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Robotic Therapy May Provide Lasting Gains for Immobilized Stroke Survivors

Severely impaired stroke survivors could walk better when a robotic assist system was added to conventional rehabilitation, according to a study in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.

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ITK 2.0.0 Compliance for InterSystems Ensemble Makes it Easier and Cheaper for NHS Trusts to Exchange Information

InterSystems announced that the National Integration Centre and Assurance (NICA) Technology Office has awarded InterSystems Ensemble® full release 2.0.0 compliance on all its existing Interoperability Toolkit (ITK) specification service bundles, as well as a range of additional correspondence service bundles.

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GE Healthcare Invites People to Join its Efforts in Making an Impact on Neurodegenerative Diseases

GE Healthcare's MIND campaign is going online to give those affected by neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's or other forms of dementia and parkinsonian syndromes a platform to share their stories.

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From Heterogeneous Patient Measurements Towards Earlier Diagnosis in Alzheimer's Disease

European PredictAD project, lead by Principal Scientist Jyrki Lötjönen from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, has developed a decision support tool for objective diagnostics of Alzheimer's disease.

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Nomination Process Opens for the HIMSS Europe Award for eHealth Leadership 2012

HIMSS Europe Opens Nomination Process for the 2012 HIMSS Europe Award for eHealth Leadership HIMSS Europe has launched the nomination process for the HIMSS Europe Award for eHealth Leadership, which recognises an individual who, in the judgment of the HIMSS Europe Governing Council, has demonstrated significant leadership in promoting the use of information technology in healthcare in Europe.

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IMS MAXIMS Celebrates Major New Investment

Leading healthcare IT supplier IMS MAXIMS has announced a major new investor, laying the foundations for future growth. Thomas Anderson, who has taken full ownership of the company, and CEO Shane Tickell, have now outlined their ambitions to build IMS MAXIMS into a substantial force in international healthcare IT.

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Agfa HealthCare's ORBIS Solution Replaces Existing HIS/CIS at Städtisches Klinikum Karlsruhe

Agfa HealthCare announced that its ORBIS solution will replace the existing HIS/CIS (Hospital Information System/Clinical Information System) in the Städtisches Klinikum Karlsruhe, Germany. The 1500-bed hospital is a German 'maximum-care hospital', with 22 medical departments and four institutes providing care to 57,000 in-patients and 161,000 out-patients every year.

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Healthcare IT Suppliers Respond to Consultation to Stimulate a Healthy and Vibrant IT Market

Healthcare IT suppliers have submitted their responses to the joint plan published by the Department of Health's Informatics Directorate and Intellect that aims to foster a healthy and vibrant healthcare IT market.

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iSOFT Wins new e-Prescribing Deal at Harrogate NHS Trust

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is the latest NHS trust to place an order with iSOFT, a CSC company, for its e-prescribing and medicines administration (ePMA) solution to improve medicines management and reduce the risk of drug-related mistakes.

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Whole System Demonstrator Programme

The Whole System Demonstrator programme was set up by the UK Department of Health to show just what telehealth and telecare is capable of. To provide a clear evidence base to support important investment decisions and show how the technology supports people to live independently, take control and be responsible for their own health and care.

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