ePractice launches eHealth Procurers Forum
The European Commission’s ePractice website has launched a new eHealth Procurers Forum where practitioners involved in e-health procurement can meet and share experiences. A spokesperson told E-Health Europe: “The eHealth Procurers Forum is an open space to express opinions and exchange knowledge and where members are encouraged to provide contributions and participate in the discussions […]
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Carestream updates Information Management Solution
A new version of Carestream Healthcare’s Information Management Solution (IMS) unveiled at the European Congress of Radiologists this month, is to be made available worldwide in the second quarter of this year. The company says that the update will offer healthcare providers more convenient viewing of medical imaging exams and other patient documents, while also facilitating the integration […]
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Gemalto to deliver Slovenia’s smartcard upgrade
Slovenia has chosen Gemalto to help develop its upgrade to their electronic health cards for Slovenian citizens. Gemalto will provide the Slovenian health service with its Coesys Issuance solution, which consists of middleware, digital signature capabilities, software applications, applets and cards. They will work together with Slovenian suppliers Cetis, who will provide the personalisation of […]
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Finding reliable health information online
Healthcare information is abundant online, but it can be hard to know what is current and medically correct. Joe Fernandez speaks to Health on the Net Foundation to see how it approaches the problem.
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SCM card terminal MKT+ certified
SCM Microsystems has received certification for its eHealth100 health card terminal to be used as an MKT+ terminal (multi-functional terminal) from Gematik, the organisation overseeing the implementation of the electronic health card program in Germany. It follows its approval to participate in phase one of the field tests for the electronic health card programme in […]
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Commission plans to accelerate e-health market
The European Commission has published a new strategy aimed at accelerating the growth of the e-health market in Europe.
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2008: the year telecare grows up?
A large evaluation of assistive technologies across health and social care begins next year, Fiona Barr reports.
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Finnish company trials cardiac telemedicine
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed remote healthcare services that allow patients to be treated globally, irrespective of the solutions provided by hardware and data system suppliers. In Finland, the first trial services for treating cardiac patients and patients suffering from chronic illnesses have been promising. A VTT spokesperson told E-Health Europe: “Remote […]
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NoemaLife launch Galileo e-health platform
NoemaLife has launched a new eHealth application platform called Galileo, designed to help exchange information and share resources across the healthcare industry. Galileo’s eHealth application platform has been developed to provide healthcare organisations with a flexible and powerful platform to exchange information among the many people involved in patient care processes. The new solution is […]
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Industry agrees standardised interface for EPRs
After one year of negotiations – faster than expected – more than 30 health IT companies have agreed on a new standardised interface for electronic patient records (EPR). The agreement will make it easier for EPR-solutions of different vendors to share personal medical data. The new interface was being developed under the umbrella of the […]
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