The launch of The One Health Alliance has been recently announced. Composed of eight member companies this alliance has been established to offer an alternative approach to the delivery of technology and information solutions to both public and private healthcare organisations.
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iSOFT Enters Italian Market
Australia's largest listed health information technology company today announced that iSOFT entered the Italian market, boosting cross selling opportunities as it expands its global footprint to 38 countries.
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Tender for Development of the Balearic Islands Electronic Health Record
The health service of the Balearic Islands, IB-Salut, awarded the tender for development of the "La Historia de Salud" (The History of Health) to Fujitsu Services, the leading company in IT solutions and services, in conjunction with their technology partners Oracle and Orion Health.
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System C Healthcare plc Acquires Bluestar UK Group Limited
System C Healthcare PLC ("System C"), the provider of specialist IT products and services to the healthcare sector, today announces the acquisition of the Bluestar UK Group Limited ("Bluestar") for a maximum consideration of up to £3.0 million.
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Swedish and Finnish Officials Look to UK Telehealthcare Success
Swedish and Finnish local authority officials and health and social care leaders have visited the UK to view the success of telehealthcare initiatives in offering personalised community-based care, ensuring an efficient use of available healthcare resources and improving quality of life.
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Close to the User: User Centered Design Improves Workflows in Radiology
The software developers at Siemens Healthcare have come up with something special for customers employing Siemens PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System) and RIS (Radiology Information System) software: Clinical staff members process their specific tasks via "role-based portals". These portal applications are tailored to the respective users and workplaces.
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Agfa-Gevaert Announced First Quarter Results - HealthCare Segment
Agfa HealthCare performed in line with earlier expressed expectations, in spite of the economic crisis. The business group's sales decreased by only 1.0 percent to 291 million Euro. The markets for X-ray film and hardcopy film evolved in line with the trend of the previous quarters. Due to the crisis, some care organizations are postponing their investments in Computed Radiography (CR) equipment. Despite the weak economic conditions, Imaging IT and Enterprise IT performed markedly better than in the first months of 2008.
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