CompuGROUP appoints new CFO
Germany’s CompuGROUP Holding AG has appointed Christian Teig as its new chief financial officer. Immediately prior to his new appointment Tieg was chief executive of Norway’s Profdoc ASA, a company acquired by CompuGroup in July. Teig had managed Profdoc for more than eight years. Teig will take over the tasks of former CFO Dr Erik […]
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3C creates best of breed partnership
An alliance of seven UK and Irish healthcare software vendors and implementers has been formed to offer NHS trusts a one-stop shop for best of breed clinical solutions. 3C Healthcare Partnership says it can offer NHS trusts a suite of integrated, proven clinical solutions and direct contact with clinical system suppliers. It also says the […]
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Fake sicknotes for sale online
Fake sicknotes, complete with doctors’ stamps, are being sold online. The DoctorsNoteStore.com website is selling the fake doctors’ sicknotes for £24.99. They are almost identical to a genuine letter from a GP or hospital. The site advertises a guaranteed delivery time of 48 hours for the replica certificates, written on official NHS notepaper with an […]
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JAC to distribute robotic medicines cabinets
JAC Computer Services Ltd (JAC) has become the exclusive UK distributor of robotic medicines cabinets designed to improve medicines management. The UK specialist supplier of electronic pharmacy and medicines management systems will supply computerised medicines cabinets manufactured by MDG Medical. Under the agreement, JAC will offer a range of units including specialist cabinets for […]
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Wirral PCT faces local data privacy backlash
Wirral Primary Care Trust has delayed plans to introduce a telephone support service provided by a US contractor, after a local outcry at plans to transfer extracts from patient records to a private company. The proposed new health coaching service, called ‘Wirral Keep Well’, provided by Health Dialog UK, that provides targeted phone advice and […]
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Workshop to focus on ambient assistive living
Applications are open to participate in a two-day joint expert workshop examining ambient assistive living to be run in Brussels, 25-26 September. Jointly organised by the Ambient Assistive Living (AAL) Association and Ambient Assistive Living Alliance the workshop is aimed to help shape future policy. Those interested in attending are asked to submit an application […]
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NHS Wales invites feedback in Polish
NHS trusts in Wales are used to working in two languages but now North Wales NHS trust has gone one further and translated an online questionnaire into Polish. The number of Polish people in the area has grown rapidly, bringing requests for information to be translated. The questionnaire asks people to rate […]
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IBA says Lorenzo will launch in November
In its first annual report since acquiring UK health software vendor iSoft, for €208m last August, IBA Health on Monday reported that revenues have almost quadrupled to €211m, up from €44m in 2007. The Australian company said the first version of its long delayed Lorenzo strategic software will have a “global launch” this November. A […]
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ICW selected for US telehealth programme
German e-health specialist InterComponentWare (ICW) has been selected by US health network Coventry Health Care to provide the infrastructure for a home monitoring programme. ICW will provide the interoperability platform and infrastructure technology for Coventry Health’s telemonitoring pilot program. The German company is already involved in two large-scale European telehealth projects, including AOK Plus, a […]
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Barco upgrades 3D imaging software
Image from Version 6.3 of Voxar 3D Belgium medical imaging specialist Barco has released an updated version of its Voxar 3D advanced visualisation software suite, integrated into Agfa’s IMPAX picture archiving and communication system. Version 6.3 of Voxar is said to provide streamlined imaging workflow, enabling physicians to read and report their studies faster and […]
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