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9 January 2009

German e-tendering for health launched

Three German procurement associations have banded together to launch a new e-tendering system called ‘eVergabe’, which has been developed by
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30 December 2008

Australia warns of e-health fragmentation

Australia requires a national co-ordinated approach on e-health, or risks creating duplication and fragmentation, states a new national e-health report.
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24 December 2008

Obama urged to commit $25 billion to health IT

The US Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society have urged President Obama to invest a minimum of $25 billion in
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23 December 2008

HL7 publishes draft PHR standards

International healthcare IT standards body Health Level Seven (HL7), has published the Personal Health Record System Functional Model (PHR-S FM)
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19 December 2008

Siemens works with Hospital Clinic, Barcelona

Siemens Healthcare has signed an agreement with Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain, to integrate its diagnostic, imaging and information technology systems.
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17 December 2008

Vodafone invests in mobile health firm

Newbury, Berkshire-based, mobile phone giant Vodafone has invested in t+ Medical, a UK provider of mobile health services acccessed across
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15 December 2008

Commission sets out steps on patient safety

The European Commission has published proposals designed to improve patient safety and reduce the number of patients who suffer harm
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15 December 2008

Philips scores top in patient monitoring

Royal Philips Electronics says its customers have rated Philips Healthcare in first place in overall service performance for Patient Monitoring
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12 December 2008

Europe launches CommonWell project

A new telecare project will use technology to improve the quality of life for older people in four European countries,
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11 December 2008

Nuance and GE complete RIS-SpeechMagic integration

Nuance Communications has successfully integrated its SpeechMagic technology into GE Healthcare Centricity Radiology Information System (RIS). The development is said
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