Forcare signs Amsterdam EZDA deal
The Amsterdam Regional Health Information Exchange organisation, EZDA, has signed a deal with Dutch software provider Forcare for its XDS-based products for radiology information.
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US locating company moves on EU market
US company Patient Care Technology Systems has announced it has established a UK subsidiary to market its real-time locating systems across Europe. The systems include products to manage patient flow, track moveable equipment and patients, monitor and document staff members’ compliance with infection protocols, and manage turnover of inpatient beds. Devices mounted on ceilings and […]
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ISoft acquires UltraGenda for £9m
ISoft, one of the key software providers for England’s National Programme for IT in the NHS, has acquired the Belgium-based health IT company UltraGenda BV for £9.3m (€10.6m). ISoft said the deal would provide it with enterprise-wide multi-resource scheduling software to enable organisations to schedule and manage appointments and resources. The software, which is used in […]
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Forcare to make debut at HIMSS
Dutch software company, Forcare will appear at HIMSS 2010 in Atlanta for the first time to showcase what it describes as “a fully standardised software solution suite for health information exchanges”. The Dutch company, which supplies interoperability software across Europe to help clinical users gain access and share available patient information, will launch two new […]
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e-Health Week 2010 announced
The World of Health IT (WoHIT) Conference and Exhibition and the ministerial event known as the High Level e-Health Conference will be jointly run next March in an initiative called e-Health Week 2010. The conference will be held at the Convention Centre CCIB in Barcelona from 15-18 March 2010 and is being organised by the […]
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US Hospital IT set to hit €5 billion
The value of the US hospital IT market is predicted to hit €5 billion annually within the next five years. A new report, from the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society’s research arm, predicts that US hospitals will spend about €3.7 ($4.7) billion on health IT this year, rising to €5 ($6.8) billion by 2014. […]
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EMRs named top priority in HIMSS survey
Implementing electronic medical records has become the top priority for senior healthcare information professionals, a major US survey has shown.
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New York opens-up records with Microsoft
Microsoft has launched the latest version of its Amalga data aggregation platform, which includes connectivity to its HealthVault personal health records platform. The company has also announced that one of America’s most prominent hospitals will be using both technologies to open up its records, tests and other health information to patients. New York Presbyterian Hospital […]
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HIMSS singing
With former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan on its speaker rota, this year’s HIMSS conference was always going to be about money. Neil Versel reports from Chicago.
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Prague to hold ministerial e-health conference
Europe’s seventh and final ministerial e-health conference is to be held next month in Prague, the Czech Republic, 18-20 February. The Czech Republic is currently jointly holding the presidency of the European Union, and in co-operation with the European Commission the Czech Ministry of Health is organising a ministerial Conference ‘eHealth for Individuals, Society and […]
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