Apple Introduces ResearchKit, Giving Medical Researchers the Tools to Revolutionize Medical Studies
Apple® has announced ResearchKit™, an open source software framework designed for medical and health research, helping doctors and scientists gather data more frequently and more accurately from participants using iPhone® apps.
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Advanced Computer Software Group plc Goes Private in £750 Million Deal with Vista
Leading UK software provider, Advanced Computer Software Group ("Advanced"), has been acquired by Vista Equity Partners ("Vista"), a private equity firm with over $14 billion in committed capital, for an enterprise value of £750 million. Shareholders will receive 140 pence per share equating to an equity value of approximately £725 million.
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Tech-Savvy Seniors Want Online Options to Access Care from Home
An Accenture (NYSE:ACN) survey shows a growing demand among tech-savvy seniors (67 percent) who want to access healthcare services from home, but the majority (66 percent) are worried today's technology isn't sufficient to do so.
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Anoto Awarded Major Digital Pen Contract by the Welsh Ambulance Service Trust
Anoto, the leader in digital writing technology, today announced that the Welsh Ambulance Service Trust (WAST) has awarded a contract to roll-out 1,700 digital pens to ambulance crews across Wales. The contract that is led by Vodafone UK, is for an initial three year term and follows a highly successful pilot of Anoto's digital writing technology with paramedics at the Swansea Ambulance station in 2013.
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Open Source EPR and PAS Support Now Available over Two Major Government Frameworks
NHS organisations can now save time and money in the purchasing process of a range of implementation and support services for the UK's only open source electronic patient record (EPR) and patient administration system (PAS) software as IMS MAXIMS announced its place on two major procurement frameworks.
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Radboud University Medical Center Becomes First Hospital in the Netherlands to Win HIMSS Stage 7 Award
HIMSS Analytics Europe, subsidiary of HIMSS Europe, has awarded Radboud university medical center with the Stage 7 Award, making it the first HIMSS Stage 7 hospital in the Netherlands and the third in Europe.
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COCIR Participates in EuroSafe Call for Action and Raises Alarming Trend of Ageing Imaging Equipment
Today, at the European Congress of Radiation (ECR) 2015, COCIR participated in the EuroSafe Call for Action. A European Society of Radiology (ESR) initiative, 'EuroSafe 2 - EuroSafe imaging call for action' was the second EuroSafe session at ECR 2015. This campaign, now supported by a concrete 12-point action plan, aims to protect patient and healthcare worker safety and the session was an opportunity to bring multiple stakeholders together.
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Apple® has announced ResearchKit™, an open source software framework designed for medical and health research, helping doctors and scientists gather data more frequently and more accurately from participants using iPhone® apps. 
An Accenture (NYSE:ACN) survey shows a growing demand among tech-savvy seniors (67 percent) who want to access healthcare services from home, but the majority (66 percent) are worried today's technology isn't sufficient to do so. 
Anoto, the leader in digital writing technology, today announced that the Welsh Ambulance Service Trust (WAST) has awarded a contract to roll-out 1,700 digital pens to ambulance crews across Wales. The contract that is led by Vodafone UK, is for an initial three year term and follows a highly successful pilot of Anoto's digital writing technology with paramedics at the Swansea Ambulance station in 2013. 
NHS organisations can now save time and money in the purchasing process of a range of implementation and support services for the UK's only open source electronic patient record (EPR) and patient administration system (PAS) software as IMS MAXIMS announced its place on two major procurement frameworks. 
HIMSS Analytics Europe, subsidiary of HIMSS Europe, has awarded Radboud university medical center with the Stage 7 Award, making it the first HIMSS Stage 7 hospital in the Netherlands and the third in Europe. 
Today, at the European Congress of Radiation (ECR) 2015, COCIR participated in the EuroSafe Call for Action. A European Society of Radiology (ESR) initiative, 'EuroSafe 2 - EuroSafe imaging call for action' was the second EuroSafe session at ECR 2015. This campaign, now supported by a concrete 12-point action plan, aims to protect patient and healthcare worker safety and the session was an opportunity to bring multiple stakeholders together.