Healthcare Interoperability Preview 3
Stephen O’Brien tells Jon Hoeksma that interoperability is the starting point for future Conservative healthcare IT strategy.
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DigiTV receives EC funding for telecare
A digital TV initiative for public services run by Kirklees Council has won European Commission funding to develop interactive health and social care services.
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European Commission consults on Web 3.0
The European Commission has launched a consultation on how to make sure Europe leads on the next generation of the internet. In its new consultation document the Commission outlined the main steps required to respond to the next wave of the information revolution, resulting from trends such as social networking, the decisive shift to online […]
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UK group urges rethink on drug advertising
An alliance of nine groups representing UK consumers, patients and medical professionals has urged the European Commission to ditch plans to change the rules on the information that drug companies can provide to patients. Spearheaded by consumer lobbyist Which?, the group has sent a letter to the Commission asking it to reconsider its plans to […]
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Medting creates global image repository
A Spanish medical informatics consultant is enlisting researchers and practitioners in an attempt to create what might be the first truly global online repository of medical images and multimedia for physicians. “The idea is to create a Web community,” says Miguel Cabrer, president of Medting.com. The interactive site, formerly known as MDPIXX, also includes platforms […]
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TEN4Health improves cross-border cooperation
Representatives of the European Commission and of the European Parliament have highlighted the TEN4Health project as an example for improving cross-border healthcare services in Europe. Both citizens and hospitals are seen to benefit. The TEN4Health project brings together three health insurance companies and eleven hospitals from six EU Member States – Austria, Belgium, the Czech […]
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EU consults on ICT 2020 research strategy
The European Commission has launched a public consultation into its ‘no-holds barred’ ICT research and innovation staretgy.
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UK doctors demand IT for cross-border care
The British Medical Association has called for a single web-portal to be created to provide European citizens with information on cross-border care. In its response to the European Commission’s proposal for a directive on the application of patients’ rights to cross-border healthcare, the BMA, which represents UK doctors, says patients will need much more information […]
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Conservatives commission review of NHS IT
The Conservative Party has commissioned an independent review of NHS IT policy to be led by Dr Glyn Hayes.
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European Institute of Technology board appointed
The European Commission has announced appointments to the governing body of the new European Institute of Technology (EIT), an initiative intended to help drive technology innovation across the continent. By boosting the EU’s capacity to transform education and research results into tangible commercial innovation opportunities, the EIT is intended to help bridge the innovation gap […]
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