Metavision live at new Cumbria hospital
The recently opened West Cumberland Hospital in Cumbria has gone live with a new computer system for its intensive care unit.
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GE launches info management for ICU
GE Healthcare has launched an information management solution for intensive care units. GE’s Centricity Clinical Notification System (CNS) aims to reduce clinical incidents and ensure that clinicians follow compliance guidelines. It allows clinicians to set alerts based on changes in a patient’s condition over a chosen period of time and then notifies them when they need […]
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UltraGenda completes first German client
The very first implementation of UltraGenda Pro in Germany has been achieved within five weeks of contract award. The new scheduling system went live on the day of the grand opening of Immanuel Klinik Rüdersdorf, one of the hospitals in the Immanuel Diakonie Group of hospitals. The German hospital group operates acute and rehabilitation hospitals […]
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Philips to develop eICU with Geisinger
Royal Philips Electronics has signed an agreement with Geisinger Health System, an integrated US healthcare system, to launch an electronic Intensive Care Unit (eICU) Programme. The eICU Programme has been developed by Visicus, a Philips Healthcare Company, that focuses on delivering improvements in ICU services Philips says the eICU Programme is proactive and blends medicine […]
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GE’s Centricity cardiology system wins award
GE Healthcare’s Centricity cardiovascular information system has won Frost & Sullivan’s 2008 ‘product line leadership’ award. The GE CIS system recognised is Centricity Carddas Xi². The CIS is designed to meet cardiologist’s needs for advanced data management and PACS capabilities in a common infrastructure for cardiology and radiology. According to GE Cardass provides a single […]
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Dutch research highlights hospital RFID risks
Radio frequency identification could seriously affect life-saving equipment leading to hazardous situations for hospitals, Dutch scientists have claimed. A report in the Journal of the American Medical Association by Dutch academics and doctors found that even the most simple RFID device such as a credit card could cause electromagnetic interference, which could prove to be […]
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Philips buys patient monitoring specialist Visicu
Royal Philips Electronics has agreed to acquire US-based clinical IT firm Visicu for around €290m, to expand its patient monitoring business.
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Philips to buy US medical alarm firm
Royal Philips Electronics is to acquire US-based Emergin, a provider of software allowing transmission of medical alarm signals throughout hospitals. Emergin will become part of the patient monitoring business unit within Philips’ Healthcare sector, expanding its range of health IT capabilities, particularly in the area of patient monitoring. Over the past five years, Emergin has […]
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Robotic future of patient care
As technology advances, robotics is the new revolutionary in healthcare. Kevin Fickenscher, MD and chief medical officer at Perot Systems takes a look into the future
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Picis expands presence in Europe
Picis, a providers of acute information systems, has announced a further five deals in Europe in the first quarter of this year. The company have been working in Europe for almost 15 years now and now has their systems used by more than 1000 hospitals in 19 European countries. Picis’s executive vice president of global […]
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