HC2012, the definitive event for health informatics run by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, has announced Harris Healthcare is the headline sponsor for this year’s event. HC2012 will take place in its new home at the Business Design Centre, London on 2 - 3 May and is free to attend for all delegates.

IMS MAXIMS is attending the HC2012 exhibition and conference 2-3 May 2012, where it will reveal a major new research concept and unveil an important upgrade to its MAXIMS ED Module. CEO Shane Tickell will also be among the high-profile speakers included in the conference programme.

Community staff currently take paper case notes and documents to and from appointments and return to the office to collect, drop off and complete paperwork, taking up valuable time that could be spent with patients. Working in partnership with Blackpool, Vodafone provided a secure and reliable mobile connection as well as tablet devices that best suit the type of information being sent and received.

Dr. Jelle Barentsz demonstrated this week how modern technology, including NoMachine's remote access software, can improve physician collaboration and lead to better patient care at the TEDxMaastricht "The Future of Health" event.

The new roll-out marks the continuation of a partnership between Vodafone and SMURD (Mobile Emergency Service for Resuscitation and Extrication) which began seven years ago when Vodafone developed the first European telemedicine solution with national coverage.

A pharmacy and GP surgery in a deprived part of East London have successfully trialled a new integrated repeat medications service from two leading healthcare IT providers. Developers at Rx Systems and EMIS created new links between Rx Systems' ProScript® and EMIS GP software to enable the two systems to talk to each other about patients' repeat medication and exchange information directly.

Today, the health sector faces new challenges, from the ageing of the population to the increase in chronic illnesses, the growing shortage of healthcare staff and the reorganization of health systems around the world. To help traditional health systems to evolve, Orange has been working for the past 10 years to pave the way for new solutions in the e-health field, thanks to the strong level of innovation within its teams.