Report predicts European growth of hospital e-prescribing
There is enormous potential for expansion within electronic hospital prescribing systems within Europe – a market that is already showing overall growth, according to a survey from analysts Frost & Sullivan. Their report states that by 2010, the market for e-prescribing is likely to be worth a total of £75.2m, growing by 29% every year, with inpatient […]
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Europe’s largest healthcare e-market created
D.Logistics AG of Germany and Global Healthcare Exchange, LLC have announced that they are to merge their respective European operations, PLC GmbH (PLC) and Global Healthcare Exchange BVBA, to create a single electronic marketplace for European healthcare. D. Logistics and GHX LLC will each own 50 percent of the newly formed company, which will be […]
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ISoft and Torex Announce Merger Plans
iSoft and Torex, two of the UK’s leading health IT firms announced this week that they intended to merge to create the UK’s largest provider of healthcare information systems able to play a leading role in the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) in the NHS and be a leading player internationally. The two companies said […]
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“Rocky Road” to e-Procurement Predicted
European healthcare institutions show a growing willingness to embrace electronic procurement of supplies but there will be a rocky road to universal acceptance of the technology, according to a new study by market consultants, Frost & Sullivan. The study’s findings show that just £276 million worth of hospital supplies were bought electronically in Europe in […]
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Cerner Buys German PACS Firm
Cerner Corp., the leading US health IT supplier, is to acquire Image Devices GmbH, a German developer of picture archiving and communication systems, or PACS. This transaction will promote the continued development and enhancement of Cerner’s PACS solutions and substantially increase Cerner’s presence in Europe. Image Devices is a picture archiving and communication system (PACS) […]
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European Doctors Taking Lead on Use of IT
General Practitioners in Scandinavia, Netherlands and UK are leading Europe in the use of IT at work, and in key areas such as use of electronic medical records European GPs has a significant lead over their US counterparts. The findings come from the latest research by Harris Interactive on e-health. It reports that medical practices […]
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McKesson Agrees Purchase of ALI Technologies
McKesson Corporation has agreed to buy ALI Technologies, a Vancouver-based enterprise medical imaging solutions company in a deal worth around $340m (£243m). ALI products, which include PACS, are designed to streamline access to diagnostic information, automate clinical workflow and eliminate the need for film. The companies say the deal is expected to close within 90 […]
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Atuline to Launch Europe’s First Virtual Hospital
Finish Novo Group will present its Atuline Virtual Hospital project at the Medica 2001 international medical device trade fair in Düsseldorf. The service is the first virtual hospital to be registered in the European Union. The Atuline Virtual Hospital offers online medical consultation and electronic prescriptions for both individuals’ health care providers. In addition, the […]
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DocCheck Partners with Belgium’s PharmaPlanet
DocCheck Medical Services GmbH, the leading European physician verification service has announced an agreement with PharmaPlanet , a subsidiary of the Belgian National Pharmacists Association. The cooperation agreement opens the Belgium market of 50,000 doctors and pharmacists up to DocCheck. PharmaPlanet will introduce and market the DocCheck password system and other DocCheck products into the […]
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e-Detailing Moves into Mainstream
Faced with spiralling marketing costs, reduced product lifecycles, and an increasing reliance on "blockbuster" drug launches, pharmaceutical companies are turning to Internet technologies to help them more effectively market and sell their products and develop new channels to an increasingly complex customer base. The challenge faced by pharmaceutical executives attending eyeforpharma’s e-sales and marketing in […]
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