EU and EUREKA Launched Eurostars Programme for Research-Performing SMEs
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Europe has taken "another step in the realisation of the European Research Area, this time to the benefit of SMEs", according to EU Science and Research Commissioner Janez Potocnik, who helped to launch EUREKA's Eurostars programme. The programme will provide financial support, from both EU and the EUREKA member country funds, to Europe's young and innovative companies, described by Mr Potocnik as the 'lifeblood' of Europe's economy.
Philips Announced Results of US Study on the Future of Home Healthcare Technology
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Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHI) announced the results of a survey conducted by Fazzi Associates of more than 950 home care agencies in the United States through the Philips National Study on the Future of Technology and Telehealth in Home Care. While only 17 percent of home care agencies are currently using a telehealth system, the industry should expect the number of agencies using remote patient monitoring to double over the next two years as one-third reported they are planning to purchase a system.
Health eCard Initiative Launched in Bulgaria
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The first electronic prescription in the new EU member state of Bulgaria was issued and dispensed at an event presided over by the Bulgarian Minister of Health, Professor Radoslav Gajdarski, and the Minister of Public Administration and Administrative Reform, Dr. Nikolay Vassilev. The online transaction officially launched the pilot system for the Bulgarian electronic health card (eCard).
Initiate Systems Introduces Initiate Master Data Service Platform
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Initiate Systems, Inc., announced the introduction of its innovative Initiate Master Data Service version 8.0, which is a comprehensive master data management (MDM) platform that delivers single, trusted and complete versions of critical data assets in real-time to the people, processes and applications that rely on them.
Space Technology for TB Detection
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Microsoft Launches Technology Platform to Collect, Store and Share Health Information
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Joined by nationally recognized medical providers, health-management device manufacturers and patient advocacy organizations, Microsoft Corp. launched Microsoft® HealthVault, a software and services platform aimed at helping people better manage their health information. The company outlined its vision for ways that HealthVault can bring the health and technology industries together to create new applications, services and connected devices that help people manage and monitor their personal health information, including weight loss and disease management, such as for diabetes.
Dräger Presents New Infinity VF7 Software
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At the 48th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Research in Prague, Czech Republic, Dräger presents its new Infinity® VF7 software, which enables Infinity patient monitors to communicate with Dräger incubators, infant warmers and ventilation devices. The new software enables caregivers to view vital signs, respiration and thermo regulation data from multiple devices together on one screen at the bedside.
Frost & Sullivan Recognises Industry's Top Achievers at Healthcare Awards Banquet
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Exceptional performances in Europe's healthcare industry were recognised at Frost & Sullivan's prestigious Excellence in Healthcare Awards Banquet held in Dublin yesterday evening. Awardees were drawn from diverse fields ranging from homecare, telecardiology, point-of-care testing and image enhancement technologies to minimally invasive devices, bone densitometry systems, vascular devices and computer-aided detection markets.
Philips to Acquire Raytel Cardiac Services
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Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE:PHG, AEX:PHI) today announced Philips will acquire US-based Raytel Cardiac Services (Raytel) (a division of Raytel Medical Corporation) and other ancillary operations from SHL Telemedicine Ltd., for approximately USD 110 million in cash. Subject to receipt of regulatory approval, the transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2007, upon which Raytel will become part of Philips' Home Healthcare Solutions business group.
dbMotion to Extend Franche-Comté Regional Interoperability Platform
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dbMotion Ltd., a premier provider of medical information integration software that facilitates interoperability and health information exchange (HIE), announced that it has been selected to provide an interoperability platform that will extend the existing Franche-Comté regional health information exchange which is based upon the region's Shared Medical Record system, known as the DMP-fc ("Dossier Médical Partagé de Franche-Comté").