IT Brings the Danish Health Sector Together
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Denmark, with 5.5 million inhabitants and divided into five administrative regions, has a predominantly public healthcare provision with 60 public and several small, private hospitals, 3500 primary care physicians, GPs, and 250 pharmacies, not to mention dentists, physiotherapists etc. In addition to this, the Danish healthcare sector is characterised by a number of aspects that closely link IT to the provision of health and social care:
Industry Event Showcases Health IT as the Driving Force of a Future-Oriented Healthcare System
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6 - 8 May 2014, Berlin, Germany.conhIT, the annual event of the health IT industry, closed yesterday (8 May) setting a new record for exhibitor and visitor attendance. Over a period of three days the focus was on solutions designed to assist medical staff, optimise efficiency and quality in healthcare facilities and improve patient care. conhIT provided all healthcare industry players with a platform for learning from one another, exchanging experiences and jointly improving conditions for a broad implementation of health IT.
iMDsoft's Clinical Information System chosen by Uppsala County Council in Sweden
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iMDsoft® announced that Uppsala County Council in Sweden chose MetaVision® as the Clinical Information System (CIS) for their high acuity environment county-wide. The project will encompass a total of 235 beds. The system will be implemented in Uppsala University Hospital and Enköping Hospital, in units spanning general, thoracic, neonatal and neuro ICUs, ORs and post anesthesia care units.
Tunstall Healthcare and Qualcomm Collaborate for Global Deployment of Innovative Connected Care Services
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Qualcomm Life, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), and Tunstall Healthcare, one of the leading providers of technology-enabled care services, announced its collaboration to facilitate the cost effective global deployment of Tunstall's care provisions leveraging Qualcomm Life's 2net™ Platform.
Philips Partners with the Stockholm County Council and Karolinska University Hospital to Meet Future Demands of Health Care
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Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) today announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with the Stockholm County Council (SCC) to jointly innovate in health care. This comprises R&D, an innovation program and education, and the procurement, installation, maintenance, upgrading and replacement of most of the medical imaging equipment for the new hospital site for Karolinska in Solna, Sweden for a 14-year term.
conhIT Presents the Future of Digital Healthcare in Berlin
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6 - 8 May 2014, Berlin, Germany.Fascinating, stimulating and informative: that is what conhIT promises to be when it presents the topic of health IT over the next three days. 359 exhibitors from ten countries will be providing a market overview of the latest healthcare IT solutions on the Berlin Exhibition Grounds. The programme features around 150 events which will provide opportunities for education, information exchange and networking. Federal Health Minister Hermann Gröhe has agreed to act as patron of the event.
Airport Security-Style Technology Could Help Doctors Decide on Stroke Treatment
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Make the Most of Your Experience at the mHealth Summit Europe
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6 - 8 May 2014, Berlin, Germany.mHealth Summit Europe brings together global leaders in government, the private sector, industry, academia, providers and not-for-profit organizations from across the mHealth ecosystem. A distinguished faculty of international experts and opinion leaders will address and discuss the themes such as: mobility in chronic disease management, mobility in elderly care management and privacy and security of data.
Open Software Platform for Ambient Assisted Living at conhIT 2014
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Sekoia, an open software platform for applications in the welfare area, will be presented to the public at conhIT 2014. In very short time Sekoia has turned a market out of supporting nursing homes and similar institutions from Denmark with a flexible assisted living platform. The main approach was to simplify and ease the daily life of workers and inhabitants in all types of care homes from the country.
Central Topic at conhIT 2014: Measures Needed to Ensure Interoperability in Outpatient Care
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6 - 8 May 2014, Berlin, Germany.Healthcare policymakers are demanding greater cooperation in the organisation of outpatient care and closer networking among the relevant sectors responsible for patient care. A new specialist medical outpatient care sector is currently being set up that will make it mandatory for resident practitioners and hospitals to cooperate. Furthermore, healthcare insurances and statutory health insurance-registered physicians also support networking among doctors and regional cooperation among service providers.