German diabetes risk management study begins
A new collaborative research project has been launched in Germany to examine how computer technology can be used to help predict risk factors associated with diabetes. Called ‘computer assisted diabetes risk management (CDRM)’ will examine how different e-health solutions can improve diabetes care. The study, which will be at medium scale, will focus on people […]
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Second Baltic conference on e-health
The second Baltic Conference on eHealth – organized by the Baltic Sea Forum, the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce, and IBM, in cooperation with the U.S. Commercial Service – will take place on September 26, 2008 (Hamburg, Germany) . The conference includes a range of presentations and workshops, and will run alongside and an exhibition of […]
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Philips to lead ‘euHeart’ project
Royal Philips Electronics is to lead a pan-European project to develop advanced computer modelling to enable highly personalised diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease.
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Version 3 of HL7 released
Developer of global healthcare standards, Health Level Seven, has announced the release of Version 3 Normative Edition 2008, a globally-defined suite of specifications based on HL7’s Reference Information Model. The suite provides a single source that allows implementers of Version 3 specifications to work with the set of messages, data types, and terminologies needed to […]
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Canada’s Infoway says 254 EHR projects underway
Canada’s electronic health record projects have quadrupled since 2004, according to the head of the Canadian health IT agency. Investment in EHRs is said to have increased by 12% in the past year alone. Canada Health Infoway – an independent, not-for-profit organization funded by the Canadian government – jointly invests with every province or territory […]
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Updated version of SNOMED CT released
The International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation has announced that a new version of SNOMED CT is now available. The international release, which is the second this year, has a series of refinements aimed at enabling clinicians to continue working with IT systems with minimal disruption to their daily routines. Revisions to the international version […]
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IBM develop simulator for osteoporosis
IBM’s Zurich Research Laboratory and scientists of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) have developed a new system which provides extensive simulation of real human bone structures, providing doctors with a high definition view of the strength or fragility of bones. The company says the new system could lead to better clinical tools […]
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European Court fines Finland for data breach
The European Court of Human Rights has ordered the Finnish government to pay out €34,000 because it failed to protect a citizen’s personal data, by not adequately securing and protecting a patient’s confidential record. The case could prove significant by creating a legal precedent, based on the European Convention on Human Rights, linking data security […]
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IMEC boosts wireless ECG patch
Flexible core of IMEC’s smart ECG patch. A new wireless patient monitoring ECG patch has been developed for cardiac monitoring by IMEC Belgium, an independent research center in nanoelectronics and nanotechnology. The innovative flexible ECG patch is intended to monitor single-lead ECG in individual’s daily-life conditions, providing new opportunities for cardiovascular disease management. The patch can […]
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Darzi’s report for the digital generation
The final report of the Next Stage Review of the English NHS sees technology-driven change as one of the challenges facing the NHS in the 21st century.
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