EHTEL 2012 Symposium "Fact not Fiction: The Future of eHealth is Already Here"
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6 - 7 December 2012, Brussels, Belgium.The waiting is over. We find much of what is considered future health already being implemented in many healthcare systems around Europe. Telehealth is often integrated in home care as is telemedicine integrated in clinical routines e.g. for stroke. Everyone in healthcare uses some digital communication. Yet while the tools are there, many conceptual, legal, organisational and educational challenges remain.
Health 2.0 Europe Showcased the Latest Innovations as Health Care Goes Digital
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Health care is transforming quickly due to mobile and web technologies. The driving forces behind this development are not the traditional players but start-ups and software experts. To keep track of innovation, Health 2.0 held its annual European session in Berlin on November 6 - 7.
HIMSS Europe Webinar: Use of Real-Life EHR Data for Clinical Research and Personalized Medicine
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27 November 2012, 15:00 CET.Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems provide a rich repository of medical knowledge that is largely untapped in clinical research. These vast data stores have the potential to improve patient recruitment, conduct feasibility studies, refine inclusion/exclusion criteria, enhance safety data and, in general, to inform clinical research.
Agfa HealthCare - Third Quarter 2012
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Supported by positive currency effects, Agfa HealthCare's revenue increased by 11.2 percent to 297 million Euro. The digital radiography business (consisting of Computed Radiography and Direct Radiography) performed well, adding to the continued growth of the IT segment. Compared to the very weak third quarter of 2011, film volumes also increased.
Persons with Diabetes will Contribute to Assess the Global Impact of Telemedicine Services
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Lorenzo Now Live in Royal Lancaster Infirmary's Emergency Department
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Lorenzo will change the way the trust keeps patient records from being largely paper-based to a brand new electronic health record - a major step forward for patient safety. The system gives the staff treating a patient access to constantly updated information wherever and whenever it is needed, regardless of which of the Trust's hospitals they are in.
Agfa HealthCare Signs Deal with Máxima Medisch Centrum, the Netherlands
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Agfa HealthCare announces that on September 12, 2012, it signed an agreement with Máxima Medisch Centrum in the Netherlands to upgrade its Radiology Information System (RIS) and Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) with a solution that extends to cardiology and nuclear medicine.
Anoto Announces Continued Worldwide Expansion in Healthcare
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Anoto Group, the creator of Digital Pen and Paper technology, announced that its flexible and easy-to-use mobile solutions are being adopted by a wide range of healthcare organisations throughout the globe to provide instant access to information.
New Research Reveals NHS Acute Trusts Set to Spend £800m per Year on Health IT by 2015
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NHS acute trusts in England will be spending around £800m a year on IT in four years time, as they respond to the end of the National Programme for IT in the NHS and other pressures, new research shows. The 'Market by numbers' report from EHI Intelligence launched at EHI Live 2012, reveals that total IT spend in this sector will increase by 4.2% in 2012 - 2013, despite overall trust budgets remaining flat.
Agfa HealthCare Enterprise Imaging Joins EMC Select Program
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Agfa HealthCare announced participation in the EMC Select program, enabling customers to purchase Agfa HealthCare's industry-leading ICIS solution through EMC Select. With the growing need to provide enterprise-wide access to all images, regardless of where created or stored, healthcare organizations can now leverage Agfa HealthCare's enterprise imaging and clinical workflow solutions with EMC Atmos®, EMC Isilon®, EMC VNX® and EMC VMAX® arrays.