iMDsoft Launches MVpanorama for Cross-Patient Management
iMDsoft®, a leader in clinical information systems, announced the release of MVpanorama™, providing centralized, comprehensive and actionable cross-patient information. MVpanorama bridges the gap between patient-centric records and the challenges of managing today's critical and acute care departments, offering an intuitive visual display of key clinical, administrative and demographic data.
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Salford Royal NHS Foundation Purchases Second CARESTREAM DRX-Revolution Mobile X-ray System
Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust in the UK has ordered a second CARESTREAM DRX-Revolution Mobile X-ray System for use in their new Hope building, part of the Trust's GBP 200 million (Euro 230 million) redevelopment scheme to improve the hospital site.
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Please don't Wake Me: One Million People to be Screened for Risky Sleep Disorder
Snore much? Beware: it's one of the key signs of a disorder that may lead to serious chronic diseases, including diabetes or heart disease. In an effort to help obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) sufferers identify and combat the disorder, Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) will screen one million people worldwide for OSA over the next five years.
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Continua Health Alliance Elects Elinaz Mahdavy, Orange Healthcare, to Chair European Working Group
Continua Health Alliance announced that Elinaz Mahdavy, European Affairs and Strategic Partnerships Manager at Orange Healthcare, has been unanimously elected chair of its European Working Group. Elinaz will lead Continua's outreach and relations with EU institutions and government entities in Europe. She succeeds Mário Romão, senior policy manager at Intel, who will continue to serve as vice chair.
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Carestream's New Automated Chiropractic Measurement Tools Enhance Efficiency, Accuracy of Digital Image Management
Carestream announced new measurement tools for chiropractic professionals that make its CR systems with acquisition/mini-PACS software an even more attractive and efficient digital image capture and management solution. These systems can be purchased from Carestream or through their authorised Carestream dealers.
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iPLATO Mobile Health Services Reaches 5 Million Patients in the UK
iPLATO Healthcare, a UK leader in mHealth, revealed that the number of patients connected to its platform surpassed five million in late 2012. Working in partnership with healthcare commissioners, commissioning support teams and practices iPLATO added over 5,000 patients per day to the platform in 2012.
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Opinion Article: How IT Systems can Help Address the Key Findings of the Francis Report
By Dr. Paul Shannon, consultant anaesthetist in the NHS and medical director at CSC.
Many of the issues identified at the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust could be seen at any hospital in the NHS. The overwhelming message of Francis was the need for 'cultural change' in the NHS. However, this is a tall order since the NHS doesn't so much have a culture, it is a culture and it's the individuals within the organisation that make up that culture.
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