North London Community Dermatology Service Reminding Patients of Appointments via Text Messaging
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The North London Community Dermatology Service (NLCDS), which started 1st July 2008 and based at The Royal Free Hospital Hampstead, are now benefiting from receiving appointment reminders to their mobiles phones via text message on an ongoing basis. The NLCDS have started using the iPLATO Patient Care Messaging (PCM) system in line with an increasing trend to utilise mobile technology to efficiently communicate with out-patients.
Carestream Health Reports European Orders For Affordable New Wireless, Cassette-Sized DRX-1 System
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Carestream Health has reported broad-based interest in the industry's first wireless, cassette-size detector - the CARESTREAM DRX-1 System - scheduled to be available this summer. A number of European healthcare facilities have placed advance orders with the UK, Germany and Austria leading the way with orders from:
Wellcome Trust Funds SPRINT - Software Framework for Life Scientists
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Gene analysis is becoming increasingly complex and can be greatly enhanced by exploiting the power of high-performance computing (HPC), but the software can be difficult for researchers to use. To allow greater access to the benefits of HPC, EPCC and the Division of Pathway Medicine at the University of Edinburgh developed a prototype framework called SPRINT, which allows biostatisticians to more easily exploit HPC systems.
Spanish Ministry of Health and Social Policy becomes a Member of IHTSDO
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Philips' Second Quarter and Semi-Anual Results 2009 - Healthcare Sector
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Business highlights
- Philips acquired Traxtal, a medical technology innovator in image-guided procedures, to strengthen its position as a leading provider of minimally invasive therapy solutions.
- Philips introduced a major advancement for cardiac ultrasound imaging of newborn babies and infants with the launch of the micro TEE, the world's smallest transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) transducer.
iSOFT Secures Future in Northern Ireland with £8.4 Million Agreement
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- Category: iSOFT a CSC company
Australia's largest listed health information technology company today announced contract extensions in Northern Ireland totalling £8.4 million (A$17.4 million) for long-term support and maintenance services of its health information systems, including an option for one of the hospitals to progress to iSOFT's next-generation Lorenzo solution.
Baltic Conference on E-Health 2009 Program Overview
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Baltic Conference on E-Health 09 - Under the Patronage of Ulla Schmidt, Federal Minister of Health, Germany.
Like in 2008, Ulla Schmidt, Federal Minister of Health, Germany has again accepted the invitation to become patron of the Baltic Conference on E-Health.
Reach an Advanced European/International eHealth Audience Online
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New EU Project to Probe Standards in European Hospitals
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EU-policy Initiative on Telemedicine: Why and how?
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The Commission issued on 30th June 2009 an explanatory document that includes details of the extensive consultation process which led to the 'Communication on telemedicine for the benefit of patients, healthcare systems and society' adopted on 4th November 2008. The telemedicine communication proposed a set of actions aimed at enabling wider deployment of telemedicine services, focusing on three main priorities: