Intel webinar on mobility at the point of care
Intel Digital Health will on 26 June hold a free online web seminar on the value of mobility at the point of care. Intel says the webinar will help participants understand the value of using mobile devices – such as the mobile clinical assistant (MCA) at the point of care within their health organisation. As […]
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Royal Dutch Pharmaceutical Society outsources IT to BT
The Royal Dutch Pharmaceutical Society (KNMP) is to outsource its “mission critical” IT to BT under a five year, €2.6m deal. Among other services, the contract will cover the secure hosting of the society’s office automation and shared storage environment, migration to Microsoft Exchange and the telehousing of applications in BT’s Nieuwegein data centre. BT […]
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EC publishes Potorož Declaration
The European Commission has published the Potorož Declaration, a list of objectives to achieve before the next EC e-health conference. The Declaration lists five goals for EC member states to achieve over the next 12 months, as part of the work it has published in its e-health roadmaps. These have been agreed by the member […]
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Web 2.0 revolution underway in healthcare
Internet developments that brought us sites such as Facebook, YouTube and Wikipedia are now set to revolutionise healthcare.
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EC encourages e-health innovation
The European Commission’s Information, Society and Media team has issued a new guidance document encouraging innovation-friendly procurement in e-health. The guidance says that the European e-health market “suffers from the fragmentation of public demand which in turn leads to a lack of exchangeability of products and services”. It adds: “There are also barriers for the […]
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iSoft gets ex-Agfa director as COO
IBA Healthcare has appointed the former chief operating officer of Agfa Healthcare, Andrea Fiumicelli, as chief operating officer with responsibility for iSoft. In an exclusive interview with E-Health insider Fiumicelli said he intended to draw a line under iSoft’s troubled past. Fiumicelli joins iSoft from Agfa where he was responsible for leading Agfa Healthcare’s IT […]
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Berlin health conference will focus on IT
Next week sees hundreds of senior health officials from across Europe congregate in Berlin, Germany, for the 4th Annual World Health Care Congress Europe. As a supporting publication, E-Health Europe will be reporting live from the event, bringing you all the latest developments in European e-health. As a taster of what’s expected to be announced […]
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Google Health unveils electronic record pilot
Google is piloting a system which lets patients transfer their existing medical information to its new online Personal Health Record.
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CORDIS launch health research website
CORDIS, the European Union’s Community Research and Development Service, has launched a new health research web service for the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). The portal will provide an information point on the health of Europe’s citizens, advice on improving performance of health-related businesses and tackle global health issues. It will run on a budget of […]
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Gemalto to deliver Slovenia’s smartcard upgrade
Slovenia has chosen Gemalto to help develop its upgrade to their electronic health cards for Slovenian citizens. Gemalto will provide the Slovenian health service with its Coesys Issuance solution, which consists of middleware, digital signature capabilities, software applications, applets and cards. They will work together with Slovenian suppliers Cetis, who will provide the personalisation of […]
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