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Philips Strengthens Home Healthcare Solutions Business through Agreement with Aerogen

Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in respiratory care, has signed an agreement with Aerogen Ltd, a privately owned respiratory drug delivery company headquartered in Galway, Ireland. The agreement includes a technology license and the acquisition of select assets solely related to Aerogen's home-care business.

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EMIS Web Helps Occupational Health Team Improve Care for 25,000 NHS Staff and Healthcare Students

One of the biggest NHS occupational health (OH) services in the UK is saving time and improving healthcare for over 25,000 staff and students thanks to EMIS Web. The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the first NHS OH departments in the UK to go entirely paperless with health care for its employees.

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Survey Shows Interest in Health Avatar

According to a survey of the MyHealthAvatar project, a majority of respondents would be interested in a personal 'Health Avatar' to have access to their health data and share information with their doctor. The EU-funded MyHealthAvatar project is trying out a digital representation of your health status, designed as a lifetime companion (Avatar). Your Health Avatar will facilitate the collection of, and access to, long-term health-status information.

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Top 20 eHealth News Articles - Look Back at 2013

eHealthNews.eu Portal invites all readers to look back at the top 20 eHealth news articles that are worth revisiting, again and again, look back at the most prominent moments from the past year. According to the collected web statistics the most commonly viewed pages - the Top 20 News Articles - of the Year 2013 are:

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Commission Launches Pilot to Open Up Publicly Funded Research Data

Valuable information produced by researchers in many EU-funded projects will be shared freely as a result of a Pilot on Open Research Data in Horizon 2020. Researchers in projects participating in the pilot are asked to make the underlying data needed to validate the results presented in scientific publications and other scientific information available for use by other researchers, innovative industries and citizens.

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Registration Open for the First Health & Wellness ECHAlliance @ Mobile World Congress

24 - 26 February 2014, Barcelona, Spain.
European Connected Health Alliance (ECHAlliance) announced the first details of the ECHAlliance @ Mobile World Congress that will be held at Fira Montjuïc, in Barcelona. Mobile World Congress is the premier meeting place for mobile professionals and over 72,000 attendees are expected. For the first time there will be a mobile Health & Wellness specialized conference in the Mobile World Congress, thanks to the mPowered Industries program.

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Key Speakers Confirmed at WoHIT 2014

2 - 4 April 2014, Nice, France.
European and IT healthcare leaders will descend on Nice to discuss how IT can improve the safety and quality of care of patients. Presenters from Europe and beyond will share successful and innovative eHealth solutions that make it possible for patients and providers to access healthcare everywhere. WoHIT 2014 will combine the following three audiences: influential European C-Suites, Nordic countries looking to invest and a new French audience that is ready to engage to upgrade legacy platforms.

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Horizon 2020 Calls for eHealth Projects Launched

Horizon 2020 funding is intended to help boost Europe's knowledge-driven economy, and tackle issues that will make a difference in people's lives. This includes 12 areas that will be a focus for action in 2014/2015, including topics such as personalised healthcare, digital security and smart cities.

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Details Emerging about Landmark Istanbul Health IT Event for Sponsors and Exhibitors Alike

4 - 5 June 2014, Istanbul, Turkey.
Next June Istanbul will be the setting for a truly exciting conference and exhibition - the first time the Turkish Ministry of Health and HIMSS host a joint conference. HIMSS Turkey is already generating high levels of press interest and attention, as it promises to be a highly-informative gathering of both local as well as global IT decision makers.

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Commission Approves Aid for Innovative Medical Services in Remote Areas of Saxony

The European Commission has found German plans to support the setup of a platform for telemedicine services in eastern Saxony in line with EU state aid rules. The platform will allow providing medical services at a distance where the actors, for instance doctors and patients, cannot meet in the same location. The Commission concluded that, in line with EU objectives, the aid will make medical care more accessible for citizens, without unduly distorting competition in the Single Market.

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