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Siemens Expands its Angiography Systems

Siemens Healthcare has integrated the navigation technology MediGuide from St. Jude Medical into its Artis zee angiography systems. By means of magnetic targeting, MediGuide locates the catheter during cardiac interventions and projects its precise position in real-time on a previously acquired fluoroscopy image of the patient.

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Horizon 2020 - the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation

The proposed Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, which will be introduced post-2013, will build upon the successes of the current Framework Programme for Research (FP7), the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT).

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Health 2.0 Europe 2011 - Call for Speakers

27 - 28 October 2011, Berlin, Germany.
If your organization is in the Health 2.0 space and offers a technology or service that is particularly innovative or provides a solution to a major healthcare challenge, Health 2.0 Europe 2011 wants to hear from you.

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Ten-Year Partnership Agreement for Evangelisches Krankenhaus Bielefeld and Siemens

Siemens Healthcare has recently signed a ten-year partnership agreement with German hospital operator Evangelisches Krankenhaus Bielefeld (EvKB), which is investing in a completely new radiology suite with the latest equipment in order to provide optimal care for patients.

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CSC Finalises iSOFT Acquisition

CSC (NYSE: CSC) has closed the acquisition of iSOFT Group Limited (ASX: ISF), one of the world's largest providers of advanced healthcare IT solutions. The acquisition complements and strengthens CSC's market-leading software products and healthcare integration and services portfolio, and enhances its healthcare research and development capabilities.

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Global E-Health Forum 2011 News

11 - 13 October 2011, Hamburg, Germany.
Dr. Stephanie Carretero, Researcher, Polibienestar Research Centre (University of Valencia) will lecture on "Personalized Healthcare for Dependent Elderly People Affected by a Cardiovascular or Osteoarticular Disease - A Research Project in Valencia".

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Intel-GE Care Innovations™ Connect Targets Social Isolation in Older Adults

Intel-GE Care Innovations™ is announcing Care Innovations™ Connect, a new product designed to address social isolation in older adults. Developed in partnership with seniors and senior service providers, Connect helps professional caregivers monitor the changing needs of seniors while giving older adults the tools that help them build ties to their communities and avoid social isolation and loneliness.

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Tieto Supplies Elderly Care Solution to Trelleborg Municipality

Trelleborg is set to be the latest in a long line of local authorities in the south of Sweden to roll out Tieto's Procapita solution to provide IT support for elderly care. The agreement affects 1,250 employees and around 3,700 customers.

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Philips Healthcare's OB TraceVue Version G.00.20 Achieves ONC-ATCB Certification

Royal Philips Electronics (AEX: PHI, NYSE: PHG) announced that Philips OB TraceVue Version G.00.20 is 2011/2012 compliant and has been certified as an Electronic Health Records (EHR) module by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT®), an ONC-ATCB, in agreement with the hospital certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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Letter of Endorsement: Global E-Health Forum 2011

11 - 13 October 2011, Hamburg, Germany.
His Excellency Peter M. Boehm, The Ambassador of Canada in Germany, sent a Letter of Endorsement and mentioned that Canada is proud to be the Partner Country at the Global E-Health Forum in Hamburg.

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