CompuGroup reports Q1 figures
German e-health firm CompuGroup AG has reported its revenues grew by 36% in the first three months of 2009. Profits decreased however from €12.8m in 2008 to €11.9m. The company attributed the difference to “acquisition related restructuring processes and regulatory implications”. The firm reported that business opportunities remained good and that it had begun delivering […]
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Slovenia rolls out e-health card
The Health Insurance Institute of Slovenia has announced that it will roll-out a new electronic health insurance card system across the country.
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European med tech sector slows
The European medical technology sector is weathering the current economic storm but bracing iteself for tough times, with two-thirds of firms making redundencies or introducing pay freezes.
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EU issues privacy guidance for RFID
The European Union has issued new recommendations covering the future use of bar codes and radio frequency identification devices (RFID) to ensure they respect privacy. The directive says Europeans should be able to have control over smart chips, a worldwide market predicted to rapidly grow in the next decade, while still being able to easily […]
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Microsoft licenses HealthVault for Canada
Microsoft has signed a partnership with Canadian telecoms firm Telus, which will become the first firm outside the US to offer Microsoft’s HealthVault personal health platform.
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Siemens begins i.s.h.med Soarian integration
Siemens has announced it has improved its SAP-based information system, i.s.h.med, by adding new modules and integrating primary components of its Soarian workflow solution for the first time. The integration comes as part of the latest offering by Siemens for i.s.h.med – Enhancement Package 4. The two new modules also have a similar design to […]
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Toumaz provides tech for DIAdvisor trial
Toumaz Technology, the specialist in wireless persoal monitoring and signals technology, has announced that its hardware, software and sensors that are being used for large-scale data capture in the DIAdvisor clinical trial.
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IB-Salut awards EHR contract
The health service of the Balearic Islands has awarded the tender for the development of an electronic health record to Fujistu, in conjunction with its partners Oracle and Orion Health. IB-Salut signed the contract worth €6.7m, saying it wanted to transform its existing model of dispersed health information into an integrated EHR. The project known […]
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GE to spend $6 billion on health tech
General Electric is to invest €4.5 billion ($6 billion) over the next six years in innovative healthcare technology, the firm announced yesterday.
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Microsoft does cross-government deal
The Treasury has signed a cross-government deal with Microsoft that will allow licenses to be transferred across the public sector. The value of the deal signed by the Office of Government Commerce Buying Solutions agency has not been disclosed. However, the government claims it will save the public sector £75m over five years. The deal […]
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