A pioneering solution that gives wheelchair users the ability to control an iPhone or iPod touch via their wheelchair joystick will be unveiled for the first time at this year's Rehacare exhibition.

Siemens Healthcare and the Cardio-Thoracic Center of Monaco (CCM) signed a partnership contract in Monaco. Within the framework of this contract, CCM was nominated the first "Siemens European Reference Center Cardiovascular Medicine".

iPLATO Healthcare announced that a new feature on its market leading product - iPLATO Patient Care Messaging - allows GP surgeries to identify patients with hearing difficulties and provide them with enhanced access to healthcare.

More than 100 Panasonic Toughbook CF-H1 drug trolley solutions for E-Prescribing have been ordered by the Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust. The CF-H1 Mobile Clinical Assistant tablets, which are fitted to the Trust's existing drugs trolleys with a generic docking system, allow nurses to instantly access and record information at the patients' bedside and improve patient care time.

First DataBank, the UK's leading provider of drug knowledge bases and active clinical decision support, has been awarded a contract by BT for its Multilex Drug Data File (Multilex DDF).

Correct and up-to-date medication is one of the most essential foundations of good treatment. The operating and registering models agreed upon in the organization ensure the validity of the medication data. The clear distribution of liabilities also reduces redundant work and ensures patient safety.

The primary physician's position remains a popular topic in German healthcare policy. The contracts for primary physicians, which are expected to improve healthcare and reduce the bureaucratic barriers, are a particularly hot topic. That's apparently what many primary physicians are hoping, because over half of all surveyed physicians (58%) have already enrolled in an HZV contract (primary physician-centered contract).