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Health Care Technology Master's Programme for EU and non-EU Students

The objective of the masters curriculum is to prepare eHealth technology specialists who, having passed the curriculum, have acquired the know-how for working in different health care sector enterprises and have the knowledge about the client and patient cantered approach and manner of behaviour characteristic of the modern health care system.

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Patients are the Winners at the Interoperability Showcase during eHealth Week 2010

During the Interoperability Showcase at the World of Health IT Conference from 15-18 March 2010 in Barcelona patients move to the center stage. The Interoperability Showcase is a hands-on, interactive demonstration of the power of interoperability among health information systems.

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New President of International to Further Orion Health's Global Footprint and Continue Success

Orion Health, Ltd., a market leader in providing clinical workflow and integration technology for electronic health record solutions, today announced the appointment of Charles Scatchard as the new President of International - covering the EMEA, India, and North Asia regions and assisting in Latin America.

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Telemedicine Can Enhance Lives of Chronically Ill Patients

CARME (Catalan Remote Management Evaluation) study's preliminar results, conducted by Philips Healthcare and the Catalonian Health Service (ICS) show significant benefits in the management of certain chronic diseases, thanks to telemedicine, an innovative technique that allows the continuous monitoring and a higher patient's implication in the disease treatment.

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"Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs" to Boost Creation of Small Enterprises

Are you thinking about setting up your own business or are you already a successful entrepreneur? The Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs exchange scheme offers an excellent opportunity for new entrepreneurs to acquire relevant skills for managing a small or medium-sized enterprise (SME).

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AHIMA Hosts Cross-Border Health Information Management Event

AHIMA held in Brussels its official event entitled a "Snapshot on Cross-border Health Information Management". Stakeholders from Europe and around the world met at the Stanhope hotel to exchange ideas on the international dimension of health information management and its impact on the quality of healthcare.

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Achieving Efficiency Improvements in the Health Sector through the Implementation of Information and Communication Technologies

This report presents an analysis of OECD countries' efforts to implement information and communication technologies (ICTs) in health care systems. It provides advice on the range of policy options, conditions and practices that policy makers can adapt to their own national circumstances to accelerate adoption and effective use of these technologies.

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Philips Strengthens Sleep Diagnostic Portfolio through the Acquisition of Auto-Scoring Business

Royal Philips Electronics (AEX: PHI, NYSE: PHG) has acquired the Somnolyzer 24 x 7 automated scoring solutions business of the Siesta Group in Vienna. This FDA-cleared solution will help improve the productivity of sleep centers and is based on the most advanced and clinically validated automated-scoring technology on the market. The Siesta Group is a research and clinical software company specializing in polysomnography scoring* solutions for sleep centers.

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iSOFT Achieves Major Milestones in the Netherlands

iSOFT has completed the implementation of Lorenzo 3.5 across all surgical departments at St Jansdal Hospital, Netherlands, with the latest release providing tools for patient management, results reporting, requesting and advanced clinical data capture, for 96 nurses and ten surgeons currently.

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New 2010 Patient Bedside Terminal Range on Show at World of Health IT Exhibition

JAOtech will be showing its new look 2010 range of patient bedside Smart Terminals on stand 728 at the World of Health IT 2010 (WoHIT) conference and exhibition, being held in Barcelona, from 15th to 18th March 2010.

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