Nijmegen chooses UltraGenda for scheduling
Belgium health scheduling software specialist UltraGenda has been chosen by St Radboud University Medical Centre (UMC) in Nijmegen to supply its enterprise-wide appointment scheduling software. UMC St Radboud, which is part of the Catholic University in Nijmegen, selected UltraGenda Pro for its enterprise-wide appointment scheduling after a Europe-wide procurement exercise. The value of the initial […]
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ICW works on New York e-prescriptions
German e-health firm InterComponentWare has partnered with the New York E-health Collaborative and Surescripts, the operator of the largest US e-prescribing network. The partners will create an e-health prototype project to enable e-prescription transmission between different healthcare organisations across New York, through the Statewide Health information Network for New York (SHIN-NY). If patients provide their […]
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Germany’s electronic health card stalls
The introduction of electronic health cards in Germany has been stalled because doctors are refusing to buy the necessary equipment to read them.
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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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World’s first kids medical website announced
Medikidz has announced it will launch the world’s first dedicated children’s medical website in July.
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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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University Hospital of Bonn picks Agfa PACS
Agfa HealthCare has been selected by the University Hospital of Bonn to supply its IMPAX picture archiving and communication system for an enterprise-wide implementation. IMPAX was chosen after an OJEU tender process for a PACS solution to meet the fast evolving needs of its radiology department. The project is financially backed by the German Research […]
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Damp Holding AG awards contract to iSoft
iSoft has won a two-year €1.65m contract with German private healthcare group Damp Holding AG to provide an integrated radiology information system and picture archiving and communications system. The enterprise wide system will connect the radiology departments at Damp Holding’s six acute care hospitals across Germany and an operating centre in Denmark. The deal, which […]
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GE and Intel commit €184m to telecare research
General Electric and Intel have joined forces to develop hi-tech health care products that will allow patients to be treated at home. The companies will invest €184m ($250m) in the project over the next five years to market and develop home-based health technologies that will help older people live independently and patients with chronic conditions […]
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