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BridgeHead Software Appoints New EMEA Sales Director

BridgeHead Software, the Healthcare Storage Virtualization (HSV) company, has announced the appointment of Tony Tomkys to head up their sales operation in EMEA. In his new role as Director of Sales for EMEA, Tomkys aims to further increase BridgeHead's UK customer footprint in the NHS and private healthcare sector as well as driving pan-European initiatives.

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New Electronic Patient Record Supports Department of Health and Pension's Pathways to Work Programme

Tees Valley Condition Management Programme (CMP) has implemented a new electronic patient record (EPR) system based on AxSys Technology's Excelicare solution. The EPR, which replaces a manual system, has been designed to support all aspects of patient administration and medical management.

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Philips Joins New Venture Capital Fund to Foster Innovation in Healthcare

Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) today announced that it has joined Gilde Healthcare III - a new venture capital fund focusing on innovative early and growth stage healthcare technology companies in Europe and the USA that are active in developing and commercializing new patient-centric healthcare solutions, medical technologies and therapeutics.

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EU Funded WOUNDMONITOR Helps Pinpoint Bacteria and Speed Up Healing

More than 4000 people die in the EU each year because of accidents caused by fire and many thousands more are hospitalised to receive treatment for burns. Thanks to EU-funded research, medical experts will be able to more quickly identify the harmful bacteria or fungus which may be lurking in the wounds of burn victims and causing an infection, speeding up the diagnostic and healing process by days.

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Denmark Protects Patients with CSC Adverse Incident Service

CSC (NYSE: CSC) announced that Denmark's National Board of Health will go live this summer with its adverse incident reporting solution. This project follows a successful EU tender last autumn to provide the National Board of Health with a web-based solution to allow patients, citizens and healthcare professionals to report adverse incidents in any part of the Danish health system.

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EU Funded Clinical Workstation Will Help Accurately Detect Breast Cancer

Each year 350,000 new cases of breast cancer are detected in the European Union, but a lack of effective technology to assist in cases that are difficult to diagnose means some cases go undetected or are incorrectly diagnosed.

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System C awarded Buying Solutions Framework Agreement for Telehealth

The two-year telehealth framework agreement has been awarded by Buying Solutions, the national procurement partner for UK public services and part of the Efficiency and Reform Group within the Cabinet Office.

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eHealth Tallinn 2010 Conference - Have an eExperience in Tallinn

13 - 15 October 2010, Tallinn, Estonia.
Tallinn eHealth Conference intends to bring together the Eastern and Western Europe's industry leaders and experts from both public and private sectors for education and collaboration.

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Electronic Patient Records Key to Improving Patient Care Only with Secure Data Management

Healthcare data storage expert Tony Cotterill has called secure data management the "missing link" to improving patient care in the 21st century. Cotterill's comments follow in the wake of research carried out by GS1 UK and Hospital Dr which discovered that half of doctors expect Electronic Patient Records (EPRs) to improve patient care by providing verifiable, consistent and complete data to support verbal handovers between medical staff.

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Patient Safety at Greater Risk as Poor Stock Control Exacerbates in NHS Trusts

According to a recent (leaked) report, a cash crisis at South London Healthcare Trust left patients lying on the operating table before doctors' realised vital equipment had not been ordered.

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