Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, was selected by BT, one of world's largest leading providers of communications services and solutions, to supply clinical portal solutions for health and social care organizations across the UK's National Health Service (NHS) and wider public sector.
Advanced Health & Care (Advanced), a leading IT provider will unveil Caresys version 8, a widely used end-to-end care home management solution at the Care Show Birmingham at the NEC (stand F52) on 12 and 13 November 2013. The software will be demonstrated alongside a host of other mobile IT solutions.
17 - 19 November 2013, London, UK.
Agfa HealthCare is launching the next generation of its gold-standard MUSICA (Multi-Scale Image Contrast Amplification) image processing software with new technology improvements that enhance both image quality and workflow for radiographers and radiologists at the upcoming 2013 RSNA meeting, in Chicago, USA. The new version is expected to be available in March 2014.
iPLATO Healthcare, a UK leader in mHealth and Analytics, has launched a new feature which allows practices to completely automate the collection of patient data. For the 'QoF season', users of the company's premium service (iPLATO Enterprise or iPLATO Pro) will be able to automatically Read Code patient replies to text messaging campaigns back to the medical record.
The European Commission has published a report which takes stock of the progress made in the field of personalised medicine and the opportunities and challenges associated with its implementation in a healthcare setting. The report focuses on three main areas: 1) the potential for, and issues with, the use of '-omics' technologies in personalised medicine, and the related EU research funding, 2) recent developments in EU legislation for placing medicinal products and devices on the market, and 3) factors affecting the uptake of personalised medicine in health care systems.