Abbott Announces CE Mark and First Use of the World's First Smartphone Compatible Insertable Cardiac Monitor
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Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced CE Mark and first use of the new Confirm RxTM Insertable Cardiac Monitor (ICM), the world's first smartphone compatible ICM that will help physicians identify difficult to detect cardiac arrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation (AF), to help guide therapy. Since CE Mark approval, adoption of the device has been strong and implants have occurred in 10 countries across Europe.
Philips Agreement with German Düren Hospital Marks Expansion of its Next Generation EMR Solution into European Market
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Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, is expanding Tasy, its award-winning next generation EMR solution, into the European market. The introduction is being marked with an agreement signed with KrankenHaus Düren. Together with this German public hospital, Philips will co-design and enterprise wide pilot Tasy.
Scopis Introduces the First Mixed-Reality Surgical Holographic Navigation Platform Integrating Microsoft HoloLens for Open and Minimally-Invasive Spine Surgery
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Scopis, a company specializing in surgical navigation and medical augmented and mixed reality technologies, announced today the launch of its newest development, the Holographic Navigation Platform for use in surgery. Scopis developed this platform to offer greater precision and speed to surgeons, and better outcomes to patients undergoing open and minimally-invasive spinal procedures.
Devicare Raises 3 Million Euros in its Commitment to 'Remote Patient Monitoring'
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Devicare, a company specializing in innovative medical devices for chronic home care patients under Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM), has closed out a seed round of 3 million euros. This funding will be used to consolidate the launch of clinical studies of two of Devicare's main product lines on the Spanish market:
'Smart Contact Lens Sensor' for Diabetic and Glaucoma Diagnosis
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2017 eHealth Competition Awards SilverCloud, Mediktor and MedicSen as the Best Digital Solutions in Europe
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Grants4Apps Accelerator and New Dealmaker Now Open for Submissions
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IMS MAXIMS Launches Vital Signs Mobile Application to Provide Hospital Staff with Life-Saving Alerts on Patient Care
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Clinical technology specialist IMS MAXIMS will be launching its fully integrated vital signs application at eHealth Week on 3rd and 4th May in Olympia, London. Delegates will be the first to use the app, designed to improve patient outcomes by enabling staff to respond to a patient's condition from anywhere in the hospital before it becomes life-threatening.
Bolton Boosts Hospital at Night Patient Safety with Mobile Tech
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Patients in need of attention for everything from chest pains to seizures on wards at night, are receiving better and faster co-ordinated responses from nurses and doctors, now that Bolton NHS Foundation Trust has deployed a system called Patientrack. The trust is the first in the country to use the technology solely to help manage the hospital at night.
Successful Conclusion to conhIT 2017, the Meeting Place of the Healthcare IT Industry
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25 - 27 April 2017, Berlin, Germany.As conhIT, which took place from 25 to 27 April in Berlin, came to a close, 500 exhibitors, 9,500 participants from around the world, the German Association of Healthcare IT Vendors (bvitg) and Messe Berlin all gave a positive assessment of events.