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Opinion Article: How can Technology Help Society Care for Older People

By Maneesh Juneja, Digital Health Futurist.
In 2 weeks' time, at Health 2.0 Europe, I am moderating a pre-conference workshop, 'Health 2.0 Tools for the Elderly'. Dr Leslie Kernisan wrote a blog post after attending the recent Health 2.0 Silicon Valley conference, observing that most Health 2.0 solutions are not designed with the elderly in mind. That's why I was very impressed when Health 2.0 invited me to curate and moderate the workshop on Nov 17th demonstrated at the workshop.

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Agfa HealthCare Releases Next Generation of MUSICA Image Processing Software

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.

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New iPLATO Feature Boosts QoF by Automating Patient Data Collection

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.

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Commission Report Highlights the Potential of Personalised Medicine

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.

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Call for Innovative Research Projects: 10k to Improve Patient Health

QResearch® has announced details of this year's QInnovation Award which recognises innovative research to improve the nation's health - with a grant of up to £10,000 for the winner. Now in its second year, the award is inviting entries from UK research teams involved in projects that are likely to benefit patients or improve clinical care in primary, secondary or community health.

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Shearwater Throws its Weight Behind Mobile Clinical Applications

Dr Ian Denley and Markus Bolton have unveiled Shearwater Systems, a new company established with £2.16m of initial funding to develop mobile clinical applications and health records for the UK health and social care market. Canterbury-based Shearwater Systems has already taken on 15 staff, the majority of whom are technical. The team is developing a range of healthcare IT products including the Rapport Clinical Portal and the Rapport Patient Portal.

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Two Weeks Until the 2013 HIMSS Europe CIO Summit in Madrid

12 - 14 November 2013, Madrid, Spain.
It's now only two weeks until the 2013 HIMSS Europe CIO Summit in Madrid - HIMSS Europe's biggest event for the fourth quarter. And though time is racing by, the good news is it's still not too late to secure your place at what's shaping up to be one of the most important concentrations of health informatics stakeholders this year - in not just Europe, but beyond.

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NHS England to Join IMS MAXIMS at EHI Live to Talk Open Source

NHS England will be joining IMS MAXIMS on stand A44 at this year's annual EHI Live conference and exhibition on November 5-6 at the NEC, Birmingham. IMS MAXIMS is one of the first suppliers in the UK to discuss an open source package for patient administration systems and electronic patient records. Delegates are invited to the stand to find out more about open source and what it could mean for them.

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Bristol Community Health CIC is Now Mobile

Following on from a successful pilot, social enterprise and NHS healthcare provider Bristol Community Health CIC has gone live with the TotalMobile™ App Platform across three of their community healthcare teams and their citywide phlebotomy service. The TotalMobile App, a mobile workflow management solution, allows Healthcare Professionals to spend less time on administration and travel, and more with patients.

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WoHIT 2014: Continuity of Care in the Interoperability Showcase

2 - 4 April 2014, Nice, France.
In the frames of the WoHIT 2014 will be provided the opportunity to see the renowned Interoperability Showcase, the real continuity of care live event. Healthcare stakeholders come together to demonstrate the benefits of using standards-based interoperable health IT solutions for effective and secure health data information exchange.

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