Agfa’s ORBIS to be installed in 37 French hospitals
Agfa HealthCare,has won a contract to install its ORBIS electronic patient record software at hospitals belongng to the Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris group.
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Philips to lead ‘euHeart’ project
Royal Philips Electronics is to lead a pan-European project to develop advanced computer modelling to enable highly personalised diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease.
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Carestream rolls out French ‘pay-as-you-go’ PACS
Carestream Health, formerly Kodak Health, has announced that 37 privately owned French medical facilities are now using its Hosted Information Management (HIM) system, a pay-as-you-go system for remote archiving, storage and image sharing. HIM is one of a number of eHealth Managed Services from Carestream Health designed to archive, share and distribute medical data more […]
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Satellite-linked robot does ultrasound at sea
French robotic specialist Robosoft has partnered with the European Mobile and Robotised Telechography (MARTE) project, to carry out the first robotic tele-ultrasound examination via satellite. The company used its remotely controlled Estele robot with a wireless handset and developed using a robuBox software development kit, to perform an ultrasound from different locations, observed by a […]
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ClinPhone opens new Paris office
British pharmaceutical technology specialist, ClinPhone, has opened a new office in Paris, in order to reach out to its growing French client base. ClinPhone already works with a number of large pharmaceutical clients across France and the new office is intended to provide both its current and new customers with a local point of contact. […]
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French researchers develop symbols for drug info
A new icon system has been developed by researchers in France to enable practitioners to identify drug information using medical symbols. One use of the new drug icon system is for inclusion in electronic prescribing and medicines management software. The system uses a graphical language for medical knowledge visualisation called VCM (Visualisation des Connaissances Médicales), […]
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EU project to pilot smart fabrics for health
A cluster of EU research projects, collectively known as the SFIT Group are piloting garments which can measure a wearer’s body temperature or trace their heart activity. The European Commission scheme, known as Biotex, is focused on supporting the development of smart textiles. Miniaturised biosensors in a textile patch can analyse body fluids, such as […]
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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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Orange Healthcare launched in France
Global mobile phone network provider Orange has created a division to compete in the e-health market. Named Orange Healthcare, the division will initially launch in France, as part of Orange France Télécom’s partnership in the country, with plans to expand across Europe over the next few years. Eric Le Bihan, vice-president of the health program […]
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Digital pen supports breast screening in France
Anoto Group is helping breast cancer screening centres in France to speed up mammogram analysis using its digital pen and paper technology, as part of a national screening programme. Anoto launched its new software package, Anoto Forms Solution, designed specifically for the European health market earlier this year. The technology is being used to aid implementation […]
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