Paramedic students trained using Second Life
The ‘collapsed clubber’ is one of five scenarios students can expect to encounter in the Second Life training system. Paramedic students in London are being trained in how to deal with emergency situations using the virtual world of Second Life. The Second Life training system uses online avatars of patients in Second Life, […]
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Unilabs buys Belgian teleradilology firm
Swiss diagnostic services firm Unilab has acquired Belgium’s EuradConsult BVBA, a provider of teleradiology services.
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Healthcare Interoperability Preview 2
‘Live Eight’ with Fujitsu until mid-2009
NHS trusts in the South of England may find themselves reliant on Fujitsu to provide key systems a full year after the firm’s NHS contract was ended.
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Misys completes merger with Allscripts
British software firm Misys has completed its merger with US health software firm Allscripts to create Allscripts-Misys. The company will retain the Allscripts brand name.
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Two Swedish hospitals choose Sectra PACS
Sectra has signed a five-year contract with Region Skåne regarding a digital solution for managing and archiving radiology images (PACS).
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Carestream supports Ebay for radiologists
Carestream Health is to provide technical infrastructure to the European Union-funded project to create an Ebay-style online market for radiology services.
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Microsoft says Amalga speech deal unchanged
Microsoft’s licensing deal with Philips Speech Recognition Systems to integrate the firm’s speech recognition technology in its Amalga health software is unaffected by the sale of the Philips business unit.
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Nij Smellinghe hospital to install Carestream archiving
Nij Smellinghe Hospital in Drachten, The Netherlands, has chosen Carestream Health to provide it with a hosted information management system to enable it to remotely archive patient diagnostic imaging data.
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