Advanced Health & Care Secures Major Contract with Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Leading software provider, Advanced Health & Care (Advanced) has won a major contract with Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (the Trust), one of the UK's largest mental health trusts, following a formal tendering process.
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All Healthcare Professionals Should Have Secure Access to GP Record
An overwhelming majority of the British public - 85% - want any healthcare professional treating them to have secure electronic access to key data from the GP record, according to new research from YouGov. The majority of these believe this would:
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HIMSS Europe Governing Council Appoints New Board Members
HIMSS Europe just announced the newly appointed board members of the HIMSS Europe Governing Council, Pilar Raro-Garnes, MBA, PMP, Michiel Sprenger, PhD , and Professor Philippe Kolh, MD, PhD, commenced their work on 1 July 2014. They will serve a three-year term until 30 June 2017.
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CARESTREAM DRX-Revolution Makes a 'Big Impact' at UK's North Tyneside General Hospital
North Tyneside General Hospital, largest of three district general hospitals within Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, has installed a CARESTREAM DRX-Revolution Mobile X-ray unit for mobile imaging in departments throughout the hospital, including Emergency Care, ITU, Paediatrics and across both medical and surgical wards.
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MSc in Global eHealth
eHealth is a rapidly-growing exciting and innovative interdisciplinary field concerned with the use of digital information and communications technologies (ICT) in the contexts of health service management, patient care delivery, citizen-centred health and healthcare research. Edinburgh Masters in Global eHealth online learning programme provides a unique opportunity to study health informatics with reference to global health challenges.
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Accenture and Philips Announce Proof of Concept App
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHIA) and Accenture (NYSE: ACN) have developed proof of concept software connecting a wearable display to Emotiv Insight Brainware that could ultimately give more independence to patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other neurodegenerative diseases.
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Worldwide Shipments of Carestream's Digital DRX X-ray Detectors Surpass 9,000 Units
Carestream Health has shipped more than 9,000 DRX detectors since launching the CARESTREAM DRX-1, a revolutionary wireless X-ray detector that quickly and affordably retrofits existing X-ray rooms or portable diagnostic imaging systems from CR to DR technology, or powers new DR rooms and mobile systems.
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