TietoEnator supplies IT support for operational planning to the City of Stockholm
TietoEnator will supply an operational planning system for home and elderly care services to the City of Stockholm. The system is to be integrated with the city's existing operational system. The system being procured - named SchemOS by the City authorities - offers efficient planning support for care suppliers throughout the City of Stockholm.
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Siemens brings network connectivity to healthcare
The electronic healthcare card is viewed in Germany as an opportunity for a modern healthcare system. Experts estimate that more than 500 million euros can be saved in Germany annually. Behind this number are intelligent server solutions, billions and billions of data bits, highly-developed security technology, digital hospitals, networked physicians, and above all: a focus on patients.
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Siemens presents Germany's first scenario for integrated healthcare based on gematik specification
At Medica 2006 Siemens is exhibiting the first functional scenario for integrated healthcare in Germany, including cards, connector, and mandatory and value-added services. Medica visitors can discover how integrated healthcare could work in the future. For this scenario, Siemens already satisfies the stringent data protection and security requirements of the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) regarding the confidential processing and transfer of patient data.
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Siemens Shows Syngo WebSpace at Medica 2006
Siemens Medical Solutions shows syngo WebSpace, a client-server computed tomography (CT) workplace solution, at Medica 2006 from November 15 through 18, 2006.
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Reimbursement to Determine Future Course of European Continuous Glucose Monitoring Systems Market
The European market for continuous glucose monitoring systems is in its nascent phase. Despite its promising potential, industry participants remain wary due to concerns over reimbursement and acceptance by conservative clinicians. However, the projected integration of continuous glucose monitoring systems with insulin pumps will support market expansion.
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Siemens Group Forms the World's First Full Service Diagnostics
Siemens has been given the green light to acquire the diagnostics division of Bayer Healthcare without restrictions. The approval was granted yesterday by the European Commission, following the earlier approval by U.S. antitrust authorities at the beginning of October. This follows the acquisition of the U.S. firm Diagnostic Products Corporation (DPC), which was completed at the end of July.
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Siemens has bundled its expertise in the area of healthcare telematics by transferring the product business of Com's enterprise systems security unit to Med. The transfer includes Com's smartcard-based security solutions unit, which is responsible, among other things, for developing the electronic health card. Med will also acquire the product business of Com's identity and access management unit and network and systems security unit.
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TietoEnator will supply an operational planning system for home and elderly care services to the City of Stockholm. The system is to be integrated with the city's existing operational system. The system being procured - named SchemOS by the City authorities - offers efficient planning support for care suppliers throughout the City of Stockholm. 
The electronic healthcare card is viewed in Germany as an opportunity for a modern healthcare system. Experts estimate that more than 500 million euros can be saved in Germany annually. Behind this number are intelligent server solutions, billions and billions of data bits, highly-developed security technology, digital hospitals, networked physicians, and above all: a focus on patients.