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Northumbria Successfully Implements New Patient Administration System

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has successfully implemented a new patient administration system (PAS). Silverlink PAS replaced the previous McKesson TotalCARE system which the trust had been using for 17 years. The trust had been planning for the new system since the seven-year contract was awarded to Stalis Ltd in December 2011. It included the use of the STALIS CareXML® product for the data migration and business intelligence systems.

Opinion Article: Collaboration is the Future

By Shane Tickell, CEO, IMS MAXIMS.
In the late 1980s, after the NHS started going through its largest period of change, I began working for a women and children's hospital, which was part of a larger group. At this time we were using a workflow system that was locally hosted on our site, however you could centrally report on all the individual hospitals. Despite being able to successfully administer our patients, manage our stock control, procedures and billing, we were missing the detailed patient notes - which were on paper.

Philips' Fourth Quarter Results 2013 - Healthcare Sector

Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) reports fourth-quarter comparable sales growth of 7%; operational results up by 20%; 2013 financial targets achieved. Healthcare comparable sales grew by 4% year-on-year. Customer Services recorded high-single-digit growth, while Home Healthcare Solutions achieved mid-single-digit growth. Imaging Systems and Patient Care & Clinical Informatics recorded low-single-digit growth. In growth geographies, comparable sales showed double-digit growth year-on-year, with strong increases in China, Central & Eastern Europe, Latin America and Middle East & Turkey.

Philips and MEDSI to Enter New Healthcare Technology Partnership in Russia

Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) and MEDSI, Russia's largest network of private clinics, announced a strategic partnership to develop a clinical network aimed at providing efficient medical care in Russia. MEDSI president Alexey Chupin, and Peter Vullinghs, CEO of Philips in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Davos during a ceremony attended by Vladimir Evtushenkov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sistema Joint-Stock Financial Corporation (JSFC), and Frans van Houten, CEO of Royal Philips.

Philips Launches New Healthcare Informatics Solutions and Services Business Group

Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) has announced the formation of Healthcare Informatics Solutions and Services, a new business group within Philips’ Healthcare sector that offers hospitals and health systems the customized clinical programs, advanced data analytics and interoperable, cloud-based platforms necessary to implement new models of care.

The EU SME eHealth Competition

The EU SME eHealth Competition is an initiative that rewards the best eHealth solutions produced by European Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). This 2014 competition organized by TICBioMed has the endorsement of the Health and Wellbeing Unit of the European Commission. The Competition recognizes the best eHealth SMEs at European level. They get visibility together with marketing opportunities to attract customers, partners and external capital.

EU-wide Competition Showcases Leading Developers of Healthcare Technology

SMEs developing new healthcare technology have until 6 February 2014 to submit entries to this year’s European e-health competition, a satellite event of the internationally renowned World of Health IT conference (WoHIT). Organised by Spanish Healthcare cooperative TIC Biomed, with support from the European Commission, the contest rewards small to medium-sized developers of the best technology-based healthcare solutions.

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Northumbria Successfully Implements New Patient Administration System

Opinion Article: Collaboration is the Future

Philips' Fourth Quarter Results 2013 - Healthcare Sector

Philips and MEDSI to Enter New Healthcare Technology Partnership in Russia

Philips Launches New Healthcare Informatics Solutions and Services Business Group

The EU SME eHealth Competition

EU-wide Competition Showcases Leading Developers of Healthcare Technology

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