IBM to Acquire Initiate Systems
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IBM (NYSE: IBM) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Initiate Systems, a market leader in data integrity software for information sharing among healthcare and government organizations. Initiate's software helps healthcare clients work more intelligently and efficiently with timely access to patient and clinical data.
First Health 2.0 Europe Conference to be Held in Paris
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Health 2.0 Europe, a conference dedicated to how Web 2.0 and social media are transforming healthcare systems in Europe, will be held, for the first time, on April 6-7, 2010 at the Cité Universitaire International in Paris, France.
System C Wins 'Best Company to Work For' Award
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The 2010 Best Companies accreditation scheme has found 'outstanding' levels of employee engagement at System C. Workplace engagement has been identified as one of the key drivers behind sustained business performance.
Tunstall Response Receives Top Industry Accreditation for High Quality of Telecare Monitoring
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Tunstall Response has received a top industry accreditation as a result of the high quality of telecare monitoring and support it provides thousands of older and vulnerable people in the UK.
Picis and iSOFT Enter into Global Strategic Alliance for Picis Solutions
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Picis, the leading provider of information systems for the high-acuity areas of hospitals, and iSOFT, one of the world's biggest healthcare information technology (HIT) companies, have entered into a strategic alliance whereby iSOFT will distribute, implement and provide international support for selected solutions from the Picis CareSuite® family of high-acuity solutions, focusing initially on ICU and anesthesia in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Scandinavia, Australia and New Zealand.
European Physician Adoption of Advanced Mobile Activities is Increasing
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As mobile devices become more advanced, European physicians are turning to them for a number of uses in their professional practice, according to a recent study by Manhattan Research. About half of online European physicians check email on their mobile devices while nearly four in ten search on a mobile web browser.
Improved Efficiency and Patient Involvement in Healthcare
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In a single Finnish hospital, Tieto's SMS-based Pre-Call Request reduced cancelled appointments by 20%. The reduction in administration was equivalent to the annual workload of nine nurses, enabling them to focus on delivering patient care.
Interview with Denise Silber - FAQs about Health 2.0 Paris Conference
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Basil Strategies is a consultancy founded by Denise Silber, eHealth pioneer and the European partner of Health 2.0 Paris Conference 6-7 April 2010. After 5 successful conferences in the United States, Health 2.0 Conference is coming across the pond, thanks to the mutual commitment of the conference founders Matthew Holt and Indu Subaiya and Denise Silber.
Microsoft Announces the First Microsoft Amalga UIS Customer in the UK
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Microsoft Corp. announced that its Microsoft Amalga Unified Intelligence System (UIS) 2009 has been selected by Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to transform its approach to hospital management and patient care.
Calls to Make Europe the Global Leader for Medical Devices
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COCIR welcomes the report of the European Commission's Exploratory Process on the Future of Medical Devices published on 28 January 2010. The Exploratory Process was coordinated by DG Enterprise and brought together all stakeholders, including COCIR, to identify the challenges facing the medical devices industry.