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Teleradiology Plus Electronic Health Record

Klinikum Chemnitz gGmbH has become one of the first hospitals in Germany to link its teleradiology service with the electronic health record (EHR). This means that, effective immediately, data obtained from a remote diagnosis, e.g. computed tomography images and the corresponding findings, can be stored in a shared health record and then used for information exchange between different facilities participating in the patient's treatment.

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EuroGentest Already Helping Patients Across Europe

Patients across the EU and associated states suffering from genetic conditions are already benefitting from work conducted within the framework of the EU-funded EuroGentest network of excellence (NoE), according to the network's coordinator and president elect of the European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG), Professor Jean-Jacques Cassiman.

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Biomedical Informatics Without Borders

2-3 September, 2008
National Cancer Institute (NCI-US) and National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI-UK)
Join leaders from the United States, United Kingdom, and beyond for a two-day conference on the critical importance of information technology to biomedical research.

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Telehealthcare Can Transform Health & Social Care

Telehealthcare has the potential to radically transform health and social care delivery and support the Government's goal of providing integrated, person-centred care services within the community. This is according to a panel of leading healthcare experts, directors of adult and community services and the Local Government Association.

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Leading Swiss Clinic Group Opts for ICW Solutions

After an extensive tender procedure, Hirslanden, the leading Swiss private clinic group, has opted for the master patient index in the professional suite offered by eHealth specialist InterComponentWare (ICW).

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Award for Open Source Application for Analysing Health Data

Health Atlas Ireland, an Open Source application to analyse health related datasets using geographical information systems (GIS) and statistical software, was one of twenty projects that were given the 'Prime Minister Public Service Excellence Award'. The awards were handed out last month by Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern.

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eHealth 2008 (UK) - Submit a Position Paper

September 8th and 9th, 2008
City University, London EC1
The provision of healthcare supported by electronic processes and communication is an area that is expanding almost exponentially. E-Health is a field that embraces medical informatics, public health and business, referring to health services and information delivered or enhanced through the Internet and related technologies.

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Scientists Propose Creating Unique Identification Codes for Biobanks

All biobanks (collections of human biological samples) should be given a unique identification code, EU-funded scientists suggest. Writing in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), they argue that such a scheme would optimise the use of these resources and open up new avenues for genetics studies.

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Find a project - Feature for FP7 Projects Now Online

CORDIS, the Community research and Development Information Service, has added a new project search function to its Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) website. By selecting 'Find a project' in the website's navigation bar, users will have access to a search form, enabling them to conduct free text searches. Users can also search by thematic priorities or by a specific activity within each priority.

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ICT BIO 2008 - Computer Modelling and Simulation for Improving Human Health

Medical research at crossroads: combining the power of Information and Communication Technologies with Biomedical Sciences
The ICT BIO 2008 Conference, October 23-24, 2008, will provide an insight into existing and future prospects on integrative research for complex human diseases at European and international levels.

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