Map of Medicine, part of Hearst Health International, today announces the launch of an innovative care pathways and e-referral programme in Cumbria. The announcement was made by Dr Andrew Jones, Medical Director at Hearst Health International at the CCIO Network site visit to Sedbergh Medical Centre in Cumbria. 
Experienced communications expert Natalie Bateman has joined pioneering clinical technology specialist IMS MAXIMS as its policy and communications director in a newly created board position. Strengthening the company's senior management team, Bateman will be responsible for raising the profile of IMS MAXIMS and its products amongst its stakeholder community, including strengthening its proposition for influencing policy development. 
Following extensive market testing Boots UK and Tunstall Healthcare have announced the launch of a new service called "Home Assist" which aims to fill a much needed gap in the provision of telecare services to the "non-public funded" market. Kettering Borough Council and Tunstall Healthcare are working together to futureproof ten sheltered housing schemes using connected care solutions as part of the Sparkle project. The project is a five year programme that involves improving sheltered housing schemes across the borough. 
This year's European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna will include innovations from Siemens Healthcare in the area of medical imaging and therapy. Siemens' products and solutions help healthcare providers worldwide deal with the challenges of changing healthcare systems. 
In a white paper titled, "Raising the Bar by Lowering the Dose," Frost & Sullivan has concluded that Agfa HealthCare's direct radiography (DR) platform, highlighted by Agfa HealthCare's MUSICA image processing software, is "well differentiated" from the competition and meets "best-of-breed" status by 
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHIA) has introduced the launch of Aging Well Services, the company's initiative to bring together sets of personalized services, solutions and content to guide and support seniors and their caregivers towards higher quality independent living.