CSC (NYSE: CSC) has announced that its first deployment of Lorenzo Regional Care Release 1.9 (Care Management) went live on 3rd November 2009. The system was delivered under the NHS National Programme for IT, at NHS Bury. Hundreds of clinical and administrative staff across community services at Bury are now using the system to manage their administrative tasks including booking appointments, recording contacts and managing case notes.
Home Telehealth Limited (HTL), the premier UK provider of telehealth solutions and disease management services; and winner of the prestigious 'NHS Innovations Partnership with the NHS Award 2009' is once again in demand for its innovative nurse-led Telehealth Care Centre clinical managed services; this time from China.
Nuance Communications, Inc., a leading supplier of speech solutions, introduces version 7 of its speech recognition platform SpeechMagic and version 2.0 of SpeechMagic Solution Builder, a clinical documentation application for German-speaking countries, Finland and Spain. Nuance made the announcement during its first European healthcare partner meeting in Vienna (November 12-13, 2009).
Rudolfstiftung Hospital in Vienna, one of five main hospitals of the Vienna Hospital Association, has installed a second CARESTREAM DRX-1 System following a successful trial during the Summer of 2009. The trial was initiated as a result of the hospital modernising its facilities across three X-ray rooms in a move to meet the required high demand for images, both in terms of capacity and quality.
Orion Health Ltd., a leading provider of clinical workflow and integration technology for the healthcare sector, congratulates NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board on the opening of the new Stobhill hospital, which will provide outpatient clinics, day surgery and diagnostic services.
iSOFT Group Limited (ASX: ISF) - Australia's largest listed health information technology company has announced its plan to release Lorenzo Primary Care for the primary and ambulatory care market worldwide by 2010.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Telvent Global Services have entered into a multi-million euro agreement with Castilla y Leon Government to improve management of the province's healthcare centers. The transformation of Castilla y Leon's healthcare centers back office will allow for greater communication among primary care centers, specialized care centers, and emergency and central services allowing the healthcare system to run more efficiently, providing improved care for the local community.
System C Healthcare has won a contract from Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for its maternity information system. The order follows close on the heels of a successful go-live for the company's Medway Maternity software at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
iSOFT Group Limited (ASX: ISF) - Australia's largest listed health information technology company today announced the implementation of the latest version of its Lorenzo electronic patient record solution at NHS Bury Primary Care Trust (PCT) in Lancashire. NHS Bury went live on 3 November with iSOFT's Lorenzo Regional Care 1.9.
A powerful new biosensor developed by European researchers will help identify cells in the immune system that actively suppress tumour growth, then put them to use. Enlisting the patient's own immune system would be like sending reinforcements for resistance fighters.