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Integrated Data and Real Time Decision Support Webinars

As part of its care-integration service and education programme 'Key Accelerators for Integrated Working', HCS, a subsidiary of HFMA, is offering a series of six free webinars. Targeted at CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, CCG board members, clinical directors and other front line clinical champions, this series of webinars provides an overview of the six key accelerators necessary to establish and sustain an integrated care model.

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Safer, More Effective and Innovative Medical Devices

Ranging from simple sticking plasters to the most sophisticated life-supporting machines, medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices are central to our health and quality of life. To ensure that these devices serve the needs and ensure the safety of European citizens, the European Commission proposed two Regulations which are fit for purpose, more transparent and better adapted to scientific and technological progress.

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HIMSS Europe Webinar: A Patient-centric Holistic Care Approach to Chronic Disease Management

17 October 2012, 15:00 CET
There is no doubt that we are experiencing a global healthcare crisis with costs rising uncontrollably and an aging population that is placing an increased burden on already strained healthcare systems. Remote monitoring solutions have the potential to alleviate this burden by allowing providers to monitor patients remotely and empowering patients to better manage their own health.

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£10K Award for Innovative Research

QResearch® - one of the largest GP research databases in the world - has launched a £10,000 award to improve the nation's health. The QInnovation award is inviting entries in the next eight weeks from UK research teams involved in projects that are likely to benefit patients or improve clinical care in primary health.

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The Road to Personalised Medical Care and Technology

14 - 17 November 2012, Düsseldorf, Germany.
The 'personalisation' in medical technology will be impressively showcased by more than 4,500 exhibitors at the world's biggest medical trade fair MEDICA 2012 in Düsseldorf and at the parallel fair COMPAMED 2012, the leading international market platform for suppliers in the medical technology industry (over 600 exhibitors).

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Autonomous Flying Robot with a Honey Bee Brain

Scientists at the Universities of Sheffield and Sussex are embarking on an ambitious project to produce the first accurate computer models of a honey bee brain in a bid to advance our understanding of Artificial Intelligence (AI), and how animals think.

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Advanced Health & Care Achieves ITK Accreditation

Advanced Health & Care (Advanced), a leading provider of IT management systems for the health and care sectors, has achieved the ITK (Interoperability Toolkit) accreditation from the Department of Health (DH). Advanced gained the accreditation for its leading clinical patient management system, Adastra.

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New Strategy to Drive European Business and Government Productivity via Cloud Computing

The European Commission's new strategy for "Unleashing the potential of cloud computing in Europe" outlines actions to deliver a net gain of 2.5 million new European jobs, and an annual boost of EUR 160 billion to EU GDP (around 1%), by 2020. The strategy is designed to speed up and increase the use of cloud computing across the economy.

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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Orders CARESTREAM DRX-Revolution Mobile X-ray Systems

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Boston, Mass.), a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, purchased four CARESTREAM DRX-Revolution Mobile X-Ray Systems to provide immediate access to high-resolution images in multiple intensive care units that serve trauma, cardiac, surgical and other critical care patients.

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Agfa HealthCare Launches SKINTELL Non-Invasive High-Definition Optical Coherence Tomography Solution

Agfa HealthCare will launch its SKINTELL* high-definition optical coherence tomography (HD-OCT) solution at the 21st congress of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) in Prague. This non-invasive imaging technology allows the examination of the epidermal morphology and superficial dermis, potentially avoiding a biopsy.

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