Information Governance Can Be a Key to Drive Efficiency
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Good information governance will become increasingly crucial for hospital Trusts. Patient data should always be held under a 'Lock and Key' system where the key is only available to the right person. Healthcare specific IT solutions exist to manage and provision access to data in a manner that provides strong authentication capabilities and auditing features.
Cerner to Acquire Siemens Health Services for $1.3 Billion
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Cerner Corporation (Nasdaq: CERN) and Siemens AG have signed a definitive agreement for Cerner to acquire the assets of Siemens' health information technology business unit, Siemens Health Services, for $1.3 billion in cash. By combining investments in R&D, knowledgeable resources, and complementary client bases, the acquisition creates scale for future innovation.
The Mid-Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust Strengthens Existing Portfolio of Carestream's DR Systems
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The Mid-Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, consisting of Pinderfields, Pontefract and Dewsbury and District Hospitals, has installed six CARESTREAM DRX-Revolution Mobile X-Ray Systems to help provide rapid access to high-resolution X-ray images for improved patient care.
HIMSS Europe CIO Summit 2014
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6 - 7 October 2014, Rome, Italy.The HIMSS Europe CIO Summit has now established itself as the annual European CIO Summit. For the 5th time, leading European IT Directors and Senior Healthcare IT Executives gather together during the two days, exclusive event to recognize the best use and adoption practices for healthcare IT in Europe.
Siemens Plans to Sell its Business for Hospital Information Systems to Cerner Corp.
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Siemens Healthcare plans to divest its hospital information system business (HS) for US$ 1.3 billion (around €963 million) in cash to the US-based company Cerner Corp. The HS business is focused on administrative hospital IT and electronic patient records, thus different from information technology that enhances the capabilities of imaging modalities and laboratory equipment.
EU Researchers Use Brainpower to Get Moving
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Grabbing a glass or typing an email: these are some everyday gestures that are not possible for people with serious physical impairments - even though they have the will and the brainpower to do so. EU-funded projects such as TOBI (Tools for Brain-Computer Interaction) are working on technologies that could greatly improve the quality of life of people such as 20-year-old Francesco or 53-year-old Jean-Luc.
Opinion Article: With Choice Comes Responsibility
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"Any customer can have a car painted any colour that he wants, so long as it is black" were the famous words by Henry Ford, one of the first to master the principles of mass production. Over a century later, you can buy a car in nearly any colour you want, complete with a range of ‘mod cons’, through a financial package tailored to your affordability.
NHS SBS Announces Development of an NHS-wide Procurement with a Framework Value Potentially Worth £1.25 Billion
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Advanced Health & Care Secures Major Contract with Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
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Leading software provider, Advanced Health & Care (Advanced) has won a major contract with Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (the Trust), one of the UK's largest mental health trusts, following a formal tendering process.
All Healthcare Professionals Should Have Secure Access to GP Record
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An overwhelming majority of the British public - 85% - want any healthcare professional treating them to have secure electronic access to key data from the GP record, according to new research from YouGov. The majority of these believe this would: