Microtech Group Expands Integrated Care Proposition with TeleHealth Solutions Acquisition
Fast growing IT organisation Microtech Group has acquired telehealth technology provider TeleHealth Solutions to expand its range of self-care services to help UK health and social care organisations and their patients manage long-term conditions.
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Novartis Pharmaceuticals Launches the First App for Visually Impaired People for Use with Apple Watch and other Smart Watches
Novartis Pharmaceuticals announced the release of new features for its ViaOpta applications, and the extension for use with smart watches. The discreet, hands-free nature of using ViaOpta app with wearable devices, such as Apple Watch and Android Wear, provides users with an experience that seamlessly fits into their existing routines allowing those with visual impairments to navigate daily life with even greater ease.
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UK Study Reveals Clinicians Spend More than 50% of their Working Day Dealing with Clinical Documentation
The first report in the UK of its kind to measure the impact of inaccurate and incomplete clinical documentation on patient care, clinicians and Health Trust operating costs, has been published by Nuance Communications. The report, entitled 'The Clinical Documentation Challenge,' uses the 'Business Value of IT' methodology to identify, measure and monetise the value of clinical documentation challenges.
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Aridhia Partners with NHS, University of Glasgow and Philips Healthcare on Unique Brain Injury Study
Aridhia Informatics today announced a two-year funded collaboration with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, the University of Glasgow and Philips Healthcare. The Edinburgh-based clinical informatics company will provide its data science expertise and AnalytiXagility platform to the study which will develop technology enabling the analysis of high frequency neurological data to better inform the diagnosis and treatment of patients with traumatic brain injuries.
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NHS Needs to Wake Up and Smell the Cricket
Opinion Article by Rob Benson, Senior Communications Manager, Highland Marketing.
Listening to Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt proclaim a plethora of GPs available seven days a week and promising new GPs and support staff made me think of the old English one-day international cricket team.
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COCIR and HIMSS Strengthen their Cooperation
The European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical and Healthcare IT Industry (COCIR) and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) have renewed their cooperation agreement to progress their common goal of improving the use of information and management systems for the betterment of healthcare.
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Ascom Myco - the First Android Smart Device Designed for Medical Staff
Ascom's latest offering, Ascom Myco, a smartphone with unique features designed to render nurses' work easier, catches the interest of Belgian hospitals and healthcare institutions. Philippe Bosmans, Sales Manager, Ascom Belgium and Tom Decoo, Senior Account Manager Healthcare, Nextel, a Belgium-based telecoms integrator, explain the benefits of the Ascom Myco and the added value it brings to the hospitals.
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Fast growing IT organisation Microtech Group has acquired telehealth technology provider TeleHealth Solutions to expand its range of self-care services to help UK health and social care organisations and their patients manage long-term conditions. 
The first report in the UK of its kind to measure the impact of inaccurate and incomplete clinical documentation on patient care, clinicians and Health Trust operating costs, has been published by Nuance Communications. The report, entitled 'The Clinical Documentation Challenge,' uses the 'Business Value of IT' methodology to identify, measure and monetise the value of clinical documentation challenges. 
Aridhia Informatics today announced a two-year funded collaboration with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, the University of Glasgow and Philips Healthcare. The Edinburgh-based clinical informatics company will provide its data science expertise and AnalytiXagility platform to the study which will develop technology enabling the analysis of high frequency neurological data to better inform the diagnosis and treatment of patients with traumatic brain injuries. 
Opinion Article by Rob Benson, Senior Communications Manager, Highland Marketing.
The European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical and Healthcare IT Industry (COCIR) and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) have renewed their cooperation agreement to progress their common goal of improving the use of information and management systems for the betterment of healthcare. 
Ascom's latest offering, Ascom Myco, a smartphone with unique features designed to render nurses' work easier, catches the interest of Belgian hospitals and healthcare institutions. Philippe Bosmans, Sales Manager, Ascom Belgium and Tom Decoo, Senior Account Manager Healthcare, Nextel, a Belgium-based telecoms integrator, explain the benefits of the Ascom Myco and the added value it brings to the hospitals.