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Agfa HealthCare - First Quarter 2011

Agfa HealthCare's revenue grew by 4.0 percent compared to the first quarter of 2010. Excluding currency effects, the increase would amount to 1.6 percent.

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Kroes and Dalli Welcome Council Presidency eHealth Declaration on Delivering Better Health Care

A Hungarian Presidency Declaration urging Member States to deploy eHealth services to the benefit of patients, healthcare workers and national healthcare systems has been welcomed by European Commission Vice-President for the Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes and Health Commissioner John Dalli.

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eHealth: New Opportunities in Healthcare

Although eHealth cannot replace the physician-patient relationship, it has a fantastic potential, Minister of National Resources, Miklós Réthelyi emphasizsed, at the press briefing of the international ministerial conference eHealth Week 2011 in Budapest.

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Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust and HP Sign Agreement to Improve Patient Care

Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust and HP (NYSE: HPQ) announce that they have signed an agreement to improve patient care, boost efficiency and create savings for the NHS organisation over the five to seven years of the contract.

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HP Announces Healthcare Sector Solutions

HP announced the availability of HP Distributed Workflow Solution for Healthcare and HP Exstream for Healthcare Providers; new solutions designed to transform patient experience and significantly reduce readmission rates.

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English IT Professional Dr. Jean Roberts Receives HIMSS Europe Award for eHealth Leadership

HIMSS Europe delivered its annual Leadership award to Dr. Jean Roberts, an English internationally renowned health IT professional "for her many years of service to eHealth in Europe and her extensive, multi-faceted experience in academic research and her ability to design and implement strategic health initiatives and manage complex programmes and projects in informatics and e-health business areas".

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HealthBlog: Bridging e-Health Innovations in Europe to Deliver Better Health for All Citizens

By Bill Crounse, MD, Senior Director, Worldwide Health Executive Producer Health Tech Today, Microsoft Corporation.
I landed today in Budapest, Hungary. Shortly after arriving at my hotel, I took a brisk walk along the riverfront. When I travel internationally, I always try to get some daylight soon after arriving to help me adjust to the new time.

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First DataBank Will Demo New Point of Care Decision Support Tool

First DataBank is the UK's leading provider of electronic medicines information and drug databases and will provide live demos of its newly introduced FIRSTLight clinical decision support tool at WoHIT 2011, booth 813.

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eHealth Survey Shows Most Hospitals Online but Telemedicine Services not Fully Deployed

More than 90% of European hospitals are connected to broadband, 80% have electronic patient record systems, but only 4% of hospitals grant patients online access to their electronic records, according to the results of a survey conducted for the European Commission.

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CSC Launches eMEDlink® Telemedicine Solution

CSC (NYSE: CSC) today launched CSC eMEDlink®, a pioneering telemedicine platform that enables clinicians in primary and secondary care to conduct secure, remote audio/visual consultations, and empower patients to take control of their personal care.

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