MiBand personal activity monitor launched
The MiLife MiBand A new type of wrist-worn activity monitor has been launched which is said to lead to higher levels of physical activity, contributing to healthier lifestyles. The MiBand wireless activity monitor, uses a three-way accelerometer to continuously track a users’ activity levels throughout the day. Data is wirelessly transmitted using Bluetooth and automatically […]
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DigiTV receives EC funding for telecare
A digital TV initiative for public services run by Kirklees Council has won European Commission funding to develop interactive health and social care services.
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iSoft wins award for European labs strategy
ISoft Germany has been named a strategic leader in the European Laboratory Information Systems (LIS) market by analysts Frost & Sullivan.
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Siemens wins €28m Korean contract
Siemens has announced that it has secured a €28m contract to equip eight Korean hospitals with medical systems, in what it claims is one of the biggest orders of its kind in the medical industry worldwide. The company will equip the radiology, nuclear medicine, oncology, cardiology and emergency departments of the eight hospitals that make […]
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German diabetes risk management study begins
A new collaborative research project has been launched in Germany to examine how computer technology can be used to help predict risk factors associated with diabetes. Called ‘computer assisted diabetes risk management (CDRM)’ will examine how different e-health solutions can improve diabetes care. The study, which will be at medium scale, will focus on people […]
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Intellect calls for more IT in diabetes care
The trade association Intellect has expressed disappointment that the Department of Health’s latest policy statement on diabetes fails to give a role to telehealth and telecare. The DH issued a five-year update on its National Service Framework for diabetes care last week, and argued that it had made significant strides in identifying people at risk […]
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Agfa Health has weak second quarter sales
Belgium-based Agfa-Gevaert reported that its healthcare division experienced falling sales for the second quarter of 2008. The company said that performance was down due to the strong euro, delays in its new PACS system and the high cost of silver, used in the wet film processes that still account for half the business group’s sales. […]
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Bucks had CRS infection control issues for 18 months
Buckinghamshire Hospitals NHS Trust was forced to develop workarounds for isolating MRSA patients after Cerner’s Millennium care records system was unable to cope with its superbug monitoring system for 18 months. In minutes obtained by E-Health Insider under the Freedom of Information Act, the trust’s National Programme for IT in the NHS programme board says […]
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Abergele Hospital gets BloodTrack OnDemand
Abergele Hospital has implemented a BloodTrack OnDemand system from Olympus so that staff can obtain blood from stocks held at the hospital rather than from its main blood bank, five miles away. The hospital, which is part of Conwy and Denbighshire NHS Trust, has seen immediate time and cost savings from the system, which enables […]
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Doctors complain about rating website
Doctors have complained to the Information Commissioner about the doctors’ rating website iwantgreatcare.org. The site www.iwantgreatcare.org was launched last month to enable patients to post comments about individual GPs and patients. However doctors have complained that the site is in breach of the Data Protection Act by including their names on its database and refusing […]
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