implement its Orbis care solution across all three of its sites. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3961230 Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:07:00 +0100 3961230 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6229/dutch_hospital_buys_new_carestream_pacs The Nij Smellinghe Hospital in The Netherlands has signed a new multi-year contract with Carestream Health for radiology information and picture archiving and communication eHealth Managed Services. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3948515 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:07:00 +0100 3948515 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6225/agfa_impax_integrates_tomtec_image-arena Agfa Healthcare has signed a deal with TomTec, a provider of image analysis, reporting and data management, to integrate its Image-Arena solution into its picture archiving and communications system. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3944374 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:07:00 +0100 3944374 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6219/blackpool_defers_alert_go-live_again Blackpool, Flyde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has deferred the go-live of its Alert electronic patient record system. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3940005 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:07:00 +0100 3940005 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6213/compugroup_targets_us_market_in_buyout German software company, CompuGroup Medical, has signed an agreement to purchase US company, Visionary Healthware Group. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3937271 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:07:00 +0100 3937271 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6217/allscripts_completes_eclipsys_merger Health IT company Allscripts-Misys has completed its merger with Eclipsys. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3937272 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:00:05 +0100 3937272 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6214/cambio_for_wrightington_wigan_and_leigh Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust has awarded its hospital information system contract to Swedish healthcare systems provider, Cambio. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3935426 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:07:00 +0100 3935426 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6209/ship_co_trials_plain_decision_support European based shipping management group, Intresco, has announced that it will trial Plain Healthcare's Odyssey MarineAssess to provide its ships' crews with fast and efficient medical advice when out at sea. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3926293 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:07:00 +0100 3926293 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6205/csc_gets_eurorec_certification CSC has become one of the first software providers in Europe to receive certification from EuroRec, an organisation dedicated to promoting high quality electronic health record systems. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3922517 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:07:00 +0100 3922517 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6201/bolton_and_siemens_sign_radiology_deal Royal Bolton Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has announced that it has signed a multi-million pound managed equipment service agreement with Siemens Healthcare. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3917359 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:07:00 +0100 3917359 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6200/isoft’s_cohen_stands_down_after_losses Gary Cohen has resigned as the chief executive of iSoft as the company has announced major losses in its full-year results. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3917360 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:07:04 +0100 3917360 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6196/himss_analytics_launches_awards HIMSS Analytics Europe will in October introduce awards for European Hospitals that have achieved the highest scores on its the electronic medical record adoption model (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3909329 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:37:00 +0100 3909329 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6187/ghx_nexus_adopted_by_german_hospitals GHX Nexus, a UK-developed content management system for hospital supplies organization Global Health Exchange, is to be used by 70 P.E.G. Plus member hospitals in Germany. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3909330 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:43:37 +0100 3909330 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6188/european_pacs_market_predicted_to_double The value of the European Picture Archiving and Communications System market is predicted to double over the next six years, driven by demand for Radiology Information Systems. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3901039 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:07:00 +0100 3901039 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6183/orion_health_launches_rhapsody_4 New Zealand's Orion Health has announced the launch of the latest version of its integration engine, Rhapsody 4. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3897528 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:07:00 +0100 3897528 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6180/us_med_info_body_joins_euro_federation The American Health Information Management Association has been accepted as an institutional member of the European Federation for Medical Informatics. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3897529 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:05 +0100 3897529 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6179/turkish_mobile_firm_links_to_docs Avea, one of Turkey's largest mobile phone operators, has signed an agreement with mhealth provider Acibadem Mobile Health to give its Smartphone customers video links to a doctor when they need emergency or general health information. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3883190 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:07:00 +0100 3883190 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6171/sas_helps_prevent_european_health_fraud Business analytics software provider, SAS, has partnered with the European Healthcare Fraud and Corruption Network to distribute information about how healthcare organisations can detect and prevent healthcare fraud. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3883191 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:05 +0100 3883191 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6167/philips_joins_ehealth_venture_fund Royal Philips Electronics has announced that it has joined a new, €200m venture capital fund for innovative early and growth stage healthcare technology companies in Europe and the US. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3874247 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:07:00 +0100 3874247 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6168/dudley_gets_renal_system_through_siemens The Dudley Group of Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has implemented a renal patient management system from Mediqal to provide a clinical patient database for renal specialities. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3874248 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:00:05 +0100 3874248 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6165/pill_that_texts_trialled_in_uk A smart pill that can text a patient's mobile phone if they forget to take their medication is to be trialled in the UK. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3870315 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:07:00 +0100 3870315 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6159/eu_invests_€3.1_in_cancer_diagnostics The European Union is investing €3.1m to develop cancer diagnostics to ensure that breast cancer is detected more quickly and accurately. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3870316 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:30:08 +0100 3870316 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6162/docobo_offers_oz_client_management UK telehealth firm Docobo Ltd has announced an exclusive deal to distribute ComCare, an Australian community care client management system. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3867923 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:07:00 +0100 3867923 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6154/estonia_to_hold_personal_ehr_conference Estonia will hold an e-health conference in October to provide an insight into the problems and successes that the country has experienced while implementing its national health information system. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3856417 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:07:00 +0100 3856417 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6157/ge_healthcare_makes_uk_cuts GE Healthcare has announced that it will transfer most of its work operations from its headquarters in Amersham, England, to Chicago, US, within the next three years. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3860100 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:05 +0100 3860100 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6150/ehic_website_scam_stopped The UK's Office of Fair Trading has taken action against four websites who have been charging users for European Health Insurance Cards. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3851674 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:07:00 +0100 3851674 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6147/stanford_switches_med_students_to_ipads Medicine students starting at Stanford University School of Medicine will this year be given an iPad as part of a trial programme in integrate the mobile device into medical education. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3851675 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 07:30:49 +0100 3851675 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6144/ibm_and_aetna_take_analytics_into_cloud IBM and US health-insurance giant Aetna have partnered on a cloud-based computing health data analytics service that analyses patient data stored in electronic medical records and administrative systems. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3851676 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:14:56 +0100 3851676 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6142/french_health_record_live_by_december The delayed French electronic health record, Dossier Medical Personnel (DM-Personnel), will be launched by the end of the year, the agency responsible for the programme has said. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3846732 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 12:07:00 +0100 3846732 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6140/isoft_partners_with_irish_ipath_on_patho ISoft has announced that it will partner will I-Path Diagnostics, a Belfast based provider of web-based pathology systems to boost its presence in the UK pathology market. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3825225 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:07:00 +0100 3825225 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6140/isoft_partners_with_i-path_on_pathology ISoft has announced that it will partner with i-Path Diagnostics, a Belfast based provider of web-based pathology systems, to boost its presence in the UK pathology market. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3846733 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:00:01 +0100 3846733 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6129/welldoc_diabetesmanager_gets_approved WellDoc, a specialist in mobile health applications, has received FDA clearance for its WellDoc DiabetesManager System aimed at patients with type 2 diabetes. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3825226 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:04:38 +0100 3825226 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6133/intel_and_ge_create_telehealth_company Intel and GE have announced they will merge their telehealth and home care assets to create a new company to market and develop technologies to support independent living and chronic disease management. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3818756 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:07:00 +0100 3818756 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6128/alert_implements_in_alsaka Portugese health IT firm Alert has completed its first US implementation after going live at an initial clinic within the SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC). (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3818757 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:38:46 +0100 3818757 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6124/philips_acquire_israeli_pacs_company Royal Philips Electronics, has announced that it will acquire the business of Israeli based picture archiving and communications (PACS) provider, CDP Medical. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3810334 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:07:00 +0100 3810334 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6123/first_health_2.0_event_in_netherlands The first European Medicine 2.0 conference will be held in the Netherlands this November. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3810335 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:15:00 +0100 3810335 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6119/royal_marsden_signs_for_carestream_ris The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust has signed a multi-year deal with Carestream Health to provide a radiology information system across two of its sites. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3800446 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:07:00 +0100 3800446 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6115/irish_hospital_deploys_dictateit St Vincent's University Hospital in Ireland has introduced a tailor made medical dictation solution from dictateIT. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3796636 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:07:00 +0100 3796636 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6113/talking_robot_helps_patients_shed_weight A Hong Kong-based firm has developed a robot designed to help individuals combat obesity, by holding conversations with them about their weight. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3796637 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:16:39 +0100 3796637 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6109/philips_and_dako_partner_on_pathology Philips Healthcare and Danish cancer diagnostics company, Dako have signed an agreement to integrate Dako's image analysis applications into Philips future digital pathology solutions. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3788494 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:07:00 +0100 3788494 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6104/ingenix_to_acquire_picis US health information technology and services company Ingenix has signed a merger agreement to acquire Picis, the international provider of theatre systems. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3788495 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:05 +0100 3788495 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6103/compugroup_wins_swedish_regional_deal Germany's CompuGroup Medical has won the contract to provide an integrated electronic patient record system to primary and outpatient care centres in the Swedish region of Skåne. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3782030 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:07:00 +0100 3782030 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6102/who_and_ihtsdo_partner_on_standards The International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation and the World Health Organisation have signed a collaborative agreement to utilise WHO classifications and SNOMED CT together. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3778485 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:07:00 +0100 3778485 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6098/microsoft_to_quit_his_market Microsoft is to stop selling its Amalga Hospital Information System to new customers, the company will also cease development of the Amalga HIS product family. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3778486 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:19:31 +0100 3778486 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6095/€2.7m_it_study_looks_at_three-legged_dog European scientists will spend four years examining how three-legged dogs move, in order to develop robots that can help animals and humans continue to function when they lose a limb. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3769974 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:07:00 +0100 3769974 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6092/o2_health_launches_wii_fit-style_trials NHS East Berkshire is to trial technology to allow patients to carry out rehabilitation exercises at home without needing to see a physiotherapist, as part of the launch of O2 Health. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3765732 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:07:00 +0100 3765732 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6089/orange_brings_smartnumbers_to_uk French telecoms giant, Orange, has made its entrance into the UK e-health market by introducing a new telephone numbers service that aims to put patients in direct contact with the health professional that they need. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3763730 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:07:00 +0100 3763730 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6080/telefónica_opens_global_e-health_unit Telefónica has opened a new global e-health unit, which will see it create a number of products and services to help provide a patient centered, sustainable and efficient healthcare model. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3759778 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:07:00 +0100 3759778 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6083/cerner’s_president_leaves_for_trizetto The president of Cerner Corporation is to leave the company and take up a new position as the chief executive of Trizetto Solutions. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3755843 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:07:00 +0100 3755843 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6078/oman_hospital_adopts_first_databank Drug database expert First DataBank has announced a partnership with Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, a 500 bed university hospital located in Muscat, Oman. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3755844 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:55:26 +0100 3755844 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6076/carestream_signs_french_dms_deal Carestream Health has signed a distribution agreement with Apelem for its high-techremote controlled radiographic tables. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3748178 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:07:00 +0100 3748178 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6074/isoft_signs_five_new_deals_in_germany Australian software provider, iSoft, has signed five new contracts with hospitals in Germany worth €3.9m. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3748179 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:54:02 +0100 3748179 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6071/pcts_to_go_in_massive_nhs_reorganisation Health secretary Andrew Lansley has announced that primary care trusts are to be abolished as part of a massive reorganisation of the NHS that will start with the Department of Health taking more control of its finances to ensure a measure of stability. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3752059 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:30:00 +0100 3752059 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6068/ec_tenders_for_e-health_studies The European Commission is tendering for the production of a study on enhancing procurement of ICT solutions in healthcare. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3744943 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:07:00 +0100 3744943 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6066/csc_partners_with_savience_kiosks CSC has announced a partnership with healthcare kiosk specialist, Savience, to deliver self-service kiosks to NHS trusts. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3735213 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:07:00 +0100 3735213 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6063/agfa_completes_pacs_at_four_irish_sites Agfa HealthCare has completed the roll out of its IMPAX 6 Picture Archiving and Communications System and its Radiology Information Systems across four sites in Ireland. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3735214 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 10:13:47 +0100 3735214 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6058/scottish_practice_goes_live_with_iplato iPlato Healthcare has implemented iPlato Patient Care Messaging in Scotland for the first time. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3727981 Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:07:00 +0100 3727981 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6056/dutch_organisation_joins_cocir COCIR - the European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical and Healthcare IT Industry - has announced that a Dutch trade association has become its latest member. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3725527 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:07:00 +0100 3725527 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6050/forum_to_debate_sustainable_healthcare EHTEL, the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce and IBM have organised a Global E-Health Forum to present strategies, systems and services for more sustainable healthcare delivery. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3724157 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 00:07:00 +0100 3724157 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6052/hospital_cio_says_no_to_bigger_it_budget The chief information officer of one of Ireland's largest academic hospitals has told its board that the IT department does not need any additional funding and will be able to cut its overall budget by £500,000 this year. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3724158 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 00:00:05 +0100 3724158 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6048/cornwall_integrates_breast_screening The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust has streamlined its breast imaging system to fully integrate it with the National Breast Screening Service system. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3720084 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 12:07:00 +0100 3720084 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6044/finnish_tieto_acquires_intensium Finnish health IT company, Tieto, has acquired the business operations of Intensium, including its benchmarking solution for healthcare providers and its management of healthcare workflow system. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3712044 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:07:00 +0100 3712044 http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/6043/uz_gent_first_with_hospital-wide_pacs Belgium's largest single site hospital has started implementing the first hospital-wide picture archiving and communications system in the country. (Source: E-Health Europe News) E-Health Europe News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3708412 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:07:00 +0100 3708412