German medication specialists back decision support
Two leading members of the medication commission of the German National Chamber of Doctors have urged German hospitals to implement “intelligent” computerised physician order entry (CPOE) with decision support systems to improve patient safety. They also advocated personal electronic medication lists in chronically ill patients. The CPOE-topic was high on the agenda at the “Hauptstadtkongress”, […]
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Map of Medicine partners with DH cancer networks
The Map of Medicine is partnering with all cancer networks across England to localise the cancer care pathways already provided by ‘the Map’. The Department of Health say the partnership is key to enabling the networks to achieve targets set out in the ‘Cancer Reform Strategy’, including improving early detection of cancers, reducing referral times […]
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IT heads gather in Greifswald for ALKRZ
Increasing numbers of university hospitals in Germany are using shared IT systems for biomedical research. Greifswald university hospital, where the servers for two multicentre studies are located, is a key site. At Greifswald last week, the heads of information technology for 24 German university hospitals gathered for the ALKRZ conference, a meeting that takes place […]
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Mobile monitoring for Barmer customers
Barmer Ersatzkasse, Germany’s biggest health insurance company, has begun to offer its 7m customers mobile phone based fitness monitoring. The monitoring service will become part of the company’s prevention programme and can be used to lower insurance premiums. Developed in conjunction with the IT service provider T-Systems, a division of Deutsche Telekom, it features a […]
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NHS CfH joins open source health collaboration
Open Health Tools has announced a collaborative effort between national health agencies, major healthcare providers, international standards organizations and companies from Australia, Canada, the UK and the US to develop common healthcare IT products and services. NHS IT agency NHS Connecting for Health is one of the members of the international collaboration. Other members of […]
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Wellpoint Sentinel System to monitor drug safety
US health insurer WellPoint Inc is developing a system that will use its 35m member database to monitor and more quickly identify potential safety problems of approved medicines. Launching in mid-2009, the new system is expected to be capable of continually monitoring its 35m member database and identifying increases in health problems among members taking […]
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Map of Medicine sold to Hearst Corporation
Map of Medicine, the provider of web-based patient pathways tool developed from an NHS-funded research project and widely installed across the health service, has been bought from Informa by the Hearst Corporation for an undisclosed sum. Map of Medicine offers clinical information simply displayed online as 392 graphic patient pathways. It has been adopted as […]
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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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CETIR deploys Agfa PACS in Catalonia
The CETIR radiology group, one of the two main private providers of radiological services in Catalonia, Spain, is to deploy Agfa HealthCare’s IMPAX PACS system. Specifically the system will be deployed at the CETIR headquarters in Esplugues de Llobregat, just outside Barcelona, and two satellite sites, with the go live planned later this month. Marçal […]
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Elsevier launches medical information Wiki
Elsevier, the Netherlands based publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products, has launched a medical information Wiki online, WiserWiki. A Wiki is a web-based software that allows users to easily create, edit, and link web pages. WiserWiki will allow board-certified physicians to collaboratively contribute and update medical information online. The site is open to […]
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