NHS Set to Save Millions on Essential Prescribing Software through New Framework
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The NHS will have the opportunity to save millions of pounds on important but traditionally costly IT prescribing systems that help healthcare professionals to choose the correct and most cost effective medicines for patients, following the launch of a new procurement framework from NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS).
The Biggest Cost to Healthcare is not Learning from Best Practice
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Opinion Article by Vivek Patkar, Chief Medical Officer, Deontics.If the recent publication of the Atlas of Variation shows the human costs of unwarranted variation across the NHS; then The Kings Fund's Better Value in the NHS report showed the financial cost.
Horizon 2020 Work Programme 2016-2017: Health, Demographic Change and Well-being
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The headline goal of the 'Health, Demographic Change and Well-being' Societal Challenge is better health for all. Its main policy objectives are to improve health and well-being outcomes, to promote healthy and active ageing, to promote market growth, job creation, and the EU as a global leader in the health area. The challenges to this goal derive from the ageing of European population and lifestyle patterns,
New Head of Analytics to Help Healthcare Target Interventions for Better Outcomes
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A new head of analytics at the UK arm of MedeAnalytics, a pioneer in health analytics, is to help healthcare planners and frontline staff understand which patients, across their entire local population, are at risk of specific adverse events and what interventions will work for individual patients as a means of prevention.
Agfa HealthCare Named #1 Enterprise Imaging IT Vendor in New 2015 Trends in Medical Imaging Technology Report
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Agfa HealthCare, a leading provider of diagnostic imaging and healthcare IT solutions, has been identified as the Number 1 Enterprise Imaging solution based on an industry survey of over 500 healthcare providers. Agfa HealthCare's Enterprise Imaging solution enables caregivers to create, collaborate, exchange, and manage a comprehensive medical imaging record throughout the continuum of care.
The Patient is Key During eHealth Week 2016
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8 - 10 June 2016, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.The Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, the European Commission and HIMSS Europe officially announced the themes of eHealth Week 2016 in Amsterdam. Empowering People, Trust & Standards and Social Innovation & Transition will be the three main topics which will be addressed during the three day conference in June.
Medelinked Partners with Samsung S Health
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Medelinked has been appointed a Samsung S Health partner and the Medelinked App is now available for Galaxy and other Android devices in Google Play via S Health.
Samsung Introduces the Next Generation of S Health
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Samsung has launched the next generation of the S Health app, which provides users with more interactive and easy-to-use health functions. The updated app will also include compatibility with non-Samsung Android devices.
National Survey of Americans' Health App Use Shows Technology's Promise and Weakness
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Open Call SC1-HCO-15-2016: EU eHealth Interoperability Conformity Assessment
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This coordination and support action (CSA) aims at maintaining and developing the adoption and take-up of testing of eHealth standards and specifications as defined in the eHealth European Interoperability Framework (eEIF). The proposal should aim at the establishment of a sustainable European Conformance Assessment Scheme associated with the maintenance of the eEIF, fostering a wider eHealth interoperability uptake for the entire European market.