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Does this Ankle Need an X-ray? There's an App for That

The Ottawa Rules, a set of rules used around the world to help health professionals decide when to order x-rays and CT scans, are now available as a free mobile health app. Developed by emergency department physicians at The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa, the Ottawa Rules are evidence-based decision trees that help physicians determine whether a scan is needed for injured bones, cutting down on unnecessary radiation and wait times.

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Philips and Medical University of South Carolina Health Announce an 8-year, USD 36 Million Strategic Partnership to Transform Patient Monitoring

Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) and Medical University of South Carolina Health (MUSC Health), the clinical enterprise of Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), announced an 8-year, USD 36 million strategic partnership to transform and improve patient monitoring for more than one million patients a year.

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FICHe Digital Health Startup Portfolio

Future Internet CHallenge eHealth (FICHe) project has challenged European startups to develop innovative applications in the eHealth market building upon the FIWARE technology. Open call for startups was opened in September 2014, and 80 out of 300+ applicants were selected to enter FICHe.

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Serious Video Games may Help Increase Fruit and Vegetable Intake

Few US children meet daily recommended amounts of fruit and vegetables, making fruit and vegetable consumption an important issue for researchers. Eating adequate amounts of these foods is not only ideal for a healthy lifestyle, but has also been shown to reduce the risk of some chronic diseases including cardiovascular disease and certain cancers.

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Philips Telehealth Service for Pregnant Women in Remote Areas Received Highest Commendation from GBCHealth Awards

Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) today announced that its Mobile Obstetrics Monitoring (MOM) telehealth service received the highest commendation from the GBCHealth's 2016 Business Action on Health Awards: Women and Girls.

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King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital Achieves HIMSS EMR Adoption Model Stage 7 Using InterSystems TrakCare

King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (KKESH) has announced that it has achieved Stage 7 on the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society's (HIMSS) Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM). HIMSS' independent validation recognizes that the hospital meets all of the criteria for a Stage 7 hospital

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NHS Develops First of its Kind App for Mental Health Patients

Decades of global stigma over electro-convulsive therapy (ECT), a potentially life-saving treatment that helps thousands of patients with illnesses like severe depression, could soon be overcome as a result of a first of its kind mobile app developed within the NHS.

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Latest Session and Speaker Additions to the eHealth Week 2016 Programme Revealed

8 - 10 June 2016, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
The Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, the European Commission and HIMSS Europe have confirmed new sessions and speakers which will take place during eHealth Week 2016. News sessions will include supporting informal carers, sexual health in a digital society and robots for active and assisted living.

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Johnson & Johnson Announces Collaboration with HP Inc. Subsidiary to Create Personalized Health Care Solutions with 3D Printing Technologies

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) has announced a collaboration between Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc. and a subsidiary of HP Inc. The collaboration is focused on using 3D printing technologies to create better health care outcomes at reduced costs.

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Philips Leads Large Scale eHealth Initiative to Deliver Coordinated Care for Tens of Thousands of Chronic Disease Patients across Europe

Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHIA) and a consortium of leading European healthcare regions, companies, universities and hospitals today announced the start of the first large scale care coordination and telehealth program in the European Union to support tens of thousands of people living with chronic conditions.

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