Torbay Care Trust has 'gone-live' with an economy-wide pathway analytics and reporting module, from leading provider of outsourced health informatics, MedeAnalytics, to examine health and social care pathways for specific groups of patients and at an individual patient level.

HIMSS Europe has launched the nomination for the HIMSS Europe Award for eHealth Leadership, which recognises an individual who, in the judgment of the HIMSS Europe Governing Council, has demonstrated significant leadership in promoting the use of information technology in healthcare in Europe [1].

Agfa HealthCare, a leading provider of diagnostic imaging and healthcare IT solutions, will be showcasing ORBIS, its innovative and comprehensive hospital-wide clinical and administrative information system at EHI Live 2010, 8-9 November, NEC, Birmingham.

CompuGroup Medical, the global eHealth company, has strengthened its position in Sweden by ac quiring the remaining 49% share in Profdoc Care AB from Omnison AB, taking its holding in the Swedish company to 100%.

The IT @ Networking Awards 2011 (IT @ 2011) is an open competition for fully implemented, operable healthcare IT solutions. The goal is to raise awareness of some of the Europe's finest and most innovative local, regional and national healthcare IT projects.

The Department of Health has laid down guidelines for new national efficiency targets relating to patient-level information and costing (PLIC), to encourage NHS trusts to ensure best use of available funds and resources.

Royal Philips Electronics (AEX: PHI, NYSE: PHG), and Electron, a leading Russian medical equipment manufacturer, have completed Russia's first installation and clinical validation of a domestically made Computed Tomography (CT) scanner at the Hospital of War Veterans in St. Petersburg.