eHealth Action Plan - 1 year of progress
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This progress report describes the main results of a first year of work since the publication of the eHealth Action Plan: activities undertaken by the European Commission and Member States together.
What if it were possible for every European citizen to select the precise place where they can receive that healthcare? What if they were to have the means and the information about Europe's healthcare organisations and healthcare infrastructure so as to ensure absolutely their own continuity of care?
Siemens and BT enter into a global partnership for identity and access management
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Siemens Medical Solutions (Siemens Med) and BT (British Telecommunications) have signed a worldwide value-added reseller agreement for the provision of identity and access management services to global clients. BT has excellent international market access and Siemens Med is a globally active supplier of a leading identity and access management suite. The new partnership consolidates the existing, successful collaborative relationship that the two companies have enjoyed for many years.
The CORDIS FP7 Service goes multilingual!
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Users will be able to access pages linked to the homepage, and the individual programmes' homepages, not only in English, but also German, Spanish, French, Italian and Polish - all with a single click.
European Consumers Use of Internet for Pharmaceutical Information
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In today's world of fragmented media and channel mix, it is increasingly difficult to isolate the information sources used by consumers to research health information and inform healthcare decision making. This is especially the case across Europe, where consumers are accessing an expanding range of resources which vary greatly by country and by region.
EU pumps EUR 2.9 million into cancer diagnostics project
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Funded under the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6), the COBRED project will aim to find new biomarkers for two of the most common cancers: colon cancer and breast cancer.
Royal Philips Electronics will update the market on its Medical Systems division
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Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) will update the market on its Medical Systems division the foundation of Philips' professional healthcare business. At the meeting with investors and financial analysts, Philips explained that its approach to healthcare - focused on making healthcare simpler, both for medical professionals and patients - is setting the company apart from the competition, and is positioning the Medical Systems division for long-term, profitable growth.
Esslingen District Clinics get uniform IT structure with ORBIS(TM) from Agfa HealthCare
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Agfa HealthCare, a leading provider of IT enabled clinical workflow and diagnostic imaging solutions, announced that the first steps towards the comprehensive introduction of its ORBIS(TM) Clinical Information System (CIS) were successfully completed at the beginning of April at the Paracelsus hospital in Ruit and the district hospital in Plochingen.
TABD Companies Urge Governments to Drive Innovation
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The TransAtlantic Business Dialogue (TABD) held its Innovation Conference Healthcare under the patronage of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has made transatlantic innovation a key tenet of the EU presidency. The conference, which brought together American and European participants, including political leaders and scientific experts, presented four recommendations to improve innovation in healthcare and healthcare delivery.
Agfa HealthCare introduces ORBIS(TM) in Canada
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Agfa HealthCare, a leading provider of IT enabled clinical workflow and diagnostic imaging solutions, today unveiled ORBIS(TM), its Hospital and Clinical Information System (HIS/CIS), for the first time in Canada at the e-Health Conference 2007 (Québec City, Québec, Canada from Sunday, May 27th to Wednesday, May 30th). The number one choice for Electronic Patient Records (EPR) in Europe, ORBIS offers a unique single database structure which integrates all administrative and clinical data.
Looking for the best eGovernment practices in Europe
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The winners and the most outstanding eGovernment solutions will be presented at the fourth Ministerial eGovernment Conference 2007 on 20 September in Lisbon, Portugal.