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Opinion Article: Embracing the Digital Library

By Wayne Sime, Director of Library Services at the Royal Society of Medicine.
When I joined the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) in 2006, a year before the Kindle was invented and four years before the iPad dominated the tablet market, the RSM's library was a very different place.

Government's Endorsement of Caldicott2 is a Landmark Milestone for Patient Privacy

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."

European Parliament Committee for Health Agrees on a Rushed Deal on Medical Devices Legislation

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.

Carestream Shows Latest Innovative Medical Imaging and Healthcare IT Technologies at JFR 2013

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.

Patients at NHS Lothian Access Health and Treatment Information Online

Patients at NHS Lothian will soon be able to access up-to-date information about their health and care online through a new patient portal. Over the past month a small group of patients have begun securely accessing their patient information including test results, allergies, clinical documents and information about past and future appointments electronically.

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.

St. Bernward Hospital in Germany Revamps its IT Infrastructure with End-to-End Solution from Agfa HealthCare

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.

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Opinion Article: Embracing the Digital Library

Government's Endorsement of Caldicott2 is a Landmark Milestone for Patient Privacy

European Parliament Committee for Health Agrees on a Rushed Deal on Medical Devices Legislation

Carestream Shows Latest Innovative Medical Imaging and Healthcare IT Technologies at JFR 2013

Patients at NHS Lothian Access Health and Treatment Information Online

Denmark's New Continua-Compliant National Health IT Reference Architecture Available in English

St. Bernward Hospital in Germany Revamps its IT Infrastructure with End-to-End Solution from Agfa HealthCare

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