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Healthcare IT Industry Gives a Positive Assessment of conhIT 2013

Exhibitors and trade visitors have given a positive assessment of conhIT, Europe's largest event for healthcare IT. That is the result of a survey on conhIT 2013 which polled every exhibitor and visitor following the event. The results have been summarised in two brief analyses which have now been publicised on the conhIT website.

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Tunstall Joins Innovative Partnership to Improve Telehealthcare Service Delivery in Hampshire

Tunstall Healthcare, the leading provider of telehealth and telecare solutions, has joined the Argenti Telehealthcare Partnership to deliver telecare services to vulnerable adults in Hampshire. The Argenti Telehealthcare Partnership is led by PA Consulting and comprises Tunstall Healthcare, O2, CareCalls, Medvivo and Magna Careline.

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WoHIT 2014: eHealth with Benefits

3 - 4 April 2014, Nice, France.
European IT and Healthcare leaders will descend on Nice to discuss how IT can improve the safety and quality of care for 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.

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Carestream Digital X-ray System Receives Top Award from Leading Research Organisation

For the second time in one month, Carestream Health has again earned a top rating from medical professionals using a Carestream digital X-ray system as reported by KLAS, an independent research organisation that monitors healthcare vendor performance.

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(Opinion Article) Paperless NHS: Not without Caldicott2

By Tim Dunn, General Manager, FairWarning.
A few weeks after the publication of the Caldicott2 recommendations and having had time to review them in detail, I can only applaud the outcome of the huge task undertaken by Dame Fiona and her team. Not only does the report mark a decisive step forward for patient privacy, it lays the foundation for building a secure and trusted digital healthcare system and the achievement of a paperless NHS by 2018.

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(Opinion Article) NHS' Technology Strategy Needs to Go that Extra Mile for Frontline Staff

By Colin Reid, Chief Executive of TotalMobile.
We are on a journey. The Department of Health's (DH) first mandate told the then NHS Commissioning Board where we needed to get to in order to deliver an improved national health service. The DH's 'Power of Information' strategy plotted the routes of healthcare providers, commissioners and technology suppliers to drive better heath, care and support.

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Agfa HealthCare Proves the Interoperability of ORBIS, IMPAX EE and HYDMedia in 2013 IHE Connectathon

Agfa HealthCare announces its successful participation in the IHE (Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise) initiative's 13th European Connectathon in Istanbul, Turkey. The event tests the integration capabilities of hospital information systems (HIS), picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) and other healthcare solutions in a controlled environment.

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Philips MRI Scanner to be Used in Prestigious 6 Year Project

Scientists from Guys' and St Thomas', King's College, London, Imperial College, London and University of Oxford will use a Philips state-of-the-art MRI scanner combined with specially developed imaging techniques to investigate the wombs of pregnant women and image their babies' brains, even while the fetuses are moving.

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Webinar to Participate in EU-US eHealth Cooperation

20 June 2013, 9:00 - 10:00 am EDT (USA and Canada) or 3:00 - 4:00 pm CEST (Mainland Europe).
The European Commission's Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CONNECT) and the US Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) are pleased to announce the launch of a new Initiative - the EU-US MoU and Roadmap eHealth Cooperation.

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NHS Foundation Trust Hospital to Deliver Coordinated Care with Sunrise Clinical Manager

Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust has successfully implemented Allscripts (NASDAQ: MDRX) Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM). The activation occurred the weekend of June 8th; three months ahead of schedule, and on budget. Sunrise Clinical Manager is an acute care Electronic Health Record. The new system will help Salford Royal, one of the UK's highest regarded healthcare providers, transform its caregiving.

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