Agfa HealthCare Introduces IMPAX Kiosk to Streamline Check-In and Improve the Patient Experience
Agfa HealthCare, a leading provider of diagnostic imaging and healthcare IT solutions, is introducing its latest workflow enhancement solution: IMPAX Kiosk*.
The closing date for the Philips Livable Cities Award is quickly approaching; however there is still time to enter. Submissions are welcome from individuals, community groups or NGO's and businesses with ideas for 'simple solutions' that will improve people's health and well-being in a city.
At the 55th International Congress of Hearing Aid Acousticians EUHA 2010 in Hannover, Germany, Siemens launched its new, multifunctional "miniTek" remote control for hearing instruments. Hardly bigger than a matchbox, this device is both a remote control that controls the respective hearing instrument and a platform that connects to communications or entertainment electronics.
Healthcare business intelligence specialist Ardentia has introduced an interface to the RiO Patient Administration System (PAS) from CSE Servelec, designed to help mental health trusts undertake more in-depth, enterprise-wide reporting to meet NHS requirements and support robust business planning.
iSOFT Group Limited (ASX: ISF) has been awarded a contract to work with NHS Wales to roll out the Individual Health Record (IHR) nation-wide. The IHR will make patient information held in iSOFT's GP systems available to local out-of-hours services and in other unscheduled care settings via the Welsh Clinical Portal.
Telehealth Solutions and NHS Highland have won a prestigious eHealth Award for 'Best Use of Innovation in Patient Care'. In March 2009, the firm’s HomePod, SurgeryPod and CommunityPod were used to monitor COPD patients.
Real-time data streaming via EMIS Web - the new system from leading GP software supplier EMIS - is one of the components that will deliver the Individual Health Record (IHR) service being introduced by NHS Wales.