Childhood Immunisation via SMS in Southwark PCT
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GP surgeries in Southwark Primary Care Trust (PCT) have been using iPLATO's text messaging solution to invite patients for their MMR jab and to alert parents of the recent measles outbreaks in local schools within the Borough.
iSOFT Signs Deals with Two Dutch Hospitals for 8.8 million
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IBA Health Group Limited (ASX: IBA), Australia's largest listed health information technology company, announced that its iSOFT European business has signed contracts with two major hospital groups in the Netherlands totalling 8.8 million ($17.6 million).
Towards Sustainable and Personalised Healthcare - Call for Experts
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ICT for Health (eHealth) is looking for experts related to four objectives addressed by the call 4 (& 6 to be launched end 2009) for proposals (1 - Personal Health Systems; 2 - Patient Safety; 3 - Virtual Physiological Human; 4 - International Cooperation in VPH).
SonoDrugs Project to Develop Image-Guided Localized Drug Delivery Technologies
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Royal Philips Electronics today announced that it is leading a major new European project to develop drug delivery technologies that could significantly impact the treatment of cancer and cardiovascular disease. By allowing drugs to be delivered to disease sites via the patient's bloodstream and then activated by focused ultrasound pulses, the SonoDrugs project aims to maximize the therapeutic efficiency and minimize the side effects of drug treatments for cancer and cardiovascular disease.
Philips' Fourth Quarter Results 2008 - Healthcare Sector
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Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) has reported Q4 sales of EUR 7.6 billion. Healthcare showed strong Q4 sales growth of 9% and improved earnings; lower sales at Consumer Lifestyle and parts of Lighting reflect the challenging retail and automotive markets.
Final Study Report: Sources of Financing and Policy Recommendations on Boosting eHealth Investment
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The Financing eHealth study was commissioned by DG INFSO and Media's ICT for Health Unit. The aim is to assess different financing opportunities against the financing needs of eHealth investment. The overriding goal of the study, and of this final report, is to assist Member States and the European Commission (EC) in their efforts to meet the eHealth Action Plan objective of "supporting and boosting investment in eHealth".
EU-funded Researchers Tackle Cervical Cancer
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New Philips and VTT Development Centre in Finland Will Boost Innovation
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Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) and VTT opened today an InnoHub in the city of Espoo, close to Helsinki to generate innovative ideas and translate these into profitable businesses. Focus areas for the InnoHub are health, life-style and well-being. The centre is a melting pot of people from different backgrounds and experiences, who work closely together in an inspiring and real-life setting that includes a hospital room, a nurse's station as well as a home environment.
e-Health for Patients Empowerment in Europe
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José Luis Monteagudo Peña, Oscar Moreno GilThe content of this monograph is the result of tasks performed in the context of the eHealth ERA project funded under the EC Information Technologies for Health activities of the EU Sixth Framework Programme. This monograph reviews the state of eHealth applications serving to enhance the role of the patients in the healthcare context. The study has been based on a quite broad collection of practical implementations across Europe.
Carestream Health Installs 2000th CR System With Digital Mammography Feature
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Carestream Health, Inc., installed its two thousandth high-resolution CR system for mammography at the Rechts der Isar Clinic in Munich, Germany. CR EliteThe company's KODAK DIRECTVIEW CR Mammography Feature - which enables mammography images to be captured digitally while utilizing a healthcare provider's existing mammography x-ray unit and workflow processes - is intended for use in the same clinical and screening applications as traditional screen-film based mammography systems.