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.

eHealthNews.eu announces the Top 20 eHealth News Articles of the Year 2014 that are worth revisiting, again and again. Look back at the most prominent moments from the past year. According to the collected web statistics the top 20 news articles of the Year 2014 are:

iMDsoft announced that Helse Nord RHF in Norway has chosen the MetaVision clinical information system for the entire region, for over 2000 beds. Helse Nord RHF is responsible for all public hospitals in northern Norway, and is comprised of 4 health trusts with 12 hospitals.

HP Enterprise Services UK has been selected by Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as prime contractor in a project to improve patient care by enabling an integrated view of patient information.

Qualcomm Incorporated, through its venture investment group, Qualcomm Ventures, has announced it intends to create a joint investment company with Novartis Pharmaceuticals, a global health care leader, to target early stage companies who offer technologies, products or services that "go beyond the pill" to benefit physicians and patients. The joint investment company will leverage up to $100 million to support selected innovations.

Hospital Marina Salud de Dénia is the first non-U.S. recipient of the prestigious HIMSS Davies Enterprise Award. Recognized by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), Marina Salud is the first Davies winner in Spain, one of the first in Europe to achieve HIMSS Stage 7, and also one of the world’s few hospitals to be deemed fully paperless.

Mental health chiefs in the West Midlands have chosen an e-prescribing system from Ascribe after winning £500K from a government fund to improve patient safety. Ascribe, part of EMIS Group, will provide its Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (ePMA) system to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.