For the 5th time research2guidance in collaboration with mHealth Summit are conducting the largest mHealth research program. The study focuses on the mHealth app market, how apps generate revenue, how behavior could be changed by apps, use of APIs and sensors and many other related topics.
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Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Chooses System C as its Electronic Patient Record Supplier
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust has selected System C to supply and implement its Medway electronic patient record (EPR) system across all its hospitals. The Trust consists of three acute hospitals, five community hospitals, and a number of community services across the county.
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NHS SBS's Healthcare Clinical Information Systems Framework Goes Live
A healthcare clinical information systems framework has gone live that will enable NHS providers to save time and money during the procurement process while still enabling them to localise their system requirements. In total, 26 suppliers have been awarded places on the framework that has been developed by leading business support specialist NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) in close collaboration with Trusts and specialist bodies across the UK.
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MEP Françoise GROSSETETE and Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis Welcome COCIR's Call for Action to Achieve Sustainable Healthcare Systems
During the launch of the Call for Action, hosted by Françoise Grossetête MEP, Vice President of the EPP Group, in the European Parliament on 2 February, Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis welcomed COCIR's Call for Action, emphasising that "the time for action to improve health across the EU is now." COCIR set out its aspirations for the EU institutions in its recommendations for how to move towards sustainable healthcare systems.
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Xsens Transforms 3D Human Motion Capture into Wearable Technology
A technology best known for bringing animated characters to life in games and films is changing how human movement is studied in research and industry. The new MVN Biomech system from Dutch technology innovator Xsens transforms 3D human motion tracking into a wearable technology that can be used on production lines, sports fields, in vehicles and aircraft, in the home or any location where human body movement needs to be analysed with high accuracy.
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openMAXIMS CIC Founded as NHS Open Source Movement Gathers Pace
The NHS' open source movement has reached a major milestone with the official launch of the openMAXIMS community interest company (CIC). This will guide the development of an open source electronic patient record system for the NHS.
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Nomination Process for the 2015 HIMSS Europe eHealth Leadership Award
HIMSS Europe has launched the nomination process for the HIMSS Europe eHealth Leadership Award, which recognises an individual who, in the judgment of the HIMSS Europe Governing Council, has demonstrated significant leadership in promoting the use of information technology in healthcare in Europe.
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Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust has selected System C to supply and implement its Medway electronic patient record (EPR) system across all its hospitals. The Trust consists of three acute hospitals, five community hospitals, and a number of community services across the county. 
During the launch of the Call for Action, hosted by Françoise Grossetête MEP, Vice President of the EPP Group, in the European Parliament on 2 February, Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis welcomed COCIR's Call for Action, emphasising that "the time for action to improve health across the EU is now." COCIR set out its aspirations for the EU institutions in its recommendations for how to move towards sustainable healthcare systems. 
A technology best known for bringing animated characters to life in games and films is changing how human movement is studied in research and industry. The new MVN Biomech system from Dutch technology innovator Xsens transforms 3D human motion tracking into a wearable technology that can be used on production lines, sports fields, in vehicles and aircraft, in the home or any location where human body movement needs to be analysed with high accuracy. 
The NHS' open source movement has reached a major milestone with the official launch of the openMAXIMS community interest company (CIC). This will guide the development of an open source electronic patient record system for the NHS. 
HIMSS Europe has launched the nomination process for the HIMSS Europe eHealth Leadership Award, which recognises an individual who, in the judgment of the HIMSS Europe Governing Council, has demonstrated significant leadership in promoting the use of information technology in healthcare in Europe.