Open eHealth Foundation to Provide Solid Basis for Interoperability
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Open eHealth Foundation announced that Agfa HealthCare, eHealth specialist InterComponentWare (ICW), and Sun Microsystems, Inc. have joined as foundation members of the new Open eHealth Foundation, an Open Source initiative that is unique in the healthcare IT arena. The Open eHealth Foundation will provide software components under an Open Source license that will boost the open standards-based exchange of medical information.
TRIL Centre Announces Launch of Clinic at St James's Hospital, Dublin
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TRIL (Technology Research for Independent Living) Centre today announced the official launch of the TRIL Clinic at St James's Hospital in Dublin. The TRIL Clinic is the latest evolution of the TRIL Centre, supported by Intel and the IDA (Industrial Development Agency) Ireland, which aims to discover and deliver technology solutions that support independent ageing.
Philips Aligns Healthcare Informatics Business
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Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHI) announced a new structure for its Healthcare Informatics business to align its entire portfolio of clinical information solutions including patient monitoring, enterprise and clinical image management, anesthesia information, womens health information, and cardiology information systems.
The First HL7 e-Learning Course
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Limited Edition, Start-up March 17, 2008The HL7 e-Learning Course is fundamentally different with regard to an exposition course. It is a web-based workshop, a set of guided exercises that teachs by practice and example, not by exposition. At the end of the course, participants should:
GEN2PHEN Project - Harnessing the Web for Genomics
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Google Health Pilot Project - First Official Overview
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Posted by Alan Newberger, Engineering Manager (The Official Google Blog)
"Working as an engineer here on the health team, I've been excited to participate in building tools that will help me and others manage our personal health information more effectively. Many innovators in the healthcare industry have worked hard to make results of doctor visits, prescriptions, tests and procedures available digitally.
Alliance for MRI Welcomes European Parliament Approval of Postponement of EU Directive
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Philips Will Lead a New European Research Project - HeartCycle
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Royal Philips Electronics today announced that it will lead a new European Union (EU) funded research project aimed at improving care of heart patients through the development of innovative telemonitoring solutions. Following the highly successful MyHeart project, the HeartCycle project will start on March 1, 2008, and will be one of the largest biomedical and healthcare research projects within the EU.
Google Health Pilot Project - To Be Announced
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(CNN.com) Google Inc. will begin storing the medical records of a few thousand people as it tests a long-awaited health service that's likely to raise more concerns about the volume of sensitive information entrusted to the Internet search leader.
Hit Paris 2008 a Key Moment in Your Activity
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May 27-30, 2008Paris Expo/Porte de Versailles/Hall 1
The business forum for all those involved in the modernisation of health care!
120 exhibitors, 7400 sq. m of exhibition space, comprehensive representation of the entire Health Information Systems sector: health professionals, manufacturers, service providers and distributors - make Hit Paris 2008 a key moment in your activity.