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Tunstall Previews iVi Intelligent Pendant

Leading provider of telecare and telehealth solutions, Tunstall Healthcare, will be previewing its latest intelligent personal pendant with automatic fall detection, the iVi, and next-generation monitoring centre software PNC7, at this year's Telecare Services Association International Telecare and Telehealth Conference in Birmingham.

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Philips to Provide Defibrillators on KLM and Air France's Passenger Flights

Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI), a pioneer in developing treatments to combat sudden cardiac arrest, and Air France-KLM Group (Euronext: AF), one of the leading European air transport group, today announced an agreement to equip all KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Air France passenger flights with Philips' market-leading HeartStart automated external defibrillators (AEDs).

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Cambridge Software Improves Quality of Sound for Hearing Aid Users

A new software product developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge could greatly improve sound perception for users of hearing aids. The software prescribes the amount of amplification of high-frequency sounds required to restore the audibility of such sounds. This increases the frequency range of sound that individuals with hearing loss are able to detect, improving speech perception, sound localisation and the ability to hear certain musical sounds, when compared with current methods.

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Housing LIN Launches Report on Benefits of Assisted Living Technology for Vulnerable Adults

A new report from Housing Learning Improvement Network (LIN), which focuses on the role of assisted living technology in social housing for vulnerable adults, was launched this week at the CIH Eastern Conference and Exhibition. The report follows two previous Board Assurance Prompts (BAPs), which examine the application of assisted living technologies in general needs and specialised housing for older people.

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Hospitals in North West England Have Saved Lives Using Clarity Informatics' Quality Improvement Service

Figures published in today's New England Journal of Medicine by a team of economists and health experts from the Universities of Manchester, Nottingham, Birmingham and Cambridge, show significant drops in mortality after using Clarity Informatics' Quality Improvement Service (QIS) in the North West of England.

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Ehealth Insider Launched EHI Imaging Informatics Channel at EHI Live 2012

EHealth Insider (EHI) has launched a new channel focused on digital imaging systems at EHI Live 2012. The new channel, EHI Imaging Informatics, will strengthen EHI's existing coverage of this emerging discipline, which requires close collaboration between knowledgeable clinicians, specialist informaticians and industry experts.

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Chief Clinical Information Officers Bring Seniority and Deep Clinical Expertise to New Role

The first survey of serving NHS chief clinical information officers (CCIOs) highlights the deep clinical experience that is being brought to the new role. It also shows CCIOs are spending 50% more time on the role than their organisations have budgeted for, as they make clinical engagement and information strategy their top priorities. This clearly highlights the growing importance of the CCIO.

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Carestream Acquires Genesis Digital Imaging

Carestream Health has acquired Genesis Digital Imaging, Inc. (Los Angeles, CA), a privately-held imaging software developer and distributor of diagnostic imaging systems. This acquisition enables Carestream to expand its customer base by leveraging the expertise Genesis has in serving U.S. dealers that primarily call on the value tier market and specialty medical practices.

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InterSystems Wins Frost & Sullivan 2012 European Company of the Year Award in Integrated Connected Health Technologies

InterSystems Corporation, a global leader in software for connected care, has been awarded the Frost & Sullivan 2012 European Company of the Year Award in Integrated Connected Health Technologies. Frost & Sullivan cited InterSystems for both its product innovation and its ability to deliver excellent customer value.

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'Integration' is the Theme at EHI Live 2012 - Agfa HealthCare Showcases How to Free Data from Information Silos

Agfa HealthCare is showcasing a range of products supporting collaboration and sharing of clinical data to deliver patient services at EHI Live 2012 in Birmingham. Under the umbrella theme of Insight. Delivered., the company highlights its growing portfolio of imaging and healthcare solutions designed to meet the administrative, clinical and image management requirements at the enterprise level across hospitals.

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