European RIS and PACS integration on the rise
A report by Frost and Sullivan has found that the integration between Radiology Information Systems (RIS) and Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (PACS) is becoming increasingly popular in Europe. In its latest research report, titled European RIS Markets, Frost and Sullivan found that the trend towards RIS-PACS integration in Europe is fast gathering pace, but […]
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Initiate signs agreement with SQLI Groupe
Initiate Systems, the supplier of patient data management and enterprise master patient index solutions, has announced a new strategic agreement with French healthcare identity management specialists SQLI Groupe. SQLI Groupe is one of the main suppliers in the French market who have been helping with the national and regional electronic health records (EHR) strategies. The agreement will […]
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EC looks to IT to help support older people
The European Commission has unveiled plans for a new €1bn European Action Plan to research the effectiveness of the use of ICT in improving the life of older people at home, in the workplace and in society in general. “Ageing Well in the Information Society” is a new research project, aimed at ensuring that by […]
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RoboBraille translation piloted across Europe
RoboBraille, a Danish Braille and speech translation service, funded by the European Commission, has begun its EU market validation tests in six different countries. The RoboBraille project offers a tool that automates the translation of text into Braille and speech. Users submit documents as attachments to e-mails. In return, they receive contracted Braille documents or […]
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EC announces large scale eHealth pilot
The European Commission has begun its tendering process for a large scale pilot of an EU wide implementation of eHealth services to support continuity of care. Speaking at the EC’s ICT Policy Support Programme – Work Programme 2007 launch day in Brussels on 24 May, Dr Gérard Comyn, head of the EC’s ICT for Health […]
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Commission tender for economic study of eHealth
A tender for a study on the economic impact of interoperable electronic health records and e-prescriptions in Europe has been released by the European Commission’s Directorate General for the Information Society. The winner of the procurement will be commissioned to do a study on economic aspects of e-health in general and more specifically in relation […]
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Agfa targets EPR market
Adrian Stevens, MD of Agfa UK tells EHI’s Jon Hoeksma how Agfa is planning to tackle the UK hospital Electronic Patient Record market.
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EC looks to mainstream telehealth
Members of the European Commission have said that they intend to set up an action plan to deal with the challenges of an ageing population and make telehealth more mainstream. Speaking at the London Telehealth Symposium earlier this year, three EC civil servants told the audience that the eHealth industry, had been allocated funds by […]
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OECD countries need ehealth to reform
The vision of eHealth records being accessible in different European Union countries and beyond is now being looked at by many different countries, according to the OECD’s Martine Durand. Speaking at the recent Berlin E-health conference she said "All OECD countries are facing challenges meeting the pressures in their healthcare systems. They are all struggling with questions […]
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Tunstall leads European telecare project
Telecare specialist, Tunstall, is co-ordinating a part EU-funded project called SOPRANO, which will design and develop new telehealth solutions for elderly people. The Service Orientated Programmable Smart Environments for Older Europeans (SOPRANO) is a €12m (£8m) research and development project aimed at developing new ways of integrating assistive technology, telecare and telehealth solutions into users’ […]
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