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2nd HIMSS EMEA eSeminar - Privacy Protection and Data Security

30 May, 15:00-16:00 CEST (Brussels Time)
Presented by Brecht Claerhout, COO, Custodix NV, Belgium

This online seminar is your chance to learn first hand about data security, legal and ethical challenges of medical data collections and how Privacy Enhancing Techniques (PETs) are a useful eSecurity tool.

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Registration Open for The World of Health IT 2007

Following the successful inaugural The World of Health IT 2006, which was attended by 1750 delegates from 68 countries, a second WHIT conference and exhibition is being organised in response to the growing need for technological solutions in the healthcare IT sector across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. WHIT 2007 will bring together technology users, buyers, vendors, providers and healthcare regulators under one roof to make valuable contacts and share expertise.

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Share knowledge to survive, says new report

The EU should be seen as an advocate and example of international collaboration in research and development, according to a new report from the think tanks Demos and The Centre.

The report, "The Atlas of Ideas", is the outcome of an 18-month study. It charts the rise of innovation in China, India and South Korea, and sets out four key recommendations on how the EU could best respond to the challenges posed by these countries.

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Philips introduces simplicity for a new generation of electrophysiology intervention labs

Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHI) announced the commercial release of Philips EP cockpit to support clinicians and staff in the treatment of cardiac rhythm disorders, including complex ablation therapies. This new concept in electrophysiology (EP) labs combines Philips proven Allura Xper interventional lab with a number of innovative instruments to help make EP labs more convenient and efficient by creating a more intuitive EP lab working environment and integrating data management across the EP care cycle.

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Consultation backs EU action on health services

European Health Commissioner Markos Kyprianou presented the results of the recent consultation on health services to the Informal Health Council in Aachen, Germany on 20 April. The results show that most contributors favour some form of EU action on health services, combining both legislative elements and practical support for cooperation between European health systems.

Contributors saw a need for better information to patients to enable informed choices about cross-border care and greater clarity about the procedures to follow, with a broad consensus that quality and safety of healthcare should be ensured by the country where treatment is provided.

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Agfa HealthCare and ICW announce eHealth collaboration

Agfa HealthCare, a leading provider of IT enabled clinical workflow and diagnostic imaging solutions, and InterComponentWare AG (ICW), the eHealth specialist, announce today that they are intensifying their co-operation efforts. The non-exclusive agreement covers the development of seamless integration and interoperability between Agfa HealthCare's Hospital Information System (HIS) ORBIS(TM) and ICW's eHealth Framework.

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eHealth Project of the Month - SYMBIOmatics

The increasing convergence of biology, medicine and genetics provides an opportunity to leverage synergies between the three areas for the benefit of health. Biology and genetics are emerging as information sciences while medicine is increasingly adopting information systems and informatics approaches to support healthcare delivery.

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More research needed into health effects of electromagnetic fields, say experts

Further research is needed to determine the impact of electromagnetic fields on health, particularly in the long term, according to the latest Opinion published by the European Commission's Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR).

Electromagnetic fields come from a range of devices, including power lines, electrical appliances, mobile phones, video displays and certain diagnostic instrumentation.

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ISPro and Mednovo agreed to cooperate

The ISPro GmbH, Germany, Hattingen, and MEDNOVO GmbH & Co. KG Medical Software Solutions, Germany, Berlin, agreed in April 2007 to cooperate in coupling the telemarketing platform jesaja.net and the picture and finding documentation system MediColor.

As point of this cooperation MediColor will provide hospitals examination data such as pictures, videos, measuring data or test results for the referring physician portal jesaja.net.

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Philips and Misys collaborate to offer technology solutions to the homecare marketplace

Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHI) and Misys Healthcare Systems, a leader in healthcare IT, announced a plan to join forces to provide a comprehensive solution for the homecare market. The companies intend to develop an integrated software platform that enables homecare agencies to provide high quality care to chronically ill patients, while benefiting from operational efficiencies in monitoring and managing their patients' health status.

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