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Future Health Index 2016

Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) today launched the results of the first edition of its Future Health Index (FHI), an extensive international study which explores how countries around the world are positioned to meet long-term global health challenges through integration and connected care technologies.

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Smartphones and Wearable Devices could Revolutionise Medical Care for People with Brain Disorders

RADAR-CNS (Remote assessment of disease and relapse - Central Nervous System), a major new research programme supported by the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) started in April 2016 and will develop new ways of monitoring major depressive disorder, epilepsy, and multiple sclerosis using wearable devices and smartphone technology.

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Invest in Talent, Not Gender

Opinion Article by Shane Tickell, CEO of IMS MAXIMS.
The technology industry prides itself on addressing challenges head on, solving problems and enabling effective decisions. But one challenge we still face today is the lack of women employed in our industry.

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When 'Smart' Apps Become Smart for Real

How can a smart application recognise and reason about a human's purposeful activities in order to be able to coach in a purposeful way? Esteban Guerrero at Umeå University in Sweden presents new computer-based methods for this that are based on activity-centric and argument-based theories.

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New Digital Centre to Help Improve Mental Health Care

A new centre for digital innovation which could transform the way mental health care is provided will be launched today. The Centre for Translational Informatics (CTI) is led by by King's College London's Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) and South London and Maudsley (SLaM) NHS Foundation Trust.

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Connected Technology Solutions Dramatically Improve Medication Adherence

Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHIA) has announced new study results demonstrating the use of a connected medication dispensing technology can greatly benefit patients with chronic conditions, helping them better comply with long-term therapy. Over the span of one year, user data from more than 1,300 patients in the Netherlands was analyzed, showing 96% of patients using Philips Medido, a connected medication dispensing solution, were adherent to their medication schedule.

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Tech Tour Healthtech Summit 2016

21 - 22 June 2016, Lausanne, Switzerland.
The 2016 Healthtech Summit is the leading independent European event for investment in Digital Health and Medtech. The summit attracts influential and reliable Venture Capital and Private Equity leaders, Life Sciences Industry experts and Entrepreneurs offering the chance to accelerate investments and generate quality networking opportunities.

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Mobile Technology: Is the NHS Closing the Skills Gap?

Opinion Article by Steve Carvell, head of healthcare at CommonTime.
Technology skills are in higher demand than ever. Look across any vertical and developers who can create mission critical apps and push organisations into the mobile era, are highly sought. NHS trusts tend to only have small teams of developers - but is this enough to cope with the modern and abundant technology needs of the NHS?

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Visualizing the Future of Healthcare

Agfa HealthCare announces that its theme for UKRC 2016 (6-8 June at the ACC Liverpool, UK) is "Visualizing the Future of Healthcare". The company will showcase how it has used its 100+ years of experience to develop innovative solutions that can shape the future of care delivery in the healthcare organization.

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Patientrack Recognised as One of 'The Best' eHealth Solutions in Europe

UK healthcare technology company Patientrack has been recognised as providing one of the best eHealth solutions anywhere in Europe, in an EU competition focussed on healthcare innovations from small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs).

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