EU Network set up to share human samples
An ambitious €170m network linking European biobanks and related information resources to connect researchers across the continent is to be established.
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Finland establishes industry e-health centre
The Finnish health and welfare sector has established a strategic expertise centre (T&H SHOK) focused on improving health and well-being using technology. The new centre will be led by a limited company jointly established by 29 Finnish firms, including IT services firm Tieto. The new centre is intended to improve the quality and efficiency of […]
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Canada hit by e-health scandal
The agency responsible for ehealth in Ontario has become the centre of a scandal involving uncompetitive contract awards, massive consultancy fees and posh biscuits. The agency in question, eHealth Ontario, is reported to have forked out nearly €3.2m (CAD $5m) in contracts without any apparent attempt to open up the deals to outside bidders, according […]
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Study to benchmark e-health deployment
The European Commission has launched a call for proposals for a study to benchmark the deployment of e-health services across Europe. The aim of the study is to develop a standardised survey on the adoption of ICT and eHealth solutions in hospitals. In the details of the call it is said that the contractor chosen […]
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Orebro first with Swedish summary record
InterSystems has announced that the first stage of the Swedish National Patient Summary Project has been successfully deployed.
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German doctors use iPods for PACS
Clinicians at Jung-Stilling Hospital in Germany are using an iPod Touch to access patient data and diagnostic images at the hospital bedside.
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Orange and Alcatel partner on e-health
French telecomm giants Orange and Alcatel-Lucent have signed a cooperation agreement to develop services for e-health and enhanced assisted living.
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2009 Baltic e-health conference announced
The third Baltic Conference on e-health will take place in Hamburg on September 16, 2009, and this year focus on cross-border care. The conference, to be hosted in the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce, will focus primarily on Cross-Border Healthcare, optimisation of clinical and business processes and telemedicine. The event aims to provide a cross sector […]
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Social media may ‘nudge’ users to health
A new research project has been launched using mobile phones to assess whether people can be ‘nudged’ into leading healthier lifestyles. The £1m ‘Charm’ Project will use mobile technology to measure how active participants are and then compare them to their peers. The project will include looking at how friends influence each other using facebook. […]
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Google says user data aids flu detection
Google’s co-founder Larry Page has said that the European Commission’s demand for user data to be deleted after six months would prevent the site from being able to plot and predict potential pandemics.
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