HIMSS Europe Governing Council Open Call for Nominations
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The HIMSS Europe Governing Council invites nominations for three vacancies on the HIMSS Governance Council for a three year term to begin on 1 July, 2014 and end 30 June, 2017. Submissions must be submitted no later than 31 May 2014.
As Diamond Sponsor of HIMSS WoHIT 2014, Agfa HealthCare Continues to Focus on Providing a True '360° View of the Patient'
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Agfa HealthCare announces today that it is a diamond sponsor of the World of Health IT (WoHIT) 2014 conference held by HIMSS Europe and Middle East, which will take place in Nice, France from April 2-4, 2014. The WoHIT Conference & Exhibition is the premier forum for the advancement of IT in healthcare in Europe.
Delegates from More than 30 Countries to Share the Benefits of eHealth at WoHIT 2014
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2 - 4 April 2014, Nice, France.The World of Health IT Conference and Exhibition 2014 (WoHIT 2014), taking place in Nice, France, presents a comprehensive international programme with 18 parallel and five plenary sessions, an mHealth symposium and a special Nordic Track as well as a dedicated French programme.
Benchmarking Deployment of eHealth among General Practitioners (2013)
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This is the final report of the study "Benchmarking deployment of eHealth among General Practitioners II" funded by Unit F4 of DG CONNECT. A survey of General Practitioners (GPs) was conducted in 31 countries (EU27+ Croatia, Iceland, Norway, and Turkey) to measure and explain levels of availability and use (adoption) of eHealth applications and services. A random sample of 9,196 GPs was interviewed and data was processed using sophisticate multivariate statistical techniques.
European Hospital Survey: Benchmarking Deployment of eHealth Services (2012-2013)
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The "European Hospital Survey: Benchmarking deployment of e-Health services (2012–2013)" project gathered information on eHealth adoption and use in acute hospitals in all 28 EU Member States as well as Iceland and Norway (EU28+2). It was carried out on behalf of IPTS by Price Waterhouse Cooper (PwC) Luxembourg in cooperation with Global Data Collection Company (CDCC) which collected the data through a survey.
Siemens Wins Major Healthcare IT Contract
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Siemens' Healthcare Sector has won contracts from two Dutch university hospitals, the Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam (Erasmus MC) and University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), to supply, implement, and support the Soarian Clinicals hospital information system, including electronic patient record (EPR).
AT&T, Cisco, GE, IBM and Intel Form Industrial Internet Consortium to Improve Integration of the Physical and Digital Worlds
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AT&T, Cisco, GE, IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Intel have announced the formation of the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC), an open membership group focused on breaking down the barriers of technology silos to support better access to big data with improved integration of the physical and digital worlds.
Special Events at WoHIT 2014
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2 - 4 April 2014, Nice, France.Add these special events to your WoHIT schedule.
Wednesday, 2 April - 12:00-14:00
BI and Analytics: Healthcare's Salvation or Money Pit?
David Garets, FHIMSS Principal, Change Gang, LLC, USA, will discuss business intelligence and analytics - a space that is considered to be one of the hottest in healtcare IT, quickly eclipsing electronic health records or EMRs in the last couple of years.
eHealth in the EU: What's the Diagnosis?
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"Europe is facing a healthcare crunch as a result of our ageing population. By making the most use of digital tech, we can reduce costs, put the patient back in control, make healthcare more efficient and help European citizens to take an active part in society for longer. We have to keep our finger on the pulse!" - Neelie Kroes.
Camden Cuts 'Did Not Attend' Rates with Integrated Care
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Clinicians in north London are breaking down inter-professional barriers and reducing ‘did not attend’ (DNA) rates for patients with serious long term conditions. Their clinical commissioning group (CCG) is using data-sharing to integrate care across primary and secondary care, and help avoid hospital admissions. Subject to patient consent at the point of care, clinicians in Camden have a secure view of vital medical information held in GP records - using EMIS Web - in these key areas: