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iSOFT Launches Reporting Application for Laboratory Users

iSOFT has introduced a new reporting tool giving the 150 NHS trusts using its laboratory information systems the ability to produce detailed management and pathology reports in minutes, after an agreement with business intelligence partner FMI Business Solutions Group. The new Web-based Rapid Analytics module from FMI is for users of iSOFT i.Laboratory and i.Laboratory TP.

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Strüngmann Brothers invest in eHealth Specialist ICW

Santo Holding (Germany) GmbH of Hexal founders Strüngmann secured a 25 percent share in the eHealth specialist InterComponentWare AG (ICW). This transaction was performed by the purchase of newly issued shares in the context of an increase in capital stock. The present owners of ICW do not surrender any shares in this transaction.

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CPHIMS exams to be held for first time at WHIT 2007

For the first time, certification will take place at the World of Health IT Conference and Exhibition, hosted by the Austria Center in Vienna. WHIT '07 runs from 22-25 October and the exam will be held on the afternoon of the first day. There is a pre-registration deadline of 8 October. Seating is limited and test slots will be filled on a first-in/first-confirmed basis.

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Keynote Speakers show quality of World of Health IT Conference & Exhibition

Following on from the success of last year's inaugural World of Health IT Conference & Exhibition (WHIT) in Geneva, the organisers have built on that event's popularity and effectiveness to put together this year's conference at the Austria Center in Vienna, Austria, from 22–25 October 2007.

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Stakeholders To Benefit From Targeted Symposia At WHIT 2007

The World of Health IT (WHIT) conference and exhibition takes place in Vienna from 22-25 October, focusing on the key topic of the impact of technology on healthcare delivery. Central to the whole event will be the involvement of stakeholders, via three satellite symposia.

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Are all possible IT innovations in healthcare desirable?

From artificial kidneys to robots as nursing staff in hospitals, information technology (IT) is becoming increasingly important in preventive healthcare and the treatment of diseases. But not everything that is technically possible will also be accepted, say researchers from the German Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research (ISI).

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Executive Healthcare Exchange - The Business Value of Healthcare IT

Monday, October 22, 2007 Hilton Vienna Danube, Vienna, Austria
Join your fellow healthcare executives for a unique opportunity to foster the exchange of ideas, business experiences, and best practices in healthcare information technology. This international event is bringing together recognised leaders in healthcare IT with attendees, speakers, and panelists from many countries including Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the Middle East.

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One of Europe's Biggest eHealth Projects Launched

RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG will link up all of its facilities, currently numbering 46, using a web-based electronic health record. The goal of this system is to assist in enhancing the quality of care delivered to the more than one million patients seen annually by the Group. With Soarian Integrated Care (Soarian IC), Siemens Medical Solutions will provide the software for the WebEPA, as specified in the contract signed today in Bad Neustadt a. d. S. by Wolfgang Pföhler, Chairman of the Board of Management of RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG, and Prof. Dr. Erich R. Reinhardt, Member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG and President of Siemens Medical Solutions.

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Three Preconference Symposia Add Value to the World of Health IT Conference & Exhibition

Delegates attending The World of Health IT Conference & Exhibition - taking place 22-25 October in Vienna, Austria - can make the most of their time in Vienna by registering for and attending one of three targeted preconference symposia on Monday, 22 October.

Register before 21 September to benefit from pre-registration reduced rates

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The International Workshop on Security and Privacy in e-Health (WSPE'08)

March 4th – 7th, 2008
In conjunction with The Third International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security - ARES 2008
Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain
As aging of the population and rising medical costs put more pressure on health and social care systems, improving the efficiency in the e-Health sector becomes increasingly important.

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