Philips to Acquire Volcano to Expand Global Leadership Position in Image-Guided Therapy Market
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Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHIA) and Volcano Corporation (NASDAQ:VOLC), a global leader in catheter-based imaging and measurement solutions for cardiovascular applications, have entered into a definitive merger agreement.
Training Elderly in Social Media Improves Well-being and Combats Isolation
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Two Italian Hospitals Fast Forward to DR with Agfa HealthCare
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Agfa HealthCare has announced that the Cremona Hospital and the Oglio Po Hospital, both part of the Azienda Ospedaliera 'Istituti Ospitalieri' di Cremona, in Italy, are upgrading to direct radiography (DR) with Agfa HealthCare's Fast Forward program. The wireless DX-D 100 was chosen for its image quality, potential dose reduction capability and ergonomic, easy-to-use design.
Open Registration for eHealth Week 2015 and mHealth Summit Europe 2015
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11 - 13 May 2015, Riga, Latvia.Taking place during the Latvian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, eHealth Week 2015 comprises of two main events: the High Level eHealth Conference organised by the Latvian Ministry of Health and the Latvian Presidency of the Council of the European Union and WoHIT (World of Health IT Conference & Exhibition) organised by HIMSS Europe.
Schliersee Annual Kickstart / eHealth Summit 2015
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Invitations are out for the Eighth Annual Conference of the Health IT sector - the Schliersee Annual Kickstart / eHealth summit, organized by eHealthOpen Ltd., welcoming representatives from hospitals and from IT manufacturers, consultants, researchers, and everybody else with an interest in eHealth und Health IT. From 2015, simultaneous interpreting will be available for the convenience of international delegates.
BlackBerry and NantHealth Launch Breakthrough NantOmics Cancer Genome Browser
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A European Blueprint for the Deployment of Telemedicine
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conhIT 2015 Features the Latest Congress Topics and the New Mobile Health Zone
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14 - 16 April 2015, Berlin, Germany.conhIT, Europe's leading industry event for healthcare IT, is set to continue its success story. Demand for places at next year's conhIT already exceeds the number of registrations over the same period last year. Once again, conhIT Partner numbers have also risen. Seven Gold and seven Silver Partners as well as 20 Bronze Partners will be expanding their involvement in the next Industrial Fair with partnership agreements.
Open Call PHC-28-2015 Self Management of Health and Disease and Decision Support Systems Based on Predictive Computer Modelling Used by the Patient
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Several clinical situations would be prevented or better monitored and managed with the participation of the patient him or herself. In order to promote the self-management, predictive personalised models can be combined with personal health systems and other sources of data (clinical, biological, therapeutic, behavioural, environmental or occupational exposure, lifestyle and diet etc.)
Prestigious Awards Recognise Northern Ireland Electronic Care Record for Outstanding Informatics
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The Northern Ireland Electronic Care Record (NIECR) powered by Orion Health™ technologies has won both the HSJ Award for "Enhancing care by sharing data and information" and EHI Award for "Best use of IT to support integrated health services" in recognition of its outstanding contribution to informatics.