iSoft to launch RadCentre in the Netherlands
Health IT specialist iSoft says it will launch its RadCentre radiology information system in the Netherlands this autumn.
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European Commission consults on Web 3.0
The European Commission has launched a consultation on how to make sure Europe leads on the next generation of the internet. In its new consultation document the Commission outlined the main steps required to respond to the next wave of the information revolution, resulting from trends such as social networking, the decisive shift to online […]
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Dutch EPR rollout on track
The Dutch national electronic patient record project is progressing slowly, but steadily. Sixty five doctors have been connected to the infrastructure so far. By the end of the year, this number will increase to 200. “We are confident that we can stick to our goal and have all 8,000 GPs using the national electronic patient […]
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Dutch study raises concern about phone triage
A study of out of hours services in the Netherlands has revealed shortcomings in the way patients are triaged. The study of 17 out of hours services, reported in the British Medical Journal, found that triagists tended to ask a limited number of questions and often failed to achieve the right clinical outcome. General practitioners […]
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TEN4Health improves cross-border cooperation
Representatives of the European Commission and of the European Parliament have highlighted the TEN4Health project as an example for improving cross-border healthcare services in Europe. Both citizens and hospitals are seen to benefit. The TEN4Health project brings together three health insurance companies and eleven hospitals from six EU Member States – Austria, Belgium, the Czech […]
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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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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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TietoEnator’s Health boss sets out vision
Arto Ryymin of TietoEnator tells Philipp Grätzel how health IT will help the company get back on track.
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Europe-wide 112 emergency number gets website
The European Commission has stepped up efforts to push the use of the toll-free emergency number 112 in the EU ahead of the summer holiday season. A new website has been launched to tell citizens how to use 112 and what to expect from it, particularly when they travel within the EU. The website shows […]
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TriZetto signs Netherlands marketing deal
A US company that is slowly helping to revolutionise the laborious procedure of processing claims for health insurance companies is making its largest push into Europe to date by signing a marketing deal for the Netherlands. The TriZetto Group, a producer of software for health benefits administration, has tapped Unisys Nederland NV to market, distribute […]
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