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Call for Papers: International Digital Health and Care Congress

10 - 12 September 2014, London, UK.
The purpose of the International Digital Health and Care Congress is to bring together researchers, policy makers, practitioners and innovators interested in the design and application of technologies to share experiences and to showcase new ideas, new research and new innovations in digital health, mobile health, telehealth and telecare that will support improvements in the care of people with long-term conditions and other health and social care needs.

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The €63 Billion App Boom

The EU's app sector has gone from zero to digital superhero in less than five years. By 2018 it could employ 4.8 million people and contribute €63 billion to the EU economy according to a report presented in Brussels. The study, carried out by GIGAOM and NUI Galway for the European Commission, shows that Europe's app developers are up to the challenge of taking the global lead. Currently, EU and North American developers generate the same levels (42% each) of app revenues in crucial EU and US markets.

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Technology Transforming Referral Management at Lincolnshire Community

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) has deployed technology that allows healthcare professionals to proactively manage patient referrals and deliver care more efficiently out in the community. The deployment of Cayder's Patient Flow Management System supports a county-wide acute admissions reductions programme, which includes a focus on pro-active care, case management and early intervention to avert crisis and keep patients in the most appropriate care setting. The programme also responds in part to the significant growth in the number of people over the age of 85 in Lincolnshire.

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Keynote Speakers Confirmed for ECHAlliance @ Mobile World Congress 2014

24 - 26 February 2014, Barcelona, Spain.
The European Connected Health Alliance (ECHAlliance) has announced the programme and the keynote speakers already confirmed for the ECHAlliance @ Mobile World Congress 2014 event. Young Sohn, President and Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) Samsung Electronics, is responsible for driving strategy and innovation globally. Young Sohn will share Samsung's vision on the place of mobile devices in healthcare over the next years.

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Safer Hospitals, Safer Wards Technology Fund to Improve Efficiency and Save Money

Following a successful pilot programme to automate their paper-based pre-operative assessment process within the orthopaedic outpatient clinic, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) has signed a five year contract with Caradigm to deploy its solutions trust-wide. The pilot used the Caradigm Intelligence Platform and self-service kiosks to collect pre-op assessment data from clinicians and patients.

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Urgent Care Centre Beats National Performance Targets with EMIS Web

An urgent care centre (UCC) in a deprived part of east London is meeting national targets to prevent admissions to A&E, with the help of state-of-the-art technology from EMIS. The centre, attached to the A&E department at Newham Hospital, part of East London NHS Foundation Trust, is using the company's transformational clinical system EMIS Web to care for over 70,000 patients a year and prevent avoidable A&E admissions.

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mHealth Summit Europe 2014 Call for Papers

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. The event contributes to advance cross- disciplinary collaboration in the use of mHealth to improve health outcomes in Europe and elsewhere.

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Overcoming Cloud and Mobility Challenges in Healthcare Webinar

19 February 2014 15:00 CET.
Healthcare is increasingly demanding the ability for universal connectivity and seamless usage of mobile technology. Globally, cloud computing is quickly becoming recognized as the ideal back-end service to manage applications and enable collaboration. Learn how to accelerate time to market for your mobile solutions, present engagement models for the healthcare eco system. Discuss how to develop secure and effective strategies to move to the cloud and how to get tools in your client's hand and to the point-of care.

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Software Europe Adds 28 New NHS Customers in One Quarter

Software Europe, the provider of online expenses, contract and workflow management, has ended 2013 on a record high, adding 29 new clients in its third quarter. 28 of those clients are NHS providers. The new deals mean that Software Europe now administers over £65 million pounds of expenses to over 600,000 NHS employees across the UK. Software Europe's cloud-based Expenses Health product has been chosen in the third quarter by, amongst others, Devon Partnership NHS Trust, Burton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust.

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Opinion Article: Closing the NHS Funding Gap - Dealing with Demand not Capacity

By Angela White, Medical Director, IMS MAXIMS.
Without a detailed understanding of the NHS, you could be forgiven for thinking that the global financial crisis and government's austerity measures were somehow responsible for the financial crisis and the capacity gap that the NHS faces. But nothing could be further from the truth, which is that there has ALWAYS been a gap between demand for healthcare and capacity to deliver AND the gap has increased year on year; and increasing financial input, unless directed very strategically, has historically not addressed the gap.

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