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Siemens Showcases a Comprehensive Imaging Portfolio for Radiotherapy

At the Second Forum of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ESTRO) in Geneva, Switzerland, Siemens Healthcare will debut the new RT Pro edition of the Somatom Definition AS Open 20/64 large bore computed tomography system. The RT Pro edition was specially developed for use in radiation therapy and permits more precision in therapy planning and cancer treatment - particularly under difficult conditions, such as obese patients and artifacts from metal implants and tumor motion.

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COCIR Event Shows The Reality Of The Digital Hospital

At a COCIR' event in Brussels yesterday on 'Digital Hospitals: Healthcare transformation from electronic patient records to fully connected hospitals', speakers from the European Commission, OECD, hospitals and industry came together to discuss how to maximise the use of health ICT to drive efficiency in hospitals while maintaining a highest level of quality and safety.

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eHealth Week 2013: New Technologies, New Ideas, New Opportunities

13 - 15 May 2013, Dublin, Ireland.
Taking place at The Convention Centre Dublin, the event will showcase the world's most cutting edge Health IT technology. eHealth Week is a dedicated platform aimed at assisting the Health IT industry to reach a new level of efficiency and business generation.

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Bristol Community Health Becomes First NHS Provider to Pilot TotalMobile™ App Platform

TotalMobile Ltd has chosen HC2013 to announce that social enterprise and NHS provider Bristol Community Health will begin a pilot this spring of the TotalMobile™ App Platform, a mobile workflow management solution which allows healthcare professionals to spend less time on administration and travel, and more with patients.

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Smartphone Way to Lose Weight

Their study is the first to evaluate a smartphone app as the sole method for monitoring weight loss, with researchers creating My Meal Mate to trial against similar products for monitoring food intake, an online food diary and the traditional paper version. The My Meal Mate app allows users to monitor their food intake and exercise, set a weight loss target and sends a weekly update on progress via text message.

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conhIT 2013: Healthcare IT Industry Demonstrates its Innovative Drive in Berlin

As Europe's leading industry event for healthcare IT, conhIT - Connecting Healthcare IT fulfilled all the high expectations placed in it. 5,980 trade visitors from more than 40 countries attended conhIT in Berlin, 500 more than last year. From 9 to 11 April, 320 exhibitors from 14 countries displayed their healthcare IT products and services on the Berlin Exhibition Grounds.

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TotalMobile Ltd Choose HC2013 to Announce Launch into UK Healthcare Market

Mobile solution provider TotalMobile Ltd will announce the launch of their TotalMobile App Platform - a workflow management solution into the UK healthcare market at HC2013 (16th - 17th April, ICC Birmingham) by presenting the benefits of adopting a mobile working strategy. Delegates will be able to experience live demonstrations on stand 18 and see how it supports healthcare professionals working on mobile devices, such as smart phones and tablets to update patient information and record medical tasks whilst on location.

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EU and US Step Up Cooperation in eHealth

The European Commission's Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CONNECT) and the United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) have agreed on a roadmap to strengthen transatlantic cooperation in eHealth and Health information technologies (IT). This builds on a Memorandum of Understanding on this topic, signed in 2010 under the auspices of the Transatlantic Economic Council.

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Secretary of State for Health to join Dame Fiona Caldicott at HC2013

Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State for Health will be joining Dame Fiona Caldicott to address delegates attending HC2013, the leading health IT event for the UK. Dame Fiona will be launching her long-awaited Caldicott Review report, which will be making recommendations on the balance between protecting and sharing information across the health and social care services in order to improve people's care.

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Opinion Article: Only the Fittest Will Survive and Flourish

By Kurt Long, CEO of FairWarning
The NHS is currently undergoing a transformation, which once completed will give place to a new, leaner and more efficient healthcare landscape. With limited financial resources and having to meet the growing needs of an ageing population, many NHS trusts are struggling, some have gone into administration, such as South London Healthcare NHS Trust, with more to follow suit.

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