Ortivus reports losses due to delays
Swedish health IT developer, Ortivus, has released its year-end report for 2007, announcing an operating loss of 53.9m Swedish Krona, despite initiating several projects in Europe. The company has been installing its MobiMed and CoroNet systems across the continent, but report profits have suffered due to “delayed product launches and certain misjudgements.” MobiMed is a […]
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German doctors say no to centrally stored patient records
Recent reports about incidents of data loss in the British healthcare system have alarmed medical doctors in other European countries.
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Medica 2007: smartcard lows and EPR highs
Although there was good news for medical smartcard projects at the trade fair Medica 2007 in Düsseldorf, doctors critical of IT developments managed to attract more media attention than ever. But it was not all about cards: vendors of electronic patient records have turned surprisingly optimistic too. And there was a real rising star: the […]
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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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Austria named best healthcare system in the EU
Austria has the best healthcare service in the European Union, a survey by watchdog Health Consumer Powerhouse has found. The Euro Health Consumer Index is an annual ranking of national European healthcare systems across five areas that are key to the consumer: patients’ rights and information, waiting times for common treatments, care outcomes, the generosity […]
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IBM uses 3D imaging to visualise patient records
Researchers at IBM have developed new visualisation software that will allow doctors to view personal medical records on an animated human body.
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Evolution, not revolution
Jens Naumann, head of the German industrial association of health IT companies, talks to Philipp Gratzel about the forthcoming roll out of electronic health cards.
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I am not a gambler
Frank Gotthardt, head of Gemany’s fast-growing CompuGroup, tells E-Health Europe why he was not willing to buy iSoft at any price.
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Guernsey awards EPR contract to TrakHealth
The Health & Social Services Department of Guernsey has awarded TrakHealth a ten-year deal to provide all healthcare providers on the island with an integrated electronic patient records (EPR) system. The integrated EPR, based on a system called TrakCare, will be used to support the delivery of comprehensive health and social care services to the […]
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