EC publishes Potorož Declaration
The European Commission has published the Potorož Declaration, a list of objectives to achieve before the next EC e-health conference. The Declaration lists five goals for EC member states to achieve over the next 12 months, as part of the work it has published in its e-health roadmaps. These have been agreed by the member […]
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EFPIA makes recommendations on EMR use
The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) has issued recommendations for EU policymakers on the use of shared electronic medical records in clinical research. Industry representatives argue for structures that guarantee both patient privacy and make clinical research more efficient. The recommendations were made public at the Drug Information Association’s (DIA) Annual EuroMeeting, […]
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SCM card terminal MKT+ certified
SCM Microsystems has received certification for its eHealth100 health card terminal to be used as an MKT+ terminal (multi-functional terminal) from Gematik, the organisation overseeing the implementation of the electronic health card program in Germany. It follows its approval to participate in phase one of the field tests for the electronic health card programme in […]
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Commission plans to accelerate e-health market
The European Commission has published a new strategy aimed at accelerating the growth of the e-health market in Europe.
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German industry group publishes telemedicine standards
Leading German electronic association the VDE has published a new set of standards for telemedicine to spur the development of telecare and telemonitoring. A series of recommendations are set out in the new telecare standards, addressing both the technical and organisational issues of telemonitoring, and may lead to the development of quality labels for telecare […]
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Health on Net chosen for French websites
The French National Authority for Health (Haute Autorité de Santé – HAS), has chosen the online health information accreditation body Health on the Net (HON) to be the official certifying body of all French health websites. The move builds on the longstanding collaboration between HON and HAS and means HON becomes the official accrediting body […]
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US building momentum by accrediting health IT
Accreditation of vendor applications, based on core interoperability standards, is helping to spur adoption of ICT within the United States of America healthcare system. Initial results suggest the accreditation of electronic patient record systems is leading to financial incentives for their adoption, and helping drive spread of key functionality such as order communications. Speaking at […]
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Strong growth predicted in European EMR market
The market in electronic medical record systems across Europe may be set to treble over the next six years because of the strong business and clinical benefits such systems deliver, a new Frost and Sullivan report argues. The report, titled European Electronic Medical Records Markets, says that the European EMR market is currently worth $349.6m […]
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