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Medical Entrepreneur Start-up Hospital - M.E.S.H Camp 2014

17 - 18 September 2014, Berlin, Germany.
Anyone who's ever tried to launch a start-up knows how hard it is. It takes all you've got to succeed. DocCheck Guano organises a 2-day hospital camp event for start-ups in the health sector that will get you in shape. Whether you're a greenhorn or an old campaigner - any kind of healthcare start-up will get a treatment at M.E.S.H Camp 2014 (Medical Entrepreneur Start-up Hospital Camp 2014).

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The Christie Hospital Joins Elekta and Philips Research Consortium to Develop MRI-Guided Radiation Therapy System for Cancer Treatment

Elekta (NSE:EKTAb) and Royal Philips (NYSE:PHG, AEX:PHIA) announced today that The Christie NHS Foundation Trust (Manchester, UK), a specialist cancer center, will join a consortium whose mission is to develop the clinical value of an integrated magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) guided radiation therapy system. Such a system would, in principle, improve the practice of radiotherapy via real-time visualization of cancer targets.

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Philips Second Quarter Results 2014 - Healthcare Sector

Philips reports Q2 sales of EUR 5.3 billion and EBITA of EUR 415 million. Healthcare comparable sales showed a 4% decline year-on-year. The EBITA margin, excluding restructuring and acquisition-related charges, declined to 10.5%, a decrease of 3.8 percentage points year-on-year. Equipment order Q2 2014 Quarterly report and Semi-annual report intake in Europe and growth geographies showed a high-single-digit increase, while North America posted a double-digit decline.

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Taking the Digital Pulse: Why Healthcare Providers Need an Urgent Digital Check-Up

Digital technologies are altering the very fabric of the traditional healthcare delivery model. Consumers are actively embracing digital tools to take charge of their health. Consider this: no less than 86% of respondents in a survey reported that they wanted to take a more proactive role in their healthcare decisions, and 76% reported that they have the tools and information to do so.

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Agfa HealthCare Wins Competitive Bid for VNA and Enterprise Imaging Workflow for Two Academic Hospitals in the Netherlands

Agfa HealthCare has won a highly competitive bid for a vendor-neutral archive (VNA) and an enterprise imaging workflow solution, for two major academic hospitals in the Netherlands: the Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum (VUmc) and the Academisch Medisch Centrum (AMC). This agreement is the result of a tender for the "EVA" project, a collaboration between the two hospitals for implementing a new electronic health record (EHR).

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Apple and IBM Forge Global Partnership to Transform Enterprise Mobility

Apple® and IBM (NYSE: IBM) have announced an exclusive partnership that teams the market-leading strengths of each company to transform enterprise mobility through a new class of business apps - bringing IBM's big data and analytics capabilities to iPhone® and iPad®. The landmark partnership aims to redefine the way work will get done, address key industry mobility challenges and spark true mobile-led business change - grounded in four core capabilities:

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The ICT Proposers' Day 2014

9 - 10 October 2014, Florence, Italy.
The ICT Proposers' day 2014, organised by the European Commission, is specifically dedicated to networking and promoting research and innovation in the field of Information and Communication Technologies. The event will focus on networking for the Horizon 2020 Work Programme 2015.

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Tunstall Launches Advisory Service to Maximise Benefits of Technology in Housing, Health and Social Care

Tunstall Healthcare, the leading provider of technology enabled care services, has launched a new advisory service to help commissioners and providers navigate a clear path towards the mainstream implementation of technology, in order to realise the many benefits of telehealthcare.

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Better Use of Electronic Health Records Makes Clinical Trials Less Expensive

Using electronic health records to understand the best available treatment for patients, from a range of possible options, is more efficient and less costly for taxpayers than the existing clinical trial process, a new study shows. Research led by Professor van Staa, carried out while he was a member of the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) and who is now based at The University of Manchester's Health eResearch Centre, published in Health Technology Assessment (HTA) looked at the use of statins in 300 people with high risk of cardiovascular disease by tracking their electronic records.

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HIMSS Amsterdam 2014 Conference

6 - 7 November 2014, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
This year, the second annual HIMSS Amsterdam event will be taking place at the Hotel Okura. The 2013 conference, presented by HIMSS Europe, was the first event in The Netherlands and brought together nearly 400 healthcare IT leaders from across Europe.

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