Spanish University Hospital to Pilot Mobile Clinical Assistant with Intel, Oracle, and Orion Health
A group of healthcare technology providers comprising Intel, Oracle and Orion Health, announced plans to pilot at the Hospital Universitario Son Dureta in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, the use of the new Motion C5 mobile clinical assistant (MCA) platform.
Using RFID technology, integrated into the MCA, to read patient wristbands, the doctor or nurse will be able to access patient information such as demographics and clinical results (e.g. blood tests, scans etc).
SCM Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCMM, Prime Standard: SMY), a leading provider of solutions that open the Digital World, announced that its eHealth100 is the first health card terminal to receive approval for participation in release 1 of the field tests of the electronic health card program in Germany. The German eHealth card program is the largest electronic healthcare project in the world to date, with planned deployment of 82 million electronic health insurance cards and thousands of health provider cards over the next few years. 
The growth of Internet applications in healthcare has been rapid. A growing number of patients are becoming increasingly involved in the healthcare service they receive. These 'power patients' possess characteristics that distinguish them from traditional patients and are an important factor in driving the use of the Internet in healthcare. 
System C Healthcare PLC ("System C") (AIM:SYS), the provider of specialist IT products and services to the healthcare sector announces a significant strategic step into the private healthcare market with the acquisition of IQ Systems Services Ltd ("IQ") for a maximum consideration of £2.16m.
CSW Group Ltd have acquired the software assets of H2HCare, a health IT company, specialising in the 'business of healthcare' providing web-based billing, contracting and financial
management capabilities to support effective patient care for public and private healthcare
organisations.