A Scottish clinical and translational informatics company has announced it is part of a consortium selected to deliver a digital research environment based on its AnalytiXagility informatics platform to one of the Netherland's most prestigious university medical centres, with the aim of facilitating biomedical research on an unprecedented scale.

The face-to-face meetings between the patient and the care provider might be successfully complemented with person-centered e-support. A preliminary evaluation of breast cancer patients shows that a newly developed app can assist women undergoing treatment for breast cancer in handling symptoms and side effects and provide support.

Patients and medical staff of the Arrixaca Hospital Onco-Hematological Day Hospital have valued very positively the implementation of UMANICK Identity for Health. This is confirmed by the results of the survey conducted by UMANICK during the project carried out in this hospital.

Wolters Kluwer, a leading global provider of information and point of care solutions for the healthcare industry, announced that clinicians worldwide are quickly adopting the innovative new clinical podcast, "UpToDate Talk" as a convenient way to keep up with new developments in medical research.

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) has announced a collaboration between Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc. and a subsidiary of HP Inc. The collaboration is focused on using 3D printing technologies to create better health care outcomes at reduced costs.

Ascom, a leading supplier of Healthcare ICT solutions, is extending its Unite Messaging Suite® integration capability with leading EHR (Electronic Health Record) systems by enabling advanced alert messaging for patient admissions, discharges and transfers.

Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust have committed to major investments in their information technology, including a significant infrastructure programme and procurement of a new Electronic Patient Record (EPR).