medavis GmbH, the leading provider of radiology information systems, is reflecting on a successful business year in 2008. With a growth in customer turnover of 40 percent, the company from Karlsruhe, Germany continues on its course of expansion, even in the current financial crisis. medavis considers itself in an excellent position to face the current financial year.
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Philips Healthcare Business Showed Positive Growth in 2008
Royal Philips Electronics (AEX: PHI, NYSE: PHG) has published its Annual Report for 2008. In 2008, Philips Healthcare's sales amounted to EUR 7,649 million, 15% higher than in 2007 on a nominal basis, largely thanks to the contributions from acquired companies, notably Respironics. Excluding the 14% positive impact of portfolio changes and the 5% unfavorable impact of currency effects, comparable sales grew 6%.
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InterSystems Iberia Receives the National Prize of Computer Science and Health 2008
InterSystems Iberia, a technology leader of healthcare solutions distinguished by its object-oriented databases and rapid systems integration, have been awarded with National prize of Computer science and Health 2008, of the Spanish Society of Computer science of the Health (SEIS).
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careon and dbMotion Partner to Meet Germany's Needs for Personal Health Records
careon, Germany's premier provider for personal health records and dbMotion, a prominent supplier of health interoperability and intelligence solutions, are partnering in the German-language eHealth market to meet the increasing needs for the exchange of medical information.
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Agfa HealthCare at ECR 2009
ECR 2009 will kick off in Vienna on Friday, March 6th and is expected to attract over 17,000 attendees from across Europe and the world. Agfa HealthCare will be presenting an expanded portfolio of digital radiography solutions showcasing its new DX-D line of DR solutions, low dose solutions for pediatrics and neonatal, dedicated solutions for mammography and affordable modular solutions for going from analog to digital and Imaging Informatics for clinics, imaging centers, hospitals and integrated healthcare networks.
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Text Messaging Contributes to Improved Attendance for Breast Screening in Tower Hamlets
Recent results from a Tower Hamlets PCT text messaging campaign have shown that text messaging contributes to improved attendance for Breast Screening in Tower Hamlets. The iPLATO supported campaigns that ran throughout last summer were implemented alongside a number of tools and techniques to improve the rate of screening, all designed to encourage women in Tower Hamlets PCT to attend their breast screening appointment.
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empirica Representative Joins the Editorial Board of Healthcare IT Management
Healthcare IT Management, a publication of the European Association of Healthcare IT Managers, covering the European healthcare IT sector, has invited Dr. Karl Stroetmann to join the editorial board for a three-year period. The magazine reaches an impressive and advanced audience from hospital IT managers to policy-makers.
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