European Congress of Radiology 2008: Overview of the Siemens Highlights
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At the European Congress of Radiology 2008 (ECR 2008) Siemens Healthcare presents its comprehensive portfolio for radiology and introduces numerous new solutions and products for the improvement of workflows in this special medical field. On the occasion of the Women's Health Days organized by the European Society of Radiology in Vienna, Siemens also places special focus on the topic of "Breast Care".
Philips Shows Innovative Ways to Finance and Manage Medical Technology at ECR 2008
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Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) today highlighted its leadership in the financing and management of medical technology solutions at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna. Eric-Jan Rutten, General Manager of the company's Professional Healthcare Solutions division in EMEA, used the congress's hospital management symposium as a platform to argue that change in the way medical technology is provided to hospitals is essential to improve patient care whilst managing costs.
The European Congress of Radiology at the Austria Center Vienna
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Since its establishment in Vienna in 1991, together with the organising ECR Office, the ECR has grown into the second largest medical meeting in Europe and the second largest radiological congress worldwide. It has continued to evolve and refine itself ever since, in terms of science, education, supporting programmes, and services. The increasing number of submitted abstracts and their improving quality bear witness to the continuing excellence of ECR's scientific programme.
EHTEL Briefing Paper "Sustainable Telemedicine: paradigms for future-proof healthcare"
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With this Briefing Paper, EHTEL aims to contribute to the re-balancing of deployment efforts between infrastructure and clinical services and between ICT experts and health professionals. It furthermore analyse what should be done to make additional telemedicine services sustainable to support the health and social needs of European citizens/patients.
Google Health by Dr. Eric Schmidt at HIMSS
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The keynote speech describing in details the Google Health initiative by Dr. Eric Schmidt, Chairman of the Google Executive Committee and Chief Executive Officer, at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Annual Conference and Exhibition has been recently made available at the Google's official YouTube channel.
Join the Free HIMSS EMEA eSeminar on eHealth Finance
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11 March, 15:00 16:00 CETSpeaker: Tom Jones, BA FCCA CPFA DMS, TanJent Consultancy
Financing eHealth investment should support and integrate the two main eHealth components: ICT and organisational change. Then, it should ensure that these are financed in full over the whole eHealth life cycle. The European Commission's (EC) eHealth Action Plan has set a firm direction for eHealth investment, which is being reflected in several Member States.
The Critical Role of Integrated Patient Information in the Delivery of High Quality Healthcare
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dbMotion is a premier provider of healthcare information integration software that facilitates interoperability and health information exchange (HIE) for health information networks and integrated healthcare delivery systems. The service oriented architecture (SOA) based dbMotion Solution gives caregivers and information systems secure access to an integrated patient record composed from the patient's medical data maintained at facilities that are otherwise unconnected or have no common technology through which to share data, without replacement of existing information systems.
System C Launches New Healthcare Consultancy
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System C Healthcare has launched a new consultancy service aimed at helping healthcare organisations meet the challenges posed by the government's reform agenda. Called Perigon Consulting, its focus is on improving services to patients through innovative clinical practice and associated business efficiencies.
Charterhouse Partners With Tunstall for Future Growth
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Tunstall Group, the market leading provider of telecare and telehealth solutions, has undertaken an extensive strategic review of its business, and has found an excellent new partner in Charterhouse Capital Partners, further strengthening the Group's future growth plans.
e-Inclusion: Be Part of It!
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The campaign "e-Inclusion: Be Part of It!" is part of the European e-Inclusion Initiative, which seeks to build on all existing e-Inclusion activities and identify synergies between them and improvements in overall e-Inclusion impact. You can be part of this campaign by submitting your events, projects, initiatives and experiences.