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Hospitals from France, Spain and the Netherlands win Awards

HIMSS Analytics Europe announced that it will be awarding EMRAM Stage 6 & 7 awards to hospitals from France, Spain and the Netherlands at its annual CIO Summit taking place in Mallorca, November 18-20, 2012. The winners will be receiving their awards at the Awards Dinner on November 19th.

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WHO Forum on Health Data Standardization and Interoperability

3 - 4 December 2012, WHO Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland.
Interoperability has been　 recognized as essential to achieving the full potential of information and communication technologies (ICTs) and medical devices in support of health systems as part of the overall socioeconomic development of countries.

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The Third Annual Health 2.0 Europe Conference in Berlin

6 - 7 November 2012, Berlin, Germany.
Healthcare is changing profoundly due to new web and mobile applications. The conference Health 2.0 Europe addresses recent developments in this emerging field. The 2012 edition features exciting live technology demos and panels dedicated to answering the most urgent questions in health care.

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Computer Simulator to Manage Hospital Emergencies

Researchers of the group High Performance Computing for Efficient Applications and Simulation (HPC4EAS) of the Department of Computer Architecture and Operating Systems of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), in collaboration with the team at the Emergency Services Unit at Hospital de Sabadell (Parc Taulí Healthcare Corporation), have developed an advanced computer simulator to help in decision-making processes (DSS, or decision support system) which could aid emergency service units in their operations management.

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Ambient Assisted Living Joint Programme Catalogue of Projects 2012

This catalogue provides an overview of the 102 projects that have resulted from the first four calls published by the Ambient Assisted Living Joint Programme (AALJP). This is an insight into the products, systems and services that are being developed by hundreds of small and medium enterprises, research, user organisations and others, throughout Europe.

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Health 2.0 Europe: Highlights and Sneak Peek

6 - 7 November 2012, Berlin, Germany.
Over 400 Health 2.0 stakeholders from more than 25 countries including health authorities, policy makers, health entrepreneurs, IT solution providers, care givers, patient organizations, public and private insurance organizations, pharma companies, VCs and financiers...

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Patients Across Northern Ireland are Benefiting from Improved Care Through Telemonitoring

TelemonitoringNI is the largest telemonitoring service in the UK and Northern Ireland. The service, provided by TF3 in conjunction with the five Health and Social Care Trusts, is transforming the care of 1000 people with long-term conditions, and is set to benefit up to 20,000 people over six years by enabling better control over their own health and improving care outcomes.

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VU University Medical Center Amsterdam and Philips Open the Netherlands' First PET/MR Imaging Center

Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) and the VU University Medical Center Amsterdam (the Netherlands) today announced the opening of the Netherlands' first PET/MR Imaging Center. This advanced new imaging modality will enable researchers at the VU University Medical Center Amsterdam to investigate new methods of diagnosing and treating cancer and neurological disorders.

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EMIS and BMJ Informatica Join Forces for iSoft GPs

EMIS - the UK's market leading provider of software to GPs - has signed an agreement with BMJ Informatica to offer its FrontDesk and Contract+ products free of charge to CSC users for 12 months when they migrate to EMIS Web. It is part of a free package of assistance to CSC users who place an order for EMIS Web by 31 December 2012.

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New Electronic Data Capture Solution Could Save Maternity Wards £16 Million Per Annum

Anoto, the creator of digital pen technology, has announced its part in a new maternity electronic data capture system which will revolutionise the collection of maternity information, particularly within community settings. The new system - E-Preginfo - provides an end-to-end solution for complete data capture of Perinatal Institute pregnancy notes using digital pens.

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