Osteoporosis detectable with dental software
The University of Manchester is to commercialise a new piece of software, developed by its academics, that can detect osteoporosis via routine dental x-rays, having agreed a deal with a Swedish firm to sell the solution. The specialist software, Osteodent, has secured a deal with Swedish company Crebone AB for the rights to sell the software until […]
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Berlin health conference will focus on IT
Next week sees hundreds of senior health officials from across Europe congregate in Berlin, Germany, for the 4th Annual World Health Care Congress Europe. As a supporting publication, E-Health Europe will be reporting live from the event, bringing you all the latest developments in European e-health. As a taster of what’s expected to be announced […]
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Video assistance devices launched for elderly
A new mobile video assistance technology programme funded by the European Commission’s eTEN programme and designed to aid elderly people to live independently at home is ready for deployment. The Belgian designed Advanced TeleassisTance convErgent NeTwork for chronIc diseAse patieNts and Elders projecT – (ATTENTIANET) – offers elderly people a complete package to keep them […]
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SAP to start integrated care pilots later this year
Bernard Thibaut, head of the health-related software business at SAP Germany, tells Philipp Grätzel about the firm’s e-health future.
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Belgian hospital extends PACS to satellite locations
The Saint Luc Bouge Hospital in Belgium is extending its Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS) and computed radiography (CR) systems from Carestream Health to serve three satellite locations in the Province of Namur for the first time. The 360-bed hospital has been using Carestream Health’s technology for seven years and wanted to extend the […]
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Ekahau and VeriChip collaborate on RFID security
Hospitals across the world using Ekahau’s Wi-Fi enabled real time tracking solutions (RLTS) will benefit from tighter system security after the Finland-based company partnered with VeriChip. As part of the agreement, Ekahau will work alongside Xmark, a VeriChip subsidiary which specialises in RFID-based healthcare security systems. Specifically, the companies will collaborate on providing solutions around […]
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IT and e-health is ‘every nurse’s business’
IT and e-health is every nurse’s business because it has to be integrated into practice, nursing leader, June Clark, said on the eve of a major discussion at the Royal College of Nursing’s annual congress this week. The discussion on the theme “Computerised records – what can they offer?” will be available online at the College […]
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Motion Media Selected for Belgium ‘Telehealth’
Videophones designed by UK visual technology specialists Motion Media Technology are to be used to deliver ‘telehealth’ services in Belgium under a new distribution and licensing agreement signed with Belgian telehealth specialists Proxihealth Technics. Proxihealth Technics has selected Motion Media’s complete range of video communication products to complement its existing portfolio of telemedicine solutions and […]
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Enterprise Resource Planning Vital for NHS
The NHS must adopt modern enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems to make better use of its capacity and resources if it is to cope with steadily rising levels of demand, leading IT vendors have warned. Hugo Schellens, general manager of Belgium bookings systems firm Ultragenda, said that the main problem facing the NHS was the […]
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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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