Philips Wins ‘Best in KLAS' Award for its Vendor-Agnostic Image Viewer Vue Motion
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Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, announced its Vendor-Neutral Image Viewer (Vue Motion) has won KLAS Research's 2021 Best in KLAS Universal Viewer (Imaging) award. This marks the fourth year in a row that Philips' zero-footprint, enterprise-wide viewer has received recognition in KLAS Research's customer review-driven awards program.
How to Make the Most of Your Virtual Healthcare Appointments
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"Virtual visits allow us to address patients’ health concerns, safely and effectively," says family medicine doctor Mark Rood, MD. Here, Dr. Rood explains how they work and what to expect.
Location Tracking Apps and Privacy Implications
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26,000 Falls may Have Been Prevented after GPs Used Prescribing Tech to Change Drugs for at Risk Patients
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Greater scrutiny in prescribing amongst elderly patients may have prevented 26,000 falls in a single year, according to new analysis by Kent Surrey Sussex Academic Health Science Network (KSS AHSN).
The review examined the benefits of healthcare professionals using a prescribing decision support technology to avoid risky prescription of anticholinergic drugs in elderly patients with dementia or a history of falls, that might then result in potential adverse side effects.
Medway Picks Allscripts Sunrise EPR to Make Rapid Advance in Digital Maturity
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Medway NHS Foundation Trust is looking to make rapid improvements in its digital maturity with the Allscripts Sunrise electronic patient record.
The Kent trust signed a contract with Allscripts in December 2020 and is planning to go-live with the first phase of core functionality six months from the start of the project.
Siemens Healthineers and Kantonsspital Baden form Long-Term Partnership for Improved Patient Care
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Siemens Healthineers and the Kantonsspital Baden (KSB) in Switzerland, a networked, regional center of competence, have formed a long-term, strategic and technological partnership for the next eight years. This "Value Partnership" includes procurement and maintenance of medical imaging systems, holistic technology management with guaranteed uptime, expansion of telemedicine solutions, technology needs and capacity assessment, process optimization, and certified employee training programs.
A Machine-Learning Approach to Finding Treatment Options for COVID-19
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Cybersecurity in Healthcare: HubIT Final International Workshop
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The online international workshop "Cybersecurity within Healthcare Systems" takes place on the 17 of February 2021 from 10-13 am CET. The aim of this workshop is to discuss the current status, pros and cons and consider the future requirements for cybersecurity solutions in the area of digital healthcare.
Visionable Appoints First CCO Following Rapid Growth in 2020
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British health technology company Visionable has announced the appointment of David Walker to the newly created position of Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), effective immediately. Visionable redesigns healthcare through a digital collaboration platform which enables clinicians to deliver better patient outcomes.
Philips completes the acquisition of BioTelemetry, Inc.
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Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, announced that it has completed the acquisition of BioTelemetry, Inc. (NASDAQ: BEAT), a leading U.S.-based provider of remote cardiac diagnostics and monitoring. BioTelemetry’s financial results will be consolidated as part of Philips’ Connected Care business segment as of February 9, 2021.