conhIT 2016 even Bigger and More International
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19 - 21 April 2016, Berlin, Germany.The conhIT starts with excellent prospects into the hot preparation phase of its ninth edition. The exhibitor registrations for Europe's leading event for Health IT are well above previous year's level. In 2015 about 7,500 national and international professional trade visitors informed themselves at the 388 exhibitors from 14 countries about innovations, cost-effectiveness, security and improved quality through the use of IT in healthcare.
NHS SBS Facilities Management Framework could Save Health and Public Sector Millions
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A part Department of Health owned joint venture, aiming to save the NHS £1 billion in efficiencies by 2020, has launched a new procurement framework designed to save the NHS, local government and the wider public sector millions of pounds on everything from security to catering.
Digital Health & Wellness Summit at Mobile World Congress 2016
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22 - 25 February 2016, Barcelona, Spain.The European Connected Health Alliance (ECHAlliance) announced the first details of the Digital Health & Wellness Summit @ Mobile World Congress 2016 (DHWS2016) that will be held in Barcelona. The summit will involve a series of 4-days plenary sessions, interactive workshops, showcase innovations, personalised sites visits and B2B meetings, focusing on key areas of the eHealth sector.
Open Call SC1-HCO-14-2016: EU-US Interoperability Roadmap
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In order to implement the EU-US interoperability roadmap, activities including inter-alia piloting and standardisation activities need to be put in place. Further actions would be needed to implement recommended measures, taking into account the importance to have a convergent EU-US approach.
Wolters Kluwer Health Announces Launch of UpToDate Anywhere in Italy
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The Health division of Wolters Kluwer, a leading global provider of information and point of care solutions for the healthcare industry, announced today the launch of UpToDate® Anywhere in Italy. UpToDate Anywhere enables hospitals and healthcare organizations to provide clinicians with mobile and EHR-based access to UpToDate, the acclaimed evidence-based clinical decision support resource.
Philips Completes Cancellation of 21,361,016 Million Shares
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Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) today announced that it has completed the cancellation of 21,361,016 of its shares. The cancelled shares were acquired from November 1, 2014, up to and including November 20, 2015, as part of Philips' EUR 1.5 billion share repurchase program that started on October 21, 2013, and is executed over a three year period.
Novo Nordisk and IBM Partner to Build Diabetes Care Solutions on the Watson Health Cloud
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Novo Nordisk and IBM (NYSE: IBM) Watson Health today announced that the two companies will work together to create diabetes solutions built on the Watson Health Cloud. The agreement combines Novo Nordisk's deep understanding of diabetes with IBM's leadership in cognitive computing.
Orion Health Announces Global Launch of Amadeus Accelerates Move to Precision Medicine
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Orion Health, the global technology company at the forefront of the revolution in healthcare, is firing up its offering by launching Amadeus, a platform that will enable highly personalised healthcare and the implementation of Precision Medicine.
NHS Should Accelerate its Adoption of eInvoicing Following Government Spending Review
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NHS organisations should reconsider their financial processes, including the benefits of eInvoicing, following the Government’s recent comprehensive spending review. This is the advice from leading business applications and services provider, Advanced Business Solutions (Advanced).
NHS Informatics Clinician Joins IMMJ Systems as Non-executive Director
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Pioneering clinical informatics specialist and retired surgeon Ian Linehan has joined the board of digital patient medical records supplier IMMJ Systems as non-executive director. IMMJ Systems develops scalable, intelligent information solutions for healthcare that deliver real value.