COCIR Concept on Medical Software
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- Category: Industry
COCIR issued an easy-to-use tool to help determine whether software is a medical device or not. Since the revision of the European Medical Device Directive, in force as of 21 March 2010, the definition for medical devices also includes software used for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.
New Report Highlights Benefits of Telecare for People Living with Dementia
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- Category: Tunstall
A new report by North Yorkshire County Council and St Cecilia's, an independent residential provider, and authored by the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Assistive Technology Development Manager, has highlighted the positive impact of telecare on people with dementia living in a residential setting.
eHealth Week 2011 to Focus on Cost and Quality Benefits of IT Solutions in Healthcare
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10 - 13 May 2011, Budapest, Hungary.Political leaders, Hospital and IT Leadership from across Europe will come together at eHealth Week 2011 in Budapest to advance the continent's digital health infrastructure. The four-day event will feature educational sessions, an exhibition, workshops and many networking opportunities.
GE Healthcare Donates Ten Vscan™ Ultrasound Pocket-Sized Visualization Tool
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GE Healthcare announced a donation to the Vatican foundation "The Good Samaritan", created by Pope John Paul II and entrusted to Pontifical Council for Healthcare Workers, of ten Vscans, its latest ultrasound pocket-sized visualization tool.
McKesson UK Awarded BCS IT Supplier of the Year
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McKesson UK, the trusted healthcare IT solutions and services specialist, has been awarded 'IT Supplier of the Year' by The British Computer Society (BCS) & Computing UK IT Industry Awards 2010.
eHealth for All: Launch of Assignio Health Platform
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At Medica 2010 in Dusseldorf, Microsoft's HealthVault team, represented by Jens Dommel, Head of HealthVault, Western Europe at The Microsoft Health Solutions Group, announced the launch in Germany of Assignio, a health platform based on the HealthVault Microsoft technology.
CSC LABKA II Goes Live at County of Blekinge in Sweden
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- Category: CSC Healthcare EMEA
CSC (NYSE: CSC) announced that the county of Blekinge in Sweden is the first customer outside Denmark for its LABKA II Laboratory Information System. After going live in late October, the system will be used to support the Karlskrona and Karlshamn hospitals within the Swedish province administrative county, and provide healthcare professionals with a more efficient, safer laboratory information service.
Tunstall Showcases Advanced Telehealthcare Technology at NHS Alliance
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Tunstall Healthcare, the leading provider of telecare and telehealth solutions, is exhibiting its advanced telehealthcare solutions at this year's NHS Alliance Annual Conference and Exhibition.
Philips Announces its Global Partnership with the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD)
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Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) announced its partnership with the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD), on the occasion of World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Day.
Telehealth Could Give Carers a Break
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The Care Services Minister has announced the NHS will get £400 million to give carers like the spouses, parents and children of chronically ill patients a break - and telehealth can help.