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 'eHealth News EU' source. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:32:22 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3107523&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1856%2F26%2F At a meeting with investors and financial analysts, Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI), updated the market on its Consumer Lifestyle sector. Executives at Philips Consumer Lifestyle, including sector Chief Executive Officer Andrea Ragnetti, have elaborated on progress made during 2009 and on the longer-term strategy to become a leading health and well-being business. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3107523 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:00:00 +0100 3107523 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3098269&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1855%2F27%2F The International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation announced that it is making source code for the IHTSDO Workbench, including tools to develop, maintain, and facilitate the use of SNOMED CT, freely available under an Apache2 open source agreement. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3098269 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:00:00 +0100 3098269 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3094226&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1854%2F26%2F COCIR is pleased to welcome Microsoft as a new member. Microsoft Health sector provides technology solutions to improve patient care by streamlining access to multiple applications and patient data. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3094226 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:00:00 +0100 3094226 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3090901&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1853%2F26%2F The Orchard Medical Centre has received a prestigious healthcare industry accolade as a result of the success of its use of telehealth to improve care for patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3090901 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:00:00 +0100 3090901 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3086757&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1852%2F26%2F Orion Health Ltd, a leading provider of integration technology for the health care industry worldwide, has been appointed by Northern Ireland to pilot a new Electronic Care Record (ECR). The one year pilot phase will see hospitals and GP practices across two of the five Health and Social Care Trusts begin to share medical records and basic social care information using the Concerto™ Portal from Orion Health. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3086757 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:00:00 +0100 3086757 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3083627&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1851%2F37%2F The 8th annual Med-e-Tel, international Telemedicine and eHealth conference, is scheduled for 14-16 April 2010 in Luxembourg. An official event now of the International Society for Telemedicine & eHealth (ISfTeH), Med-e-Tel will again be host to key telemedicine/ehealth stakeholders from around Europe and the world, who will share experiences, best practices and research results. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3083627 Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:01:00 +0100 3083627 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3083628&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1850%2F26%2F The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery is launching a new service to support people with epilepsy. This innovative service, offered in partnership with iPLATO Healthcare, aims to help the hospital's patients improve the management of their condition using web and mobile based technology. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3083628 Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:00:00 +0100 3083628 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3077282&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1849%2F37%2F Health 2.0 will be a topic of discussion at eHealth week 2010 in Barcelona, 15-18 March, 2010, a joint event between the World of Health IT Conference & Exhibition and the European Commission's High Level eHealth Conference. Leading experts will look at the benefits and challenges of using social networking in a healthcare environment. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3077282 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:02:00 +0100 3077282 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3077283&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1848%2F27%2F The European Network for Cell Imaging and Tracking Expertise (ENCITE) is a four year project funded by the European Commission that started in June 2008 and consists of 29 international scientific partners from ten countries, co-ordinated by the European Institute for Biomedical Imaging Research (EIBIR). (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3077283 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:01:00 +0100 3077283 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3077284&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1847%2F26%2F Australia's largest listed health information technology company today announced the launch of iSOFT Aged Care - Enterprise Wide Health (EWH), an integrated management solution for aged and community care organisations. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3077284 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:00:00 +0100 3077284 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3077285&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1846%2F27%2F The closing event of the two-year Value+ project called for enhanced political commitment on patient involvement both at policy and project level. Meaningful involvement of patients enhances project results so that the project's learnings can contribute more effectively to patient-centred, equitable healthcare throughout the EU. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3077285 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:31:46 +0100 3077285 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3073249&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1845%2F27%2F Transinsight's GoPubMed.org, the semantic search engine for the life sciences, is able to generate an advanced statistical overview applied to the eHealth domain. With novel text-mining technologies and ontological background knowledge this feature can analyze the potential and the trends of any scientific topic in a fast and automated way. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3073249 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:00:00 +0100 3073249 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3068827&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1844%2F26%2F Siemens Healthcare and SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) signed an agreement today whereby SAP will resell in selected target markets the Siemens Healthcare hospital information system (HIS) i.s.h.med - a leading health information system for the clinical setting that helps healthcare providers improve efficiencies, contributing to improved patient care and the management information system i.c.m.health. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3068827 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:01:00 +0100 3068827 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3068828&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1843%2F26%2F Australia's largest listed health information technology company announced three new contracts in Germany totalling €1.34 million ($2.2 million), including iSOFT's Lorenzo Portal and the first order for the company's new picture archiving and communications system (PACS). All three contracts were finalised in November. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3068828 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:00:00 +0100 3068828 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3064848&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1842%2F26%2F The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Royal Philips Electronics (AEX: PHI, NYSE: PHG) have signed a EUR 200 million loan agreement. The 10 year loan, provided under the Risk-Sharing Finance Facility (RSFF) will be used to finance research and development (R&D) activities across a range of innovative healthcare projects, including image-guided intervention and home healthcare, in Europe. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3064848 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:00:00 +0100 3064848 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3064849&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1841%2F27%2F Telemedicine can help increase accessibility to healthcare for patients living in remote geographical areas, allow patients with chronic diseases to be monitored at home and involve patients in the management of their own healthcare. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3064849 Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:00:00 +0100 3064849 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3054335&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1840%2F37%2F 14-16 April 2010, Luxembourg. Join Med-e-Tel 2010 and actively participate in the educational and information program of seminars, demonstrations and interactive panel discussions on eHealth, telemedicine and ICT applications in medicine and healthcare. Supported by a wide range of national and international associations and institutions, this three day meeting and networking event brings together stakeholders and leading experts from around the world to present and share recent achievements and developments in the field. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3054335 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:00:00 +0100 3054335 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3049974&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1839%2F62%2F The European Commission EHR IMPACT study (EHRI) investigates the socio-economic impact of interoperable Electronic Health Record (EHR) and ePrescribing systems in Europe and beyond. Core to the project is a detailed qualitative analysis of eleven good practice cases in Europe, USA and Israel. Nine of these underwent also a quantitative evaluation of their socioeconomic impacts. Each application studied is a sustainable solution in routine operation. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3049974 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:00:00 +0100 3049974 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3046250&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1838%2F26%2F Agfa HealthCare, a leading provider of diagnostic imaging and healthcare IT solutions, announced that NHS Blackpool has provided local healthcare professionals from Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Foundation with access to the diagnostic imaging records of their patients. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3046250 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:01:00 +0100 3046250 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3046251&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1837%2F37%2F 24 February 2010, Birmingham, UK. Mobile and wireless technologies offer the opportunity to secure the delivery of more patient-centred care. Better access to knowledge at the point of care also increases overall efficiency and reduces costs. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3046251 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:00:00 +0100 3046251 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3041606&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1836%2F28%2F The European Commission's Directorate-General for Research has published a call for proposals under the Information and communication technology (ICT) Theme of the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). The FP7-ICT call 6 objectives address the following areas: (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3041606 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0100 3041606 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3037823&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1835%2F26%2F Agfa HealthCare, a leading provider of diagnostic imaging and healthcare IT solutions, has signed over 40 new agreements for its leading Hospital/Clinical Information System ORBIS since January 2009. ORBIS, available in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Belgium and Luxembourg is a hospital-wide IT solution which manages and monitors all patient-oriented processes: medical, nursing, administrative and business. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3037823 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0100 3037823 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3032159&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1834%2F27%2F The EU ERA-NET initiative EuroNanoMed will support eight transnational research projects with EUR 17 million based on the result of its first call for proposals, which was launched in May 2009 to promote collaborative and interdisciplinary research into nanomedicine - the application of nanotechnology to health. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3032159 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:01:00 +0100 3032159 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3032160&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1833%2F26%2F Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with a trust-wide clinical information system from System C Healthcare. Over 1,000 Aintree users, including 700 clinicians, went live with Medway Sigma Clinician's Desktop last week. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3032160 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0100 3032160 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3028080&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1832%2F37%2F The Tenth Annual European interoperability testing event, known as the IHE Connectathon, will be held in Bordeaux, France from April 12th to 16th, 2010 at the Cité Mondiale, a conference center located in the heart of the city on the banks of the Garonne river. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3028080 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:02:00 +0100 3028080 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3028081&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1831%2F26%2F One of the main challenges of computed tomography (CT) is to provide excellent image quality while exposing patients to the lowest possible dose of radiation. Reductions in dose application typically lead to increased image noise and loss of image quality. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3028081 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:01:00 +0100 3028081 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3028082&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1830%2F26%2F Australia's largest listed health information technology company has announced contracts totaling about £3 million ($5.4 million) for new hospital information systems at two NHS trusts in England. Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust this month agreed to a six-year contract worth £2.04 million ($3.7 million), while NHS Wandsworth has signed a three-year £965,000 ($1.7 million) deal. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3028082 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0100 3028082 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3024359&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1829%2F26%2F Interoperability and eHealth might at first glance appear as very different concepts - but the actual relationship between the two is extremely important. Microsoft recently hosted a session on interoperability and standards in eHealth as part of its overall interoperability series (http://microsoft.eu/Posts/Viewer/tabid/120/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/351/categoryId/17/Interoperability-Series.aspx). (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3024359 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0100 3024359 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3020555&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1827%2F27%2F A simple new score which can predict the risk of patients suffering fractured bones due to osteoporosis has been developed using the QResearch database. The algorithm, QFractureScores, can be used by clinicians and patients and calculates an individual's percentage risk of an osteoporotic fracture over the next ten years, allowing early intervention to take place. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3020555 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:01:00 +0100 3020555 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3020556&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1826%2F26%2F Siemens Healthcare presents "Healthcare Lighting", a concept for lighting design in medical facilities, aimed at creating a friendly and colorful environment instead of the common bland hospital atmosphere. Practical experience to date shows that many patients feel more comfortable and are more relaxed when the examination room or the diagnostic device is flooded with colored light and relaxing music is even played at the same time. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3020556 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0100 3020556 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3017890&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1825%2F37%2F 8-11 June 2010, University of Westminster, London, UK. Dealing with medical and care compunetics, the field of social, societal and ethical implications of computing and networking, ICMCC decided to focus the 2010 Event on Electronic Health Records (EHR) and secondarily, the connection between EHR and Digital Homecare. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3017890 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0100 3017890 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3010254&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1824%2F26%2F IBM (NYSE: IBM)announced that its Research scientists are working with the Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute, in Bologna, Italy, to use information technology to better address treatment and research for rare genetic skeletal diseases. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3010254 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:01:00 +0100 3010254 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3010255&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1823%2F26%2F In 2009, 85% of online Europeans in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain turn to the Internet and other technologies for health and prescription drug information, according to the latest Cybercitizen Health® Europe v9.0 study from healthcare and pharmaceutical market research company Manhattan Research. The collaboratively-edited Wikipedia again proves to be a top online health resource for consumers in all of the countries surveyed. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3010255 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0100 3010255 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3005983&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1822%2F27%2F The iawards ceremony at the Science Museum saw the teams behind this year's best British innovations. Topping the honours list was Horizon Discovery Ltd, a technology start-up company which scooped the iaward of the Year for its hi-tech, 'X-MAN Model Cancer Patient'; a product that identifies patients most likely to respond to particular cancer treatments. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3005983 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:01:00 +0100 3005983 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3005984&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1821%2F26%2F Mobile technology is helping those with acute diabetes in Germany manage their illness more effectively so that long-term complications associated with the illness can be treated earlier. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3005984 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0100 3005984 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3001634&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1819%2F26%2F IBM (NYSE: IBM) scientists have created a one-step point-of-care-diagnostic test, based on an innovative silicon chip, that requires less sample volume, is significantly faster, portable, easy to use, and can test for many diseases, including one of world's leading causes of death, cardiovascular disease. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3001634 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:01:00 +0100 3001634 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3001635&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1818%2F26%2F Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) announced UK availability of the Intel® Reader, a mobile handheld device designed to increase independence for people who have trouble reading standard print. In the UK, there are an estimated six million people with dyslexia or other specific learning difficulties and two million people with visual impairments. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3001635 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0100 3001635 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2997428&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1817%2F26%2F 6-7 April 2010, Paris, France. The agenda for the first international foray, Health 2.0 Europe, has been announced. It is bringing the best of Health 2.0 in America across the Atlantic, but the majority of the program will be featuring European Health 2.0 organizations, technologies and companies. This means that over the coming months Europe and the rest of the globe will be scoured for its top Health 2.0 movers and shakers. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2997428 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:01:00 +0100 2997428 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2997429&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1816%2F26%2F At this year's TSA National Telecare and Telehealth Conference, Tunstall Healthcare is launching its range of next-generation, digital-ready telecare solutions, designed to give both service users and care providers more choice and flexibility. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2997429 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2997429 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2994539&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1815%2F26%2F CSC (NYSE: CSC) has announced that its first deployment of Lorenzo Regional Care Release 1.9 (Care Management) went live on 3rd November 2009. The system was delivered under the NHS National Programme for IT, at NHS Bury. Hundreds of clinical and administrative staff across community services at Bury are now using the system to manage their administrative tasks including booking appointments, recording contacts and managing case notes. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2994539 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:01:00 +0100 2994539 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2994540&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1814%2F26%2F Home Telehealth Limited (HTL), the premier UK provider of telehealth solutions and disease management services; and winner of the prestigious 'NHS Innovations Partnership with the NHS Award 2009' is once again in demand for its innovative nurse-led Telehealth Care Centre clinical managed services; this time from China. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2994540 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2994540 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2986831&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1813%2F26%2F Nuance Communications, Inc., a leading supplier of speech solutions, introduces version 7 of its speech recognition platform SpeechMagic and version 2.0 of SpeechMagic Solution Builder, a clinical documentation application for German-speaking countries, Finland and Spain. Nuance made the announcement during its first European healthcare partner meeting in Vienna (November 12-13, 2009). (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2986831 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:01:00 +0100 2986831 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2986832&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1812%2F26%2F Rudolfstiftung Hospital in Vienna, one of five main hospitals of the Vienna Hospital Association, has installed a second CARESTREAM DRX-1 System following a successful trial during the Summer of 2009. The trial was initiated as a result of the hospital modernising its facilities across three X-ray rooms in a move to meet the required high demand for images, both in terms of capacity and quality. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2986832 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2986832 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2982888&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1811%2F26%2F Orion Health Ltd., a leading provider of clinical workflow and integration technology for the healthcare sector, congratulates NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board on the opening of the new Stobhill hospital, which will provide outpatient clinics, day surgery and diagnostic services. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2982888 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:01:00 +0100 2982888 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2982889&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1810%2F26%2F iSOFT Group Limited (ASX: ISF) - Australia's largest listed health information technology company has announced its plan to release Lorenzo Primary Care for the primary and ambulatory care market worldwide by 2010. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2982889 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2982889 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2979141&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1809%2F26%2F IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Telvent Global Services have entered into a multi-million euro agreement with Castilla y Leon Government to improve management of the province's healthcare centers. The transformation of Castilla y Leon's healthcare centers back office will allow for greater communication among primary care centers, specialized care centers, and emergency and central services allowing the healthcare system to run more efficiently, providing improved care for the local community. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2979141 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:01:00 +0100 2979141 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2979142&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1808%2F26%2F InterSystems Corporation announced that States of Guernsey Health and Social Services Department (HSSD) have gone live with key foundation elements of its island-wide Electronic Health and Social Care Record (EHSCR). Guernsey has replaced its SWIFT Patient Administration System after 13 years of use, and simultaneously implemented new Accident & Emergency (A&E) and Theatre software. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2979142 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2979142 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2975220&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1807%2F27%2F Advances in healthcare have been boosted by the constant improvement of medical imaging technologies - for example, in terms of sensitivity and resolution. Magnetic Resonance (MR) imaging, Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Computed Tomography are now widely used in the diagnosis and staging of many different diseases, including cardiovascular diseases and cancer. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2975220 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2975220 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2972594&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1806%2F37%2F At the World of Health IT Conference & Exhibition, taking place during eHealth week 2010 in Barcelona from 15-18 March 2010; the IHE Interoperability Showcase (extended deadline: December 1st 2009) will demonstrate how IHE-based electronic patient records work in an ambulatory care setting. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2972594 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2972594 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2965115&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1805%2F26%2F System C Healthcare has won a contract from Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for its maternity information system. The order follows close on the heels of a successful go-live for the company's Medway Maternity software at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2965115 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:01:00 +0100 2965115 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2965116&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1804%2F26%2F iSOFT Group Limited (ASX: ISF) - Australia's largest listed health information technology company today announced the implementation of the latest version of its Lorenzo electronic patient record solution at NHS Bury Primary Care Trust (PCT) in Lancashire. NHS Bury went live on 3 November with iSOFT's Lorenzo Regional Care 1.9. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2965116 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2965116 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2961047&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1803%2F27%2F A powerful new biosensor developed by European researchers will help identify cells in the immune system that actively suppress tumour growth, then put them to use. Enlisting the patient's own immune system would be like sending reinforcements for resistance fighters. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2961047 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:01:00 +0100 2961047 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2961048&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1802%2F26%2F Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) and Achmea Health, the largest healthcare insurer in the Netherlands, signed a five-year agreement to cooperate in the development of innovative care solutions aimed at increasing the independence of chronic patients. The initiative will focus on enabling chronic disease sufferers to better manage their health at home, reducing the need for hospital stays. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2961048 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2961048 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2956537&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1801%2F26%2F CSC (NYSE: CSC) recently announced that their 1,000th GP practice has implemented a new electronic health records system, delivered under the NHS National Programme for IT (NPfIT). The system, part of CSC's strategic primary care solution, is called SystmOne and is developed by TPP. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2956537 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:01:00 +0100 2956537 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2956538&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1800%2F26%2F Lincor Solutions, the leading provider of global bedside computing solutions to hospitals, has announced that it will release its unique MEDIVista Enterprise Server software (MES2.0) at MEDICA 09 in Düsseldorf, Germany on November 18-21 2009. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2956538 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2956538 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2952374&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1799%2F26%2F medavis GmbH, a leading provider of medical information systems will present the medavis RIS with fully integrated speech recognition, using the Nuance SpeechMagic (TM) software, at MEDICA 2009. The direct integration into the RIS workflow enables radiologists to quickly and efficiently produce reports, via speech recognition technology, in their normal system environment. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2952374 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:08:09 +0100 2952374 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2952375&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1798%2F26%2F Toumaz Technology Limited, the leading provider of ultra-low power wireless infrastructure for body monitoring solutions and wholly owned subsidiary of Toumaz Holdings (AIM: TMZ.L), has begun clinical trials of its Sensium™ "digital plaster" wireless body monitor. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2952375 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2952375 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2949267&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1797%2F26%2F In line with the previous quarter, Agfa HealthCare's sales decreased by 5.5 percent to 275 million Euro. The market environment and the activity levels were in line with the previous quarter. The business group's profitability showed considerable improvement. In the Imaging segment, this was mainly due to lower raw material prices and increased operational efficiency. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2949267 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2949267 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2941260&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1796%2F26%2F GE Healthcare announced the launch of eHealth, a new business unit offering enhanced connectivity to clinicians and patients designed with data privacy and security features to enable health information sharing that can help increase efficiency, reduce error and improve health outcomes. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2941260 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:01:00 +0100 2941260 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2941261&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1795%2F27%2F As leader of the European Union funded HYPERImage research project, Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) announced that the project has achieved a major milestone in its ambitious plan to create a new medical imaging technique called hybrid PET/MR. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2941261 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2941261 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2936553&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1794%2F37%2F At the 2010 World of Health IT Conference & Exhibition (WoHIT), taking place during 2010 eHealth week (March 15-18, 2010), a new approach is being investigated for the Interoperability Showcase. Besides the demonstration of the interoperability of commercial products, the 2010 Interoperability Showcase is aiming at displaying IHE-based EPR projects in Europe. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2936553 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2936553 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2932628&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1793%2F27%2F Helped by more than EUR 7 million of Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) and Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) funding, the EUROPRACTICE IC3 and EUROPRACTICE IC4 projects have produced state-of-the-art micromechanical and microelectronic technologies that are being used in universities and industry worldwide to create microchip applications for uses ranging from space technology to medical diagnostics. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2932628 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:10:00 +0100 2932628 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2932629&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1792%2F26%2F Following the launch of the One Health Alliance earlier this year, two further companies have joined to enhance the solution portfolio offered by the Alliance. They include Sunquest Information Systems and BridgeHead Software. These new members have been specifically selected to further enable the Alliance to deliver an umbrella of services and solutions to match all the technology needs demanded by today's global healthcare providers. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2932629 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2932629 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2928919&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1791%2F26%2F InterSystems Corporation announced that the Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has linked nine of its applications, including its Electronic Discharge Summary and Theatre systems, with data from its Patient Administration System using the InterSystems Ensemble® integration platform. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2928919 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:02:00 +0100 2928919 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2928920&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1790%2F26%2F From today GPs will be receiving deliveries of the Pandemrix vaccine and will begin contacting 'at risk' groups for Swine Flu vaccination appointments. It was recently reported that there are fears that the backlog of post following the current Royal Mail strikes will affect the programme, resulting in 'at risk' groups missing their appointments and therefore delaying getting their vaccination. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2928920 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:01:00 +0100 2928920 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2928921&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1789%2F26%2F SNOMED-compliant electronic prescribing will be rolled out at CircleBath Hospital in a new contract announced between First DataBank (FDB) and ALERT Life Sciences Computing (ALERT). FDB's Multilex Drug Data File (Multilex DDF) will be integrated with ALERTâ Paper Free Hospital to enable clinicians at CircleBath Hospital to benefit from innovative SNOMED-compliant electronic clinical decision support in prescribing, dispensing and administration. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2928921 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2928921 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2925743&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1788%2F27%2F A web browser that can understand technical terms in life sciences and automatically find additional resources and services has been developed by European researchers. It could lead to a new generation of intelligent search engines. The life sciences community has built numerous databases - such as for gene sequencing and information about diseases - that are available to researchers as 'grid' services. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2925743 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2925743 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2918029&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1787%2F26%2F GE (NYSE: GE) announced the formation of the "GE Healthymagination Fund", a new equity fund that will make investments in highly promising healthcare technology companies. The fund will invest in companies globally that have innovative diagnostic, IT, and life sciences technologies aligned with the strategic objectives of GE's Healthymagination initiative. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2918029 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:02:00 +0100 2918029 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2918030&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1786%2F26%2F Carestream Health, Inc., announced availability of its new web-based cardiology PACS that provides an efficient enterprise-wide image and information management solution for cardiology data. The CARESTREAM Cardiology PACS is now available in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Netherlands and Italy. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2918030 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:01:00 +0100 2918030 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2918031&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1785%2F37%2F Swedish Presidency plays host on 22-23 October to the European network of state secretaries responsible for eHealth, which met for the first time in Prague in February this year. The aim is to jointly produce a new European structure for cooperation to implement the Council conclusions in this area that are expected to be adopted on 1 December 2009. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2918031 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2918031 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2914091&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1784%2F26%2F Healthcare and welfare organizations are driven by increasing cost pressure, shortage of skilled labour, aging population, need of high quality and more expensive care options. Tieto helps communities and lifecare organizations overcome these challenges and improve the quality, safety and efficiency of healthcare and welfare services. The focus is integrated lifecare - a seamless care and service chain from birth to old age. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2914091 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:01:00 +0100 2914091 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2914092&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1783%2F27%2F The SmartHEALTH project is designed to develop and deliver the next generation of smart bio-diagnostic systems capable of being fully integrated into healthcare systems in Europe. Driven by key applications in cancer diagnostics, SmartHEALTH will enable enhanced medical diagnosis leading to earlier and more precise results and thus contributing to an increased quality of life. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2914092 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2914092 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2910288&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1782%2F26%2F Patients of GP practices in Greenwich will soon benefit from receiving text messages to support health promotion and patient 'access'. NHS Greenwich has recently funded iPLATO Patient Care Messaging for 39 Greenwich surgeries. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2910288 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:01:00 +0100 2910288 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2910289&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1781%2F26%2F Agfa HealthCare, a leading provider of diagnostic imaging and healthcare IT solutions, announces that the private Maine Image Santé group in Le Mans has completed the installation of the first integrated DX-D 500 digital X-ray room. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2910289 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2910289 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2906530&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1780%2F37%2F 15-18 March 2010, eHealth Week 2010, Barcelona, Spain. Continua Health Alliance and the World of Health IT Conference and Exhibition (WoHIT) will collaborate to offer healthcare professionals and policy makers practical knowledge about how IT can enhance healthcare. As a leading platform for eHealth in Europe, WoHIT 2010 will explore the convergence of health information from clinical environments to the home. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2906530 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:01:00 +0100 2906530 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2906531&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1779%2F65%2F The ability to monitor patients from a distance, using electronic devices to record and send measurements of patients' vital signs, has been a mainstay in the use of medical technology for years. But the needs and expectations of patients with chronic conditions and of healthcare professionals who care for those patients have changed considerably since remote patient monitoring devices were first introduced. To fulfill these needs, emerging technologies must go far beyond simply monitoring standard vital signs, or just adding new technical features. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2906531 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2906531 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2903785&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1778%2F26%2F Agfa HealthCare, a leading provider of diagnostic imaging and healthcare IT solutions, has successfully concluded an extensive programme to install its IMPAX Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS) and Computed Radiography (CR) systems within ten hospitals that are part of the Spire Healthcare Group in the United Kingdom. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2903785 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:01:00 +0100 2903785 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2903786&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1777%2F37%2F Listen to European healthcare executives as they present successful deployments of the mobile clinical assistant. These case studies will highlight how hospitals in Europe are using the mobile clinical assistant (MCA) to significantly improve clinical workflow and patient outcomes, as well as provide practical best known methods for deployment and support of mobile devices in the clinical environment. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2903786 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2903786 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2896533&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1776%2F26%2F InterSystems Corporation announced that its commitment to customer satisfaction and support has been recognised through a prestigious 2009 European Hospital Information System Customer Value Leadership Award from Frost & Sullivan. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2896533 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2896533 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2896534&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1775%2F26%2F iSOFT is launching its new revitalised brand and showcasing the latest version of its strategic Lorenzo solution at the E-Health Insider Live '09 conference and exhibition in Birmingham next month. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2896534 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:02:00 +0100 2896534 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2896535&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1774%2F26%2F Devlin Medical will be launched at the Medica Forum and Exhibition in Dusseldorf from November 18th to the 21st. Devlin Medical is a new division of Devlin Electronics and is dedicated to the development of innovative point-of-care computing solutions. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2896535 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:01:00 +0100 2896535 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2896536&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1773%2F26%2F Siemens Healthcare has now integrated 3D tomosynthesis into its Mammomat Inspiration digital mammography platform. This technology compiles three-dimensional images of the breast and can therefore detect tumors even if hidden by overlapping tissue. This enables a more accurate diagnosis than before and reduces the number of false positive findings. The first Mammomat systems with tomosynthesis have now been installed in Germany and in Belgium. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2896536 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2896536 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2892380&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1772%2F37%2F 14-16 April 2010, Luxembourg. eHealth, Telemedicine and Health ICT are a tool at the service of medical and nurse practitioners, patients, citizens, healthcare institutions and governments. It involves many different stakeholders who need to be brought face-to-face to share aspirations, learn from research and experiences, show the possibilities, understand the market, discover new applications. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2892380 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2892380 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2888300&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1770%2F26%2F Outstanding performances in Europe's healthcare industry were recognised at Frost & Sullivan's '2009 Excellence in Healthcare Awards Banquet,' held in London on 8th October 2009. 17 leading companies were presented with awards at this prestigious event. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2888300 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2888300 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2888301&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1769%2F27%2F Today two leading MEPs Dr Liese and Stephen Hughes, together with prominent healthcare professionals and leading European patient groups will launch a Parliamentary campaign to safeguard the future use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanners. These scanners have a proven record and have saved the lives of thousands of cancer, heart and neurological patients. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2888301 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:36:32 +0100 2888301 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2888302&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1768%2F26%2F JAC have been presented with the 2009 European e-Prescription Systems Technology Innovation Award by Frost & Sullivan (F&S). The award was based on research by F&S's own analysts and recognises JAC for continuously innovating and upgrading individual disciplines of e-prescription technology. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2888302 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:01:00 +0100 2888302 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2888303&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1767%2F26%2F iSOFT Group Limited, one of the world's biggest healthcare technology companies, will bring together the world's leading thinkers and creators of change to debate, challenge and discuss ideas on the future of healthcare innovation at its inaugural Ideaworks for Healthcare symposium in London this month. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2888303 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2888303 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2881893&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1766%2F37%2F 21-22 October 2009, EESC (Jacques Delors Building), Brussels. The European Health Telematics Association (EHTEL) and the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) jointly invite to the symposium "Joining for Visions of Person Centred Health" all interested stakeholders, i.e. policy makers, users, researchers, vendors and all other eHealth enthusiasts in Europe. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2881893 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:23:49 +0100 2881893 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2881894&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1765%2F26%2F Already a world leader in radiology information systems (RIS) and picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) for medical images generated, for example, in radiology and cardiology departments, Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) has now designed sophisticated digital pathology solutions to ease the workload and support decision making in central and hospital-based pathology departments. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2881894 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2881894 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2873741&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1764%2F27%2F Google.org has announced the expansion of Google Flu Trends to 16 additional countries, including Europe. The site now is available in 37 languages and it tracks flu-related search terms as an early predictor of flu trends. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2873741 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:02:00 +0100 2873741 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2873742&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1763%2F26%2F Conscia Enterprise Systems Ltd, one of Scotland's top web-based solutions companies, announced it is to join forces with English healthcare solutions specialist System C Healthcare PLC. The move coincides with a significant recruitment drive and expansion within Conscia’s city-centre headquarters in Glasgow’s St Vincent Street. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2873742 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:01:00 +0100 2873742 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2873743&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1762%2F26%2F An innovative scheme to use mobile technology to obtain a patient's current smoking status and invite 'quitters' for Smoking Cessation services, has proved a great success in NHS Hammersmith and Fulham. NHS Hammersmith and Fulham have a smoking prevalence of 24.2% and are committed to cutting that number down every year. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2873743 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2873743 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2870275&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1761%2F37%2F 2-6 March 2010, CeBIT, Hanover, Germany. In 2010 TeleHealth, the leading international trade show for digital medicine, will boast an extended program for exhibitors and trade show visitors. The event will reflect the keen interest shown in the technology and solutions on display in Hannover this year. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2870275 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:01:00 +0100 2870275 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2870276&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1760%2F27%2F Recent developments in ambient assisted living allow increasing autonomy and self-confidence for older people concerned about their health. A light wearable device measures vital signs, detects falls and automatically raises an alert to their care centre in case of an emergency. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2870276 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2870276 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2867224&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1759%2F37%2F 15-18 March 2010, Barcelona, Spain. For the first time, the ministerial event known as the "High Level eHealth Conference" and the "World of Health IT Conference and Exhibition" will take place in the same week in a joint initiative called "eHealth Week 2010", the most prestigious event in the European eHealth sector of the year. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2867224 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2867224 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2864071&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1758%2F37%2F 17-22 January 2010, Viladrau, Spain. The main objective of the EIBIR Winter School is to support the interdisciplinary training of technical and clinical PhD students working in the broad area of biomedical imaging. In this first EIBIR Winter School on Interdisciplinary Biomedical Imaging, two key clinical disease areas will be addressed which altogether represent the two leading causes of death worldwide: cardiovascular and oncologic diseases. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2864071 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2864071 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2860412&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1757%2F28%2F A call for proposals has been launched under the EU's Seventh Framework Programme for research and development (FP7) that aims to help SMEs become more innovative. The "Research for SMEs" call has a budget of €136.84 million and falls under FP7's 2010 Capacities Work Programme: Research for the Benefit of SMEs. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2860412 Sun, 04 Oct 2009 23:01:00 +0100 2860412 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2860413&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1756%2F27%2F EU-funded researchers have developed a technique that could allow surgeons to distinguish between cancerous and healthy tissue in real time as they carry out operations. The novel technique, which is described in an article in the journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition, could spare cancer patients from having to undergo a second round of surgery to remove tumour tissue that was missed during the first operation. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2860413 Sun, 04 Oct 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2860413 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2853639&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1755%2F62%2F This report contains the analysis and assessment of the information collected in the Member States and draws some conclusions and recommendations. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2853639 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2853639 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2848622&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1754%2F37%2F 14 October 2009, 2 p.m. UK / 3 p.m. CET. Join European healthcare executives as they present successful deployments of the mobile clinical assistant. These case studies will highlight how hospitals in Europe are using the mobile clinical assistant (MCA) to significantly improve clinical workflow and patient outcomes, as well as provide practical best known methods for deployment and support of mobile devices in the clinical environment. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2848622 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2848622 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2844507&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1753%2F26%2F A team of radiographers from City University London recently examined a 2,500 year old Egyptian mummy named Tahemaa. A SOMATOM® Emotion CT scanner from Siemens Healthcare was used to learn more about how Tahemaa died without damaging the corpse. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2844507 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2844507 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2840392&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1752%2F37%2F The global economic crisis poses a massive threat to the stability of the public healthcare systems and to general access to healthcare services, warn leading experts speaking about this year's key theme of "Financial Crisis and Health Policy" at the European Health Forum Gastein from 30 September to 3 October 2009, the leading health policy event in the European Union. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2840392 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2840392 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2837323&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1751%2F26%2F The City of Bolzano, Italy and TIS Innovation Park have entered into a strategic initiative with IBM (NYSE: IBM), with the aim of creating a smart city. Bolzano, capital of South Tyrol in northern Italy, is the fifth Italian city to choose IBM to identify and design a new model for a sustainable city through a range of digital solutions. During the next few months a pilot project will be implemented for remote health monitoring of the elderly. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2837323 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:01:00 +0100 2837323 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2837324&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1750%2F37%2F November 11 2009, Munich, Germany. InterComponentWare AG (ICW) and Java Magazine present the eHealth Day on November 11, 2009 at the technical conference W-JAX, from Monday, the 9th through Friday the 13th of November, 2009. Experience an attractive mix of tomorrow's technologies and practical knowledge derived from real-world experience in the health care sector. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2837324 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2837324 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2829973&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1748%2F37%2F 6-8 October 2009, Hannover, Germany. BIOTECHNICA 2009 will be formally opened on 5 October by Lower Saxony's Minister for Economic Affairs, Dr. Philipp Rösler, and Dr. Stefan Marcinowski, a board member at BASF and president of the German Biotech Industry Association (DIB). Also speaking at the opening ceremony will be the American Kary Mullis, winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1993 and inventor of PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction). (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2829973 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2829973 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2826180&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1747%2F26%2F Carestream Molecular Imaging, a division of Carestream Health, Inc., announced worldwide availability of a new Bone Density Software application that performs bone density analysis of small animals in vivo and measures mineral density of specimens in vitro. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2826180 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:01:00 +0100 2826180 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2826181&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1746%2F27%2F Being able to orient yourself in places you're unfamiliar with is not easy. So one could imagine how difficult it is for people who are either blind or visually impaired. Researchers at the Visualization and Interactive Systems (VIS) Group at the University of Stuttgart in Germany are developing a mobile navigation device that will help blind and visually impaired students to navigate in unknown surroundings. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2826181 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2826181 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2822181&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1745%2F37%2F 31st January - 2nd February 2010, UK, Venue (TBC). The Healthcare IT Exchange has been designed to showcase the leading initiatives in Healthcare Services today, combining practical discussions on cutting edge technologies set to improve patient care and business strategies set to enhance operational efficiencies. The Healthcare IT Exchange has once again compiled an impressive speaker faculty, with brand new case studies from some of the largest and most cutting edge trusts and experts across the UK and Europe. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2822181 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:01:00 +0100 2822181 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2822182&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1744%2F26%2F Trends indicate a growing acceptance of the concept of e-prescription across Europe. Healthcare in Europe is becoming increasingly digitised as the healthcare delivery system undergoes tremendous change. However, electronic technology that is transforming various areas of business is yet to be fully explored in the area of medication prescription with challenges related to the poor basic level of automation and technical barriers to the ease of use first needing to be overcome. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2822182 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2822182 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2813402&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1742%2F37%2F 18-21 November 2009, Salzburg, Austria. Ambient Intelligence represents a vision of the future where we shall be surrounded by technological means, sensitive and responsive to people and their behaviors, deliver advanced functions, services and experiences. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2813402 Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:01:00 +0100 2813402 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2813403&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1741%2F26%2F Hospital service provider VAMED and c.a.r.u.s. HMS have signed a cooperation agreement to broaden working closely on the introduction of modern IT-systems into hospitals. This new partnership combines knowledge and experience from both companies: VAMED offers IT solutions, adapted to the demands of each clinic's environment; c.a.r.u.s. HMS develops and distributes high performance software for hospitals. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2813403 Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2813403 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2808791&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1740%2F37%2F 1-2 December 2009, London, UK. Mobile Healthcare Industry Summit 2009, a unique two-day event dedicated to best practice in global wireless and healthcare convergence, this four stream conference has been developed with support from the Continua Health Alliance, GSMA, M:Health Alliance, international healthcare providers including the NHS, Bluetooth SIG, Mobihealthnews.com and more, to ensure a real 50:50 representation from across the wireless and healthcare sectors. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2808791 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2808791 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2805861&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1739%2F26%2F Agfa HealthCare, a leading provider of diagnostic imaging and healthcare IT solutions, announces that the interface between its leading Hospital and Clinical Information System (HIS/CIS) ORBIS and SAP Controlling (CO), SAP Material Management (MM) and SAP Financial (FI) has been certified. The certification was carried out by an authorized team of experts from SAP after having conducted an in-depth audit on the individual functionalities. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2805861 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:01:00 +0100 2805861 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2805862&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1738%2F26%2F Siemens has entered into a value-added reseller agreement with leading Turkish healthcare solutions company, Simeks Tibbi Sistemler Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi, to sell Soarian MedSuite, Siemens' innovative Hospital Information System (HIS). Simeks has been specifically licensed to sell MedSuite HIS software licenses, services, and support plans to healthcare providers in Turkey. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2805862 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2805862 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2802253&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1737%2F26%2F The Swedish National Patient Summary solution (known as NPÖ), one of the first of its kind in the world, has received formal acceptance and has been in full production since 1 September, 2009 in Örebro County Council and the Municipality of Örebro. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2802253 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2802253 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2798434&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1736%2F27%2F IHTSDO and the openEHR Foundation are to work together on a harmonisation project where the overall goal is the practical development of effective and sustainable clinical content for the electronic health record. The project will explore how best to support those who wish to use openEHR™ archetypes and SNOMED CT™ terminology together within current and future systems to support data capture, complex queries, clinical decision support and reporting. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2798434 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2798434 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2794605&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1735%2F27%2F Researchers of the Department of Signal Theory, Computer Networks and Communications of the University of Granada, led by José Carlos Segura Luna, are working on a project with researchers of Telefónica I+D to develop a system for locating dependent people in their environment, so that their stay and safety can be guaranteed by using intelligent environments. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2794605 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2794605 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2791691&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1734%2F28%2F COST invites researchers throughout Europe to submit proposals for research networks and use this unique opportunity to exchange knowledge and to embark on new European perspectives. A continuous Open Call for Proposals is used to attract the best proposals for new COST Actions. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2791691 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2791691 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2783934&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1733%2F27%2F Nations worldwide have programmes in place to track, treat and research common diseases. Despite their successes, however, some of these programmes are duplicated in many countries, while other nations lack access to key information. To address this problem, researchers in Europe used electronic infrastructures (e-Infrastructures) to coordinate and combine a variety of tools, databases, grids and Web portals. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2783934 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2783934 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2783935&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1732%2F26%2F With its new diagnostic reporting software for breast imaging in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), Siemens Healthcare provides radiologists with new opportunities in Women's Health. The syngo BreVis diagnostic reporting software shows all of a patient's examination results in a single view - for example ultrasound or radiography images next to the images from magnetic resonance imaging - impossible with previous technology. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2783935 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:01:00 +0100 2783935 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2783936&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1731%2F37%2F 13 October 2009 Stockholm, Sweden. The conference will discuss and illustrate Public Procurement of Innovations, PPI, within the Life Science sector. The aim is also to inform about the possibilities with PPI and show a more advantageous way to make use of public means. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2783936 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2783936 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2776314&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1730%2F26%2F More efficient use of care workers' skills, improved continuity of service, minimised travel time, less need for temporary relief staff, fair distribution of tasks - these are some of the benefits that can be achieved by using Tieto's home care planning system Laps Care for staff planning and scheduling in home care. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2776314 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2776314 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2773480&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1729%2F26%2F iPLATO has earned a place in the Tech Media Invest Top 100, a list of the hottest emerging and most innovative companies in the ever converging tech and media industries. The Top 100 list has been revealed by Europe-Unlimited, Europe's leading event organisers for investors and technology companies, in association with The Guardian, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Kemp Little. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2773480 Mon, 07 Sep 2009 23:01:00 +0100 2773480 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2773481&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1728%2F37%2F 20th-24th September 2009, Imperial College London. MICCAI 2009, the 12th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention, is set to welcome delegates in London from 20th - 24th September 2009. Now in its 12th year, the MICCAI conference attracts world-leading scientists, engineers and clinicians from a wide range of disciplines associated with medical imaging and computer assisted surgery. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2773481 Mon, 07 Sep 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2773481 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2771098&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1727%2F26%2F Prosurgics' FreeHand, a robotic camera controller for keyhole surgery, will be on display at England's Royal College of Surgeons "Sci-Fi Surgery: Medical Robots" exhibition running 8 September 2009 to 23 December 2009. The exhibition explores medical robotics from sci-fi fantasy to current day reality and future developments. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2771098 Sun, 06 Sep 2009 23:01:00 +0100 2771098 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2771099&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1726%2F27%2F Slime mould usually gets a bad rap but this microscopic fungus is a star player in the scientific world. British researchers have announced they will use slime mould to design the first ever biological robot: a development that will impact the field of computational robotics. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2771099 Sun, 06 Sep 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2771099 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2764140&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1724%2F26%2F Liquidlogic is modifying its PROTOCOL Integrated Children's System (ICS) solution for the Isle of Man's Social Services Division in order to create a children's system entirely tailored to meeting the needs of the Island's children. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2764140 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:01:00 +0100 2764140 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2764139&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1725%2F26%2F Performing everyday in vitro scientific imaging applications is fast and easy with Carestream Molecular Imaging's next-generation, fully automated gel imaging system. Featuring a redesigned user interface, improved look-and-feel and major productivity enhancements, including auto-focus and auto-exposure, the Gel Logic 212 PRO Imaging System enables researchers to capture perfectly exposed images in just a few clicks. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2764139 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:01:00 +0100 2764139 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2759891&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1723%2F26%2F Oldham Council is mainstreaming its use of Individual Budgets, with telecare playing a key role in providing preventative social care and support within the home and local environment, to ensure best quality care is delivered cost-effectively. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2759891 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:01:00 +0100 2759891 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2759892&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1722%2F26%2F Although most hospitals in Europe have some kind of information system in place, very few have a fully integrated and functional hospital information systems (HIS) solutions installed. The adoption rate of HIS solutions in 2008 in Europe varied from about 73.0 per cent in Italy and Spain to 95.0 per cent in Scandinavia. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2759892 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2759892 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2754537&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1721%2F37%2F March 4-8 2010, Vienna, Austria. The European Congress of Radiology (ECR) is the annual meeting of the European Society of Radiology (ESR). It is a trend-setting, dynamic and service-oriented congress, well-known as one of the most innovative meetings within the scientific community, embedded in a unique and inspiring ambience. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2754537 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2754537 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2749169&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1720%2F27%2F European and Mediterranean specialists working on the ITHANET project have increased coordination of their efforts and pooled their knowledge using e-Infrastructures, like different communication tools, databases, grids and web portals. This type of knowledge sharing is fertile ground for enriching the Internet, but still remains one of the least explored and developed functions. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2749169 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2749169 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2746667&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1719%2F26%2F At the ESC (European Society of Cardiology) Congress 2009, Siemens will be demonstrating a new cardiac application for the syngo DynaCT Cardiac imaging application. During transfemoral aortic valve replacement, a heart valve prosthesis gets implanted via peripheral artery access. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2746667 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:01:00 +0100 2746667 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2746668&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1718%2F26%2F Royal Philips Electronics (AEX: PHI, NYSE: PHG) is to unveil its latest advance in heart disease detection, the PageWriter TC50 cardiograph, which uses gender-differentiated criteria to assist in the diagnosis of heart disease in women, where symptoms may be different from men (1). The PageWriter TC50 will have its global launch at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2009. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2746668 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2746668 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2742761&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1717%2F26%2F The Maggiore della Carità in Novara, Italy is currently installing a RIS/PACS from Carestream Health to manage and archive images from the Department of Radiodiagnostics and facilitate data sharing with Galliate Hospital. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2742761 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2742761 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2739362&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1716%2F26%2F One of Siemens Healthcare's highlights of this year's Conference of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ESTRO) is IM-RealART™ Solution for adaptive radiotherapy. With IM-RealART, treatment plans for radiotherapy can be adapted especially fast to changes in the shape and position of tumors. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2739362 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:01:00 +0100 2739362 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2739363&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1715%2F27%2F The UK has made its first substantial commitment to a major emerging pan-European science project with a £10M investment by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). BBSRC has awarded funding to the European Molecular Biology Laboratory's European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), based at Hinxton near Cambridge, to permit a dramatic increase in the institute's data storage and handling capacity. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2739363 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2739363 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2735900&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1714%2F65%2F An Oracle White Paper. This White Paper provides an Information Technology approach that can deliver the situational awareness and decision support necessary for the healthcare industry reform movement to meet the challenges and opportunities faced by a country with the greatest healthcare infrastructure and largest expenditures in the world to deliver more effective care delivery across a broader patient community. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2735900 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:01:00 +0100 2735900 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2735901&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1713%2F26%2F CompuGROUP Holding AG's sales rose to EUR 75.1 million compared to EUR 46.6 million for the corresponding period of 2008, an increase of 61% including organic growth of 20%. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) at the Koblenz-based firm were up from EUR 11.1 million to EUR 13.2 million, a rise of 19%. Operative cash flow also grew to EUR 10.7 million (Q2/2008: EUR 0). (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2735901 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2735901 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2732028&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1712%2F26%2F Scientists at the British Heart Foundation Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre at Glasgow University will soon be able to further extend their research due to the order of a MAGNETOM® Verio 3T MRI scanner from Siemens Healthcare. The Verio 3T will be used for cardiovascular research into imaging heart muscle injury in heart attack patients; assessing carotid artery circulation on patients at risk from stroke or with a history of stroke; and used for clinical trials and translational research. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2732028 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2732028 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2728315&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1711%2F37%2F September 24, 2009 Exponential data growth, increasing health costs, and changing consumer dynamic are causing health organizations to review their organizational strategies. Advances in technology are enabling organizations to reduce operating cost and redeploy resources to deliver new services. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2728315 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2728315 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2726164&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1710%2F27%2F The European Commission has made a last call to all EU countries to speed up voluntary implementation of the new in-car communication technology 'eCall' that could save 2 500 lives a year. The eCall system automatically dials 112, Europe's single emergency number when a car has a serious accident and sends its location to the nearest emergency service. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2726164 Sun, 23 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2726164 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2721812&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1709%2F26%2F In response to escalating demands for cost management in the NHS, medicines management specialist JAC has launched a medicines reporting module, which provides a rapid, easy to use view of medicines costs, usage and budgets for hospitals using JAC's Pharmacy Management system. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2721812 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:52:32 +0100 2721812 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2717908&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1708%2F26%2F GPs at The Orchard Medical Centre in Bristol have reported on the success of telehealth in improving care for patients with chronic heart failure (CHF), keeping them independent and out of emergency care, and promoting greater self-management. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2717908 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2717908 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2714148&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1707%2F37%2F ACCESS-IT follows the success of the ACCESS-IT Awards Competition in 2008, by offering a two day event on Accessibility and Assistive Technology on 22nd and 23rd September 2009 at Microsoft (UK), Victoria, London, UK. This event sees the integration of a series of seminars, workshops, demonstration stands and networking activities with key players from across Europe working in the field of e-Accessibility and Assistive Technology. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2714148 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2714148 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2710585&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1706%2F65%2F How innovations in eHealth can improve medical care, increase efficiency, and create new jobs. Developed economies are already finding it hard to maintain standards of healthcare on existing budgets. Now payers are facing a huge dose of extra cost as, building on advances in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, imaging, diagnostics and other fields, medical technology is delivering the potential for new treatments and diagnostics. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2710585 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:01:00 +0100 2710585 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2710586&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1705%2F26%2F SmartLife Technology has advanced remote monitoring by integrating sophisticated, knitted sensors into any garment from shirts to socks to arm bands. Until now, traditional health monitoring was fashioned through adhesive pads/gels, wired to medical equipment and focused on torso monitoring. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2710586 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2710586 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2706707&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1704%2F26%2F A new solution from Ubisys will make it easier for NHS staff to update Electronic Patient Records (EPRs) shared by local NHS providers such as hospitals and GPs. Ubisys is integrating Anoto's Digital Pen and Paper technology with SystmOne, the most widely used primary care database within the NHS National Programme for IT. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2706707 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:01:00 +0100 2706707 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2706708&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1703%2F26%2F Broomwell's award-winning cardiac telemedicine service has now handled 50,000 calls from surgeries and community hospitals for people with chest-pain symptoms in England, saving an estimated 32,000 hospital referrals for patients since the service started in 2006. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2706708 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2706708 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2704681&cid=s_34643_21_f&fid=34643&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehealthnews.eu%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F1702%2F37%2F September 23-25 2009, Lille, France To address the needs of both academic researchers and companies by uniting all the actors of the biotechnology sector - especially the starts-ups and spin-offs - EuroBiO 2009 asserts its ambition: to support the transfer of knowledge and expertise from academic research to the economic world. (Source: eHealth News EU) eHealth News EU info http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2704681 Sun, 16 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2704681