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Global Leader in Connected Healthcare Acquires Prosa srl Technology Services Firm

InterSystems Corporation announced a strategic expansion in the Italian healthcare technology market with the acquisition of Prosa srl, a part of Gruppo Sistema SpA.

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BCS Health Scotland Conference 2010 & NHS Scotland eHealth Awards

22-23 September 2010, Glasgow.
BCS Health Scotland Conference 2010 will be staged at the prestigious Glasgow Science Centre where event partipants not only have great views over the Clyde and City but complementary entrance to the fun science exhibits. The futuristic building mirrors BCS Health Scotland's innovative and forward looking approach.

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Top UK Cancer Centre Chooses IMS MAXIMS

A new web-based electronic patient records system is being swiftly introduced at a leading cancer centre thanks to an extension of its contract with IMS MAXIMS. The agreement follows a full options appraisal in which Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology NHS Foundation Trust (CCO) measured IMS against other commercially available alternatives and against the nationally-funded programme.

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System C Celebrates 50th Medway Deployment

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with a Medway maternity information system from System C Healthcare. It marks the 50th deployment of System C's Medway suite of hospital systems.

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iSOFT Wins Two-Year Contract Renewal with NHS Body

Australia's largest listed health information technology company, announced that NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) has extended its contract for iSOFT Business Solutions to host its Oracle finance and purchasing applications by an additional two years.

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2nd European Connected Health Leadership Summit

15 - 16 June 2010, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
With a new decade, will we see the start of change and "connected health" deliver on its promise? Are we ready to move beyond the hype and implement more than pilots? As the world begins to embrace the idea that health and wellness can be improved and costs can be reduced through the application of remote monitoring technologies, how will you get started?

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Prescribing Research Takes Priority at First DataBank Europe

First DataBank Europe announced sponsorship of the Prescribing and Prescriptions Management seminar to be held at independent research charity The King's Fund's premises in London on 23 March as part of the Inquiry into the Quality of General Practice.

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True eHealth Innovation Always Comes from SMEs

Eric Maurincomme, speaking in his role as Chairman of COCIR Healthcare IT Committee, the voice of the European Radiological, Electromedical and Healthcare IT Industry, has stated during his participation at eHealth week in Barcelona that, in this industry, true innovation always comes from small and medium enterprises, as a result of researchers' work in tackling a specific problem posed to their organization.

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Healthcare IT Professionals Investing in Electronic Patient Record Systems Resiliency

Preliminary results from the BridgeHead Software Data Management Healthcheck survey suggest health IT managers are looking for resilient solutions for managing their electronic patient record (EPR) systems that can grow and evolve as their organisations' storage needs change over time.

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ICN and IHTSDO Team-up to Ensure a Common Health Terminology

The International Council of Nurses (ICN) and the International Healthcare Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO) announced a collaborative agreement to advance terminology harmonization and foster interoperability in health information systems.

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