IBM develop simulator for osteoporosis
IBM’s Zurich Research Laboratory and scientists of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) have developed a new system which provides extensive simulation of real human bone structures, providing doctors with a high definition view of the strength or fragility of bones. The company says the new system could lead to better clinical tools […]
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Philipp Grätzel speaks to Uwe Pöttgen, head of corporate department IT at Asklepios, about the ‘Asklepios Future Hospital Programme’.
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iSoft introduces LabCentre in Netherlands
iSoft has announced that its LabCentre laboratory information system is to be introduced in the Netherlands. An iSoft spokesperson told EHE the system will be available immediately in the Netherlands and is to offer benefits including “extremely rapid implementation, ease of use, improved remote requesting, improved test turn around, embedded word processing and cancer dataset […]
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Moscow laboratory group chooses iSoft system
Gemotest, a Moscow-based private laboratory group, has signed a deal with iSoft to deploy the LabCentre laboratory information system. The system is to be installed initially at Gemotest’s main laboratory in Moscow this year. At the main laboratory, 50 of the group’s 100 staff process 10,000 specimens a day. LabCentre will be integrated with 16 […]
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Sonic Healthcare acquires GLP Medical Group
German laboratory information system developer, GLP Medical Group, has been acquired by Australian diagnostics software specialist, Sonic Healthcare, in a deal worth approximately €30m. GLP Medical is based in Hamburg and specialises in laboratory software. Formerly known as “Labor Dr von Froreich & Kollegen”, the company is widely used across Germany and other parts of […]
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Agfa to expand Chinese PACS/RIS deal
Agfa HealthCare is to implement a second phase radiology information and system (RIS) and picture archiving and communications system (PACS) program at the First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University. The deal follows the initial roll-out of the hospital’s original RIS/PACS in 2006. The new collaboration with Agfa Healthcare, which is planned to start this […]
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iSoft installs order comms in Malta
Doctors and other clinical staff at Malta’s new Mater Dei Hospital can now order laboratory tests and x-rays online and view results and reports using iSoft’s order communication software. The systems were recently installed at the hospital under a contract renewal for iSoft’s patient management system. The renewal, which was agreed in May 2007, has […]
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iSoft install laboratory system in Maltese hospital
iSoft has successfully installed i.Laboratory in the Mater Dei hospital, Malta, five months after signing a contract to implement the system. Mater Dei’s 150 laboratory scientists conduct 4.5m tests each year for healthcare professionals throughout Malta. The hospital used to record laboratory information manually, before the Maltese government decided to move the electronic service to […]
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EU project to pilot smart fabrics for health
A cluster of EU research projects, collectively known as the SFIT Group are piloting garments which can measure a wearer’s body temperature or trace their heart activity. The European Commission scheme, known as Biotex, is focused on supporting the development of smart textiles. Miniaturised biosensors in a textile patch can analyse body fluids, such as […]
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Carestream updates Information Management Solution
A new version of Carestream Healthcare’s Information Management Solution (IMS) unveiled at the European Congress of Radiologists this month, is to be made available worldwide in the second quarter of this year. The company says that the update will offer healthcare providers more convenient viewing of medical imaging exams and other patient documents, while also facilitating the integration […]
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