iPLATO Healthcare has been awarded a framework agreement for Assistive Technologies which includes Telecare, Telehealth and Telecoaching products and services.
iSOFT Group Limited (ASX:ISF) has launched a new e-prescribing and medication administration (ePMA) solution in the UK and is close to finalising deals with a number of NHS trusts to become early adopters.
The 9th annual Med-e-Tel event took place at the Luxexpo Exhibition and Congress Center in Luxembourg on April 14-16, 2010. The event, organized by the International Society for Telemedicine & eHealth (ISfTeH), attracted over 450 attendees from around the world (53 countries attending).
Royal Philips Electronics (AEX: PHI, NYSE: PHG) has agreed to acquire the business of CDP Medical Ltd, an Israel-based provider of Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS), and a subsidiary of medical device distributor Medtechnica Ltd (TASE: MEDI).
Siemens has enhanced its digital radiography systems with technology that produces a soft tissue image of the chest. Riverain Medical's SoftView Enhanced Chest Imaging technology automatically suppresses the ribs and clavicles to improve the visibility of soft tissue structures in the lungs, allowing the physician to interpret pulmonary nodules with greater certainty.
Map of Medicine has launched a new toolkit dedicated to helping organisations to implement the Map successfully. Based on the Map of Medicine Adoption Framework and the experience of early adopter communities, the toolkit incorporates some of the processes that facilitate a successful implementation.
iSOFT Group Limited (ASX: ISF) announced that Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust has switched to its new A&E system under plans for all clinical staff at the 460-bed Darent Valley Hospital at Dartford to order radiology and pathology tests online, and follows an upgrade of iSOFT's hospital information system (HIS) last year.