As a technology company that cares about people, Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) is pleased to continue its support of Breast Cancer Awareness on a global scale. As part of its commitment, Philips aims to offer 10,000 women free mammography testing and highlight the importance of early detection by illuminating an estimated 100 landmarks around the world pink throughout the month of October. 
Spire Healthcare in Harpenden, part of the UK's second largest network of private hospitals and clinics, now operates a fully digital radiography suite thanks to a raft of recent installations from Carestream Health. A CARESTREAM DRX-Evolution with Carestream's long-length imaging software has replaced ageing Phillips analogue equipment. 
"The best thing since the invention of the stethoscope" is the verdict of one doctor in New Zealand on Orion Health's electronic shared care record view (eSCRV), a cross care clinical portal installed at pace and scale in the wake of Canterbury's devastating earthquake in 2011. 
FairWarning Inc., the inventor and global leader in patient privacy monitoring, has welcomed the UK government's response to the Caldicott Review, describing its decision to accept all of the recommendations in the review as "a significant step towards transparent care and a landmark milestone for both patients and the NHS." 
Eucomed, the European medical technology industry association, expresses disappointment and strong concern at the outcome of a vote in the European Parliament’s Committee for Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI). The Committee has voted in favour of an extreme heavy bureaucratic procedure which combines a complex, unpredictable scrutiny process with a de facto case-by-case centralised pre-marketing authorization system. At this year's Journées Françaises de Radiologie (JFR) exhibition, October 25-29 in Paris, Carestream will showcase the latest innovations to its portfolio of healthcare solutions on stand 1T01. For Healthcare IT Carestream's technology platform of Vue solutions will be highlighted including the MyVue patient portal that is implemented by healthcare providers to allow patients to securely access, manage and share their medical images and radiology reports with specialists and healthcare providers.