First Generation of e-Health Practitioners Have Arrived
A new survey of US physicians argues that e-health is beginning to deliver tangible benefits and change the way clinicians work, leading to the conclusion that the first generation of e-health practitioners has already emerged. The Harris Interactive survey carried out for Boston Consulting Group’s (BCG) ‘Vital Signs Update: Doctors say eHealth Delivers’, says not […]
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First UK E-Health and Telemedicine Demonstration Sites Established
The first approved e-health and telemedicine demonstration sites have been set up in the UK by the European Health Telematics Association (EHTEL), an EC funded body. Motion Media, a founding member of the UK Telemedicine Association, and Nestor Healthcare Group plc have been chosen by EHTEL to provide the demonstration centres for eHealth and telemedicine […]
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Talking Prescription System Wins Popular Science Award
En-Vision America Inc.’s ScripTalk talking prescription system has been named one of the year’s top 100 greatest achievements in science and technology by the US Popular Science magazine. The ScripTalk system has been developed to enhance the medication safety of the millions of Americans who have difficulty reading or understanding the instructions and warnings that […]
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Companion Healthcare and Eli Lilly launch Web-based Diabetes Programme
Companion Healthcare, a managed care subsidiary of Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina, has developed an online Diabetes Education Centre for its members in partnership with pharmaceutical firm Eli Lilly. The Diabetes Education Centre http://www.diabeteseducationcenter.com/, created by Eli Lilly, is fully interactive and claimed to provide a simple, convenient way for Companion Healthcare members […]
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DocCheck Partners with Belgium’s PharmaPlanet
DocCheck Medical Services GmbH, the leading European physician verification service has announced an agreement with PharmaPlanet , a subsidiary of the Belgian National Pharmacists Association. The cooperation agreement opens the Belgium market of 50,000 doctors and pharmacists up to DocCheck. PharmaPlanet will introduce and market the DocCheck password system and other DocCheck products into the […]
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Computer Motion Recieves $2m Grant for Telesurgery Training
Computer Motion, Inc., the world’s leading developer of surgical robotic systems, has been awarded a $2m research and development grant from the US Department of Commerce, and National Institute of Standards (NIST) to combine surgical robotic systems with telemedicine to train surgeons in new procedures. According to the NIST grant proposal the potential market opportunity […]
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FDA Issues 11
The Food and Drug Administration has issued 11 "cyber-letters" to Internet vendors selling unapproved Ciproflaxin to US consumers. "Cyber Letters" are issued by the FDA to warn Website operators that they may be engaged in illegal activities and informs them of the laws that govern prescription drug sales. The FDA says it has taken the […]
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Siemens and Microsoft Form .Net Alliance
Siemens Medical Solutions Health Services (SMS) has entered into a strategic alliance with Microsoft Corp., under which the two companies will collaborate to optimise Siemens health information applications on the Microsoft .NET Enterprise technology platform. Siemens and Microsoft will also work together building best practices for hosting applications in an Application Service Provider (ASP) model. […]
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“Millstone of History” Holds Back UK E-Health
The UK health service is still struggling to adopt the information technology and business practices that will drag it out of the industrial era of hospital factories and into the information age model of virtual, patient-centric healthcare. But why is the health service apparently unable to get to grips with proven technologies that became commonplace […]
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Healthcare at Home Chooses Ascent Relationship Management
UK high-tech homecare provider, Healthcare at Home Ltd, has chosen Ascent relationship management (RM), supplied by Ascent Technology, to provide it with an integrated customer relationship management system. Ascent will be used to provide an enterprise-wide patient relationship management system which will truly put the patient at the heart of Healthcare at Home’s business. The […]
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