Siemens Presents the Future of Health Care at Medica 2008
At Medica 2008, which will take place in Düsseldorf from November 19 to 22, 2008, Siemens will present its complete portfolio for the health care sector. Fully integrated medical technology, from a single system to the corporate level - in the health care field this has become the standard requirement. For this reason, Siemens Healthcare has set its sights on being the best integrated healthcare company in the world.
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Nij Smellinghe Hospital in The Netherlands Chooses Remote Archiving from Carestream Health
Nij Smellinghe Hospital in Drachten, The Netherlands, has selected Hosted Information Management (HIM) service from Carestream Health to remotely archive existing and future patient data. Under a contract between the companies, which runs for five years, the HIM service will securely store an estimated 9 Terabytes of both DICOM and non-DICOM images in a central data centre, from which authorised users can archive, share and distribute patient data.
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Carestream Health Builds Technical Infrastructure for EU Funded R-Bay Project
Carestream Health is a major technical infrastructure provider to the EU-funded R-Bay validation project, which aims to address the uneven spread of radiologists across member states. CARESTREAM Radiology and Information Management Solutions are driving the initial test platform for the project by facilitating remote reporting of images from hospitals in Denmark, Finland and Czech Republic by clinical providers in Estonia, Lithuania and the Netherlands.
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Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) selects Agfa HealthCare
Agfa HealthCare, a leading provider of IT-enabled clinical workflow and diagnostic imaging solutions, announced that it has won a contract to install its ORBIS (TM) solution at 37 hospitals France, belonging to the Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) group.
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New RIS Module Enables GPs to Directly Book Patient X-ray Exams
Carestream Health and the San Salvatore Hospital in the Province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo Region of Italy, are developing a module for the KODAK CARESTREAM Radiology Information System (RIS) that allows General Practitioners (GPs) within the region to directly book digital X-ray examinations for their patients and receive the results back on their PC.
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A New Computer-Modelling Tool to Improve Psoriasis Management and Treatment Outcomes
LEO Pharma has unveiled a new weapon in its long-running campaign to improve psoriasis management and treatment outcomes. However, the weapon is not a new drug but a ground-breaking computer-modelling tool, designed to help those involved in the assessment, planning and provision of psoriasis treatment in primary care to balance optimum outcomes with the growing need for cost control.
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eHealth Terminal from SCM Microsystems Approved for German eHealth Card Program
SCM Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCMM, Prime Standard: SMY), a leading provider of solutions that open the Digital World, announced today that its eHealth200 BCS terminal has been approved by the gematik - the German healthcare organization overseeing the implementation of Germany's eHealth card program.
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