EU agency analyses risks of e-health
The European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) has issued a report focusing on emergent risk scenarios in remote eHealth monitoring and treatment environments. The ENISA report examines the major potential Emerging and Future Risks (EFR) in a possible remote health monitoring and treatment scenario. It takes the scenario of an individual with diabetes in […]
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iSoft wins South American deals
ISoft has won two small contracts in South America, signing its first contract in Honduras and its fourth contract in Mexico. The deal with the Honduras government will see the company develop and implement a system to manage health services, providing a central register of information for government departments. ISoft is working with three local […]
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Wal-Mart to offer low cost e-health records
Wal-Mart, the world’s biggest retailer, has announced that it plans to start selling electronic health records to US doctors working in small practices. The retail giant plans to shake-up the US healthcare sector by offering dramatically cheaper electronic health records than have previously been available. It won’t offer electronic record systems in its stores but, […]
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Insider View: Michael Cross
The Database Report had some great points to make. Pity they were hidden by its errors, says Michael Cross.
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VeriFone targets German e-health programme
US firm VeriFone Holdings has announced it will target the growing demand in Germany for electronic health card systems. The company is a specialist supplier of payment and card systems, and has been operating in the US market since 1995. VeriFone currently offers a range of payment certified electronic card acceptance solutions in Germany, including […]
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McKesson set for UK hospital return
McKesson, the number two supplier of NHS patient administration systems, is weighing a return to the English hospital market – a sector it had been due to finally quit by March 2010.
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Over here
Is Cerner Millennium over big, over corporate and over hard to deploy? Or is it a great system that just needs time and investment ? Neil Versel reports.
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Asklepios signs RIS deal with medavis
Asklepios, Germany’s largest chain of private clinics, has singed a deal with radiology information system specialist medavis GmbH, to equip six Asklepios clinics in Hamburg with medavis’ radiology information system. The switch to medavis RIS as the central radiology information system for the six Hamburg clinics will be carried out as part of the private […]
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Panasonic launches new Mobile Clinical Assistant
Panasonic has launched the latest version of its Mobile Clinical Assistant, a rugged tablet-style wireless handheld computer specifically designed for use by clinicians.
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Med-e-Tel to focus on spreading telemedicine
The first Med-e-Tel telemedicine and e-health conference to be held since the European Commission’s Telemedicine Communication will take place in Luxembourg next week. The Commission’s Telemedicine Communication, which provides an ambitious framework for dramatically improving access to telemedicine for EU citizens and healthcare professionals across Europe, was published in November 2008, and will be a central focus […]
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