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Opinion Article: Where Next for the Portal?
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By Dr Joel Ratnasothy, Medical Director EMEA for Caradigm.The problem is that a portal in a healthcare IT context is a loosely defined term to describe a web page that displays information retrieved from other systems. The systems it connects are ideally 'Best of Breed' applications that manage specific clinical tasks such as medical imaging or blood sample testing. But the broader IT industry no longer talks about web portals, but it is talking about ‘big data’.
Philips Celebrates 100 Years of Research
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Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) today kicked off celebrations of the one hundredth anniversary of Philips Research at a special stakeholder event in Eindhoven. Since the development of its first light bulb, the company is focusing on innovations that matter to people, such as technologies that will make healthcare more affordable and accessible, energy-efficient LED lighting solutions that will improve people's wellbeing and make the world more sustainable, as well as locally relevant consumer appliances and services.
Philips Strengthens Home Healthcare Solutions Business through Agreement with Aerogen
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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.
EMIS Web Helps Occupational Health Team Improve Care for 25,000 NHS Staff and Healthcare Students
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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.
Survey Shows Interest in Health Avatar
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Top 20 eHealth News Articles - Look Back at 2013
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Commission Launches Pilot to Open Up Publicly Funded Research Data
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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.
Registration Open for the First Health & Wellness ECHAlliance @ Mobile World Congress
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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.
Key Speakers Confirmed at WoHIT 2014
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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.
Horizon 2020 Calls for eHealth Projects Launched
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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.