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IMS MAXIMS Releases Improved Version of Open Source EPR

This week sees the release of the latest version of the IMS MAXIMS open source electronic patient record (EPR), openMAXIMS, which includes all of the enhancements made for Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. Taunton was the first trust to go live with the software and has been working closely with IMS MAXIMS on the new functionality.

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Orion Health Boosts Offering to UK's Largest Health Board

Orion Health (OHE:NZX/ASX) has significantly increased its offering to the United Kingdom's largest healthcare provider, the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board (NHS GGC), the company announced.

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ECR 2016 to Reflect the Rich Diversity of the Medical Imaging World

2 - 6 March 2016, Vienna, Austria.
The latest results and trends in medical imaging will be unveiled during the 28th European Congress of Radiology (ECR) at the Austria Center Vienna in March. Over 20,000 delegates from 101 countries are expected for the conference.

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Carestream's Successful R&D Efforts Earn 61 U.S. Patents In 2015; 64 Additional Patents in Other Countries

Carestream Health was awarded 61 new patents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in 2015 for innovations in radiography, cone beam CT imaging, healthcare IT, dental imaging and other areas. The company also received 64 additional patents in European and Asian countries last year.

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Aridhia's Data Platform Used in Major European Research Collaboration to Tackle Alzheimer's Dementia

Aridhia has announced that it is among 36 organisations behind a ground-breaking Innovative Medicines Initiative research programme that aims to build a platform for efficient testing of innovative treatments for the prevention of Alzheimer's dementia.

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Laws of Nature Predict Cancer Evolution

Cancers evolve over time in patterns governed by the same natural laws that drive physical and chemical processes as diverse as the flow of rivers or the brightness of stars, a new study reports. Researchers believe that in the future, they could predict how a cancer will grow and develop by applying natural laws to single genetic snapshots taken from a cancer.

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New App can Help Doctors Predict Risk of Preterm Birth

A new app called QUiPP could help doctors to better identify women at risk of giving birth prematurely. The app, developed at King's College London, was tested in two studies of high-risk women being monitored at ante-natal clinics. Worldwide 15 million babies are born preterm (before 37 weeks) each year and over a million of these die of prematurity-related complications.

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Agfa HealthCare Strengthens IT Strategy by Extending Offering to Integrated Care

Agfa HealthCare has announced a strategic alliance with My Personal Health Record Express Inc., taking a 27% equity stake, as part of its move into the Integrated Care market. "The combined technologies, expertise and people of both companies create a unique and leading Integrated Care portfolio.", states James Jay, Global Vice President, Agfa HealthCare.

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Overview of eHealth Horizon 2020 Calls in ICT WP 2016-17

This overview is designed to help potential proposers find eHealth related calls in ICT WP 2016-17 topics across the Horizon 2020 work programme. ICT have a prominent role in 'Societal challenge' and is addressed in dedicated topics in three parts of the 'Personalised Medicine' call: active ageing and self-management of health; methods and data; coordination activities.

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Health IT Leader James Norman Joins Highland Marketing's Advisory Panel

Healthcare IT heavyweight James Norman has joined the industry advisory panel of well renowned healthcare PR and marketing agency Highland Marketing. Currently UK Public Sector chief information officer for EMC, and former Director of IM&T at the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Norman brings over 20 years' experience

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