Denmark's New Continua-Compliant National Health IT Reference Architecture Available in English
Denmark has issued an English-language translation of its national health IT reference architecture, which mandates compliance with Continua's Design Guidelines for interoperability of devices, systems and services in personal connected health. Denmark became the first nation ever to formally adopt Continua's Design Guidelines as part of a national healthcare system when it published its National Action Plan for Telemedicine last year. 
Agfa HealthCare announced today that the St. Bernward Hospital in Hildesheim, Germany is extending its ORBIS hospital information system (HIS) with a cath lab information system. In addition, the hospital will replace its picture archiving and communication system (PACS) and radiology information system (RIS) with IMPAX EE and ORBIS RIS. 
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust has secured its full quota of Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) payments following the success of its 2011-12 telehealth pilot, delivered in partnership with Tunstall Healthcare. This funding will enable the continued delivery of telehealthcare for patients living with long-term conditions in the South of England. 
Two of the UK's leading healthcare IT companies are to join forces following the announcement that Ascribe - a leading software and IT services provider to secondary care - is to join EMIS Group plc, owner of EMIS - the UK's leading provider of software to GPs. The move will bring together two leading companies working in adjacent but not overlapping markets - creating a powerful new force in healthcare IT able to offer a wide range of integrated clinical systems working across multiple care settings. 
FairWarning, Inc. the inventor, patent holder and world's leading supplier of privacy monitoring solutions for electronic health records announced record growth in the adoption and deployment of the company's solutions.