King’s Fund to run telehealth network
The Department of Health has funded a network to help expand use of telehealth and telecare and disseminate the lessons learned from the Whole System Demonstrator programme. The Whole System Demonstrators Action Network involves an action research programme involving 10 to 12 of the unsuccessful sites for the WSD programme. The groups, made up of […]
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German medication specialists back decision support
Two leading members of the medication commission of the German National Chamber of Doctors have urged German hospitals to implement “intelligent” computerised physician order entry (CPOE) with decision support systems to improve patient safety. They also advocated personal electronic medication lists in chronically ill patients. The CPOE-topic was high on the agenda at the “Hauptstadtkongress”, […]
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EHTEL launch report on future of telemedicine
A new report from the European Health Telematics Association has issued a report detailing a series of recommendations for achieving sustainable telemedicine services in Europe by 2020. The ”Sustainable Telemedicine: paradigms for future-proof healthcare” report presents the current achievements and best practice examples drawn from a number of ongoing projects across Europe, as well as […]
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Sweden launches national e-health strategy
The Swedish government has launched a new citizen-centred national e-health strategy designed around ensuring the provision of information to where it is needed to support improvements in care. The new e-health strategy focuses on the need to use information and communication technologies (ICT) to achieve improvements for patients, health professionals and decision-makers. Setting out the […]
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£8m to be spent on telehealth in Scotland
The Scottish government has announced that an extra £8m is to be spent on telecare over the next two years. Public health minister Shona Robison made the announcement during a visit to Inverness, where she said hi-tech devices will be made available to help the elderly and vulnerable live in their own homes. The money […]
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Alzheimer’s diagnosis more effective with IT
Computers are able to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease faster and more accurately than clinicians, according to researchers. A study published in the journal Brain, using brain scans, computers can identify the characteristic damage of Alzheimer’s’ disease with as much as 96% accuracy, compared to 85% accuracy using current methods – a combination of scans, blood tests […]
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Telecom firms have strong e-health presence
A report by IT and telecommunications researcher, InfoCom, has highlighted the strong presence of telecom carriers in the e-health industry. The report shows that a number of telecom carriers across Europe are now involved in the healthcare sector, providing a variety of services. Research of e-health applications across Europe has shown that carriers such as […]
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New clinic in Ireland to study ageing process
The Technology Research for Independent Living (TRIL) centre in Dublin, has opened a new clinic, supported by Intel and the Industrial Development Agency Ireland, which aims to discover and deliver technology solutions to support independent ageing. The clinic will be based in St James’s Hospital in Dublin, and aims to combine clinical knowledge with the […]
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Life in Europe to become ambient assisted
Philipp Grätzel reports from Berlin on developments in ambient assisted living, a fast-evolving field combining the IT, medicine, social care and housing industries.
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EU Parliament amends assisted living project
Members of the European Parliament have stressed that the new Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) programme must be cost effective and respect privacy. The AAL programme is an initiative by the European Parliament to improve the quality of life of older people and help them live independently for longer, through the use of ICT. It is […]
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