UHB predicts patients who will DNA
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust has developed a predictive Did Not Attend system that identifies in advance the patients most likely to miss their appointment. The new system, developed in-house at the trust, is built on algorithms that identify the patients due to come into the outpatient’s clinic but are unlikely to keep their […]
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CSC wins Danish adverse incidents deal
CSC has signed a major contract with the Danish National Board of Health to provide a national adverse incident system to allow patients and professionals to report adverse events encountered across the entire health service.
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Swedish NPO ‘complete by 2012’
Coverage from World of Health IT 2010, Barcelona The National Patient Overview that is being rolled out across Sweden will be completed by spring 2012, according to one of the project leads. The NPO, which provides an electronic summary of a patient’s record including information on identity, attentions and alerts, diagnosis, care services and medications, […]
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EHTEL calls for local action
Coverage from World of Health IT 2010, Barcelona The European Health Telematics Association has called for more regional and local level approaches to eHealth across Europe. Speaking to E-Health Europe at the World of Health IT conference and exhibition in Barcelona, a spokesperson for the non profit organisation, said that eHealth needs to be done […]
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France’s Robosoft create caring robot
French robotics company, Robosoft, has created a robot that can speak, understand what is said to it and find its way around the house in order to assist dependent people at home.
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EHE interview: Harald Deutsch
Sarah Bruce talks to CSC’s vice president, EMEA, healthcare, about the future of healthcare IT on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Microsoft unveils CDM project
Coverage from HIMSS10 Microsoft and the Cleveland Clinic yesterday announced the results of a chronic disease management project for patients with hypertension, diabetes and heart failure. The one year project prescribed patients monitoring devices linked to personal health records and the hospital’s electronic medical record. It found that by doing this it was possible to better […]
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Boomers lead on personal health records
Personal health records have become a reality for millions of Americans, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society’s annual conference has heard.
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US locating company moves on EU market
US company Patient Care Technology Systems has announced it has established a UK subsidiary to market its real-time locating systems across Europe. The systems include products to manage patient flow, track moveable equipment and patients, monitor and document staff members’ compliance with infection protocols, and manage turnover of inpatient beds. Devices mounted on ceilings and […]
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Agfa HealthCare’s sales slump slows
Agfa HealthCare’s fourth quarter sales continued to decrease, dropping 2.8% compared to the fourth quarter of 2008. The Belgium healthcare giant’s chief executive said he was “pleased” with the figures, achieved in the face of a “full economic crisis.” The preliminary Q4 results for last year show sales of €316m, but the company says that […]
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