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4th Healthcare IT Exchange

02 - 04 December 2013, Manchester, United Kingdom.
The 4th Healthcare IT Exchange will once again bring together CIOs, IM&T Directors, CCIOs, government representatives and leading solution providers to discuss how public and private organisations can drive greater efficiencies and improve quality of care in times of restrained budgets and change for the healthcare sector.

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Great Potential for Faster Diagnoses with New Method

The more accurately we can diagnose a disease, the greater the chance that the patient will survive. That is why many researchers are working to improve the quality of the diagnostic process. Researchers at the Nano-Science Center, University of Copenhagen have discovered a method that will make the process faster, cheaper and more accurate. This is possible, because they are combining advanced tools used in physics for research in biology at nanoscale, two scientific disciplines usually very distant from each other.

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Philips Collaborates with Accenture to Create First Proof of Concept for Delivering Vital Patient Data via Google Glass

Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG AEX: PHIA) and Accenture (NYSE: CAN) announced the creation of a proof-of-concept demonstration that uses a Google Glass™ head-mounted display for researching ways to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of performing surgical procedures. The demonstration connects Google Glass to Philips IntelliVue Solutions and proves the concept of seamless transfer of patient vital signs into Google Glass, potentially providing clinicians with hands-free access to critical clinical information.

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3000 GP Practices Now Use EMIS Web

EMIS - the UK leader in clinical IT systems for joined-up care - has announced a major landmark in the rollout of EMIS Web. Over 3,000 GP practices have now moved to the company's transformational healthcare system. The full scale of EMIS Web's impact was revealed at the EMIS National User Group conference in Nottingham yesterday (3 October 2013) with the news that over 4 million consultations are now recorded on EMIS Web every week.

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Johnson & Johnson Innovation Celebrates Life Science Innovation

Johnson & Johnson Innovation today announced several new collaborations in the European region to coincide with a 'Celebration of Life Science Innovation' event, hosted by its London Innovation Centre. The event brings together UK life science leaders and scientists from the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies to celebrate promising advances and discuss novel collaboration models to deliver better healthcare solutions for patients around the world.

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Joint Technology Initiatives Highlight Contribution to European Quality of Life and Competitiveness

Europe's Joint Technology Initiatives (JTIs) are delivering exciting results that will help to improve Europeans' quality of life and contribute to Europe's competitiveness - this is the key message from a series of events taking place in the European Parliament in Brussels this week. The events are timely, as the European Parliament will soon debate the European Commission’s proposals on JTIs under Horizon 2020.

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Europe's Health Systems Must be Made Crisis-Proof

2 - 4 October 2013, Bad Hofgastein, Austria.
The impact of the economic crisis and austerity policies on European health systems and people's health, as well as the urgent need to promote a robust, innovation-friendly health policy framework are the two central topics dominating the agenda at the European Health Forum Gastein (EHFG), which opened today in Bad Hofgastein.

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The New Website for Information Standards

The new website for information standards has been developed by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) working in partnership with NHS England, the Department of Health and other commissioning partners. The site is aimed at information standards professionals across health and social care.

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Hertfordshire County Council Delivering Countywide Telecare Service in Partnership with Tunstall

Hertfordshire County Council (HCC) has invested in a countywide telecare service from Tunstall Healthcare, to support existing and future users of homecare services within the region. Developed in partnership with international service company Serco, the pioneering new service is expected to benefit up to 4000 people in its first year.

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Philips Aims to Offer 10,000 Women Free Mammography Testing

As a technology company that cares about people, Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) is pleased to continue its support of Breast Cancer Awareness on a global scale. As part of its commitment, Philips aims to offer 10,000 women free mammography testing and highlight the importance of early detection by illuminating an estimated 100 landmarks around the world pink throughout the month of October.

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