WebMD Acquires Medscape Portals
WebMD Corporation, one of the first US e-health firms to rise to prominence during the dotcom boom, has acquired the portal assets of rival MedicaLogic/Medscape, Inc., in a $10 million cash deal to expand services to physicians and other medical professionals. The deal covers the Medscape Medical Professional and Medscape Health for Consumers portals. Medscape’s […]
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Torex Buys Oxhealth.com to Develop Electronic Health Records
In the latest of a string of recent acquisitions Torex Health has announced it is to purchase Oxhealth.com Ltd, in a deal that will see Torex taking over one of the NHS ERDIP (Electronic Record Development and Implementation Programme) pilot sites. Torex Health will pay £375,000 for Oxhealth.com, through the issue of 50,113 Torex ordinary […]
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URAC Publishes Guide to E-Health Ethics
URAC, in partnership with the Internet Healthcare Coalition, has published a new guide on e-health ethics. The publication, ‘The New Frontier: Exploring eHealth Ethics’, compiles, for the first time, all the major ethical codes and guidelines for health Web sites. The new book also includes a variety of articles contributed by online health community leaders […]
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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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What Can the Archers Teach e-Pharma?
The familiar “dum-de-dum” theme tune of The Archers’ radio soap was an unexpected item on the programme of the Pharmaceutical Marketing Society’s autumn conference as members explored the elements of a successful community web site. The Archers Addicts was used as an example of a successful community site by one of its creators, Keith Pollard […]
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Novo Nordisk Names Internet Diabetes Innovators
Three innovative approaches to using the Internet to improve the lives of people with diabetes have been recognised by Danish pharmaceutical firm Novo Nordisk in its NovoRapid Internet Inspiration Initiative. The three winners – an Israeli graphic designer, an Australian nurse, and a Danish physician – will each receive a prize of $20,000. Each has […]
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Motion Media Launches Video Phone for Health Sector
Bristol-based Motion Media has launched the first video phone specifically designed for the healthcare sector and remote delivery of patient care into the home that operates over a standard phone line. The company claims its new CareStation 125 video phone will help health organisations deliver the Government goal of redesigning health services around the patient […]
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Mobile EMIS Moves Closer
The day when any GP or district nurse using EMIS technology will be able to carry patient records and add consultation notes on a Palm or pocket PC is getting close. Demonstrations of mobile technology for GPs and community nursing at the EMIS National User Group conference showed well-advanced software that is eagerly awaited: the […]
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