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IBM Helps Government of Slovenia to Build Smart Health Insurance System
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The Health Insurance Institute of Slovenia will roll out a new electronic health insurance card system based on IBM (NYSE: IBM) technology across the country. The new system enables healthcare providers to instantly and accurately check a patient's health insurance status and allows for health claims to be processed online.
Carestream Health Solutions Support Mammography Imaging in Belgium
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Carestream Health has won three contracts for Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (PACS) to view, manage and store digital mammography images for healthcare initiatives in the French-speaking region of Belgium. The PACS will meet the needs of a regional programme for mammography screening, an extended provincial programme for mammography screening within a mobile environment and a private radiology clinic.
eHealth Benchmarking - Final Report
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This report presents the results of the eHealth Benchmarking study carried out by empirica on behalf of the European Commission, DG Information Society and Media. The study aimed to collate and analyse existing eHealth monitoring and benchmarking sources in order to identify best practice in data gathering and to develop a framework for an EU-wide eHealth Benchmarking approach.
CompuGROUP Increases Revenue by 36 Percent in the First Quarter of 2009
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In the first three months of the business year 2009, CompuGROUP Holding AG, one of the leading e-Health providers worldwide, has increased its group-wide sales by 36 percent compared to the same period in the previous year. The operating profit decreased from EUR 12.8 million in 2008 down to EUR 11.9 million, mainly because of acquisition related restructuring processes and regulatory implications.
Details of First Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) Projects Released
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Sleep Deprivation: a Health Hazard Yet to be Taken Seriously
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A new survey released by Royal Philips Electronics (AEX: PHI, NYSE: PHG) shows that the average manager is sleeping 19% less than the recommended amount of eight hours a night. The survey, conducted in five countries around the globe, showed that 40% of those questioned blame the state of the world economy as the major reason for their lack of sleep.
The Living Human Digital Library Project's Results
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SCM Microsystems' Upgradable Mobile Terminal eHealth500 Receives Certification
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SCM Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCMM; Prime Standard, SMY), a leading provider of solutions that open the Digital World, today announced that its eHeatlh500 mobile terminal is one of the first upgradeable mobile devices to receive the required certification for use with the new eHealth cards in stage 2 of the introduction of the electronic health card in Germany.
Gemalto, Microsoft, Nokia and Philips Advance 'Trust in Digital Life'
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At the Future of the Internet conference in Prague, Gemalto, Microsoft, Nokia and Philips announced a new initiative that will address the fundamental societal issue of trust in new and emerging digital services. The initiative aims to bring European public and private stakeholders together to advance 'Trust in Digital Life' through the development of a common vision.
Siemens Sets a New Standard in Subtraction Angiography
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The new application syngo iFlow from Siemens Healthcare makes it possible for the first time to demonstrate a complete digital subtraction angiography (DSA) sequence in a single color image. Previously, multiple black and white image frames had to be reviewed to visualize the contrast medium flow through the blood vessels.