GE offers $100m loans to boost EMR use
GE Healthcare has launched a programme of €72m ($100m) in interest-free loans to boost electronic medical record (EMR) adoption in the US. Hospitals and doctors will be offered loans to invest in GE Healthcare’s Centricity EMR software, without having to first raise funding for capital investment. Investment in certified EMR systems forms a key part […]
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European hospitals share real-time videos
Hospitals in Norway, Italy and Spain have been linked together using an advanced video conferencing system enabling them to share real-time images of surgery for training and diagnosis. The systems were linked as part of a demonstration at the Terena Networking Conference in Malaga this week, intended to show how similar telemedicine systems could improve […]
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Critical Care data debuts on iPhone
On Monday Apple showcased a third party app that allows doctors to monitor patients’ vital signs remotely. The iPhone application allows real-time heart rate, temperature, blood pressure and other data to be transmitted from patient monitors to a doctors’ iPhone. The Critical Care application was demonstrated at Apple’s annual developers conference in San Francisco as […]
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iSoft launches PACS product
iSoft has partnered with an Israeli software developer to launch its new picture archiving and communications-related image viewing software worldwide. The company developed the system in partnership with CDP Medical Developments, which already has its software installed in more than 250 sites. Already available, the new product aims to enhance iSoft’s global portfolio of IT […]
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Orebro first with Swedish summary record
InterSystems has announced that the first stage of the Swedish National Patient Summary Project has been successfully deployed.
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CompuGroup wins Malaysian deal
German health IT firm CompuGroup has been chosen to implement a hospital information system (HIS) at the Bintulu Hospital in Malaysia. The project will also include providing several clinical sub-systems and a range of services, including: business process re-engineering, implementation, training of users as well as post-implementation support and maintenance. The value of the deal […]
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DEBUGIT workshop on IT for patient safety
The first international workshop on IT for patient safety is to be held in conjunction with the ninth International Conference on Information Technology and Applications in Biomedicine ITAB 2009. The conference, to be held in Larnaca Cyprus November 5-7, 2009, will provide a compilation of the latest trends and developments in the field of IT […]
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German doctors use iPods for PACS
Clinicians at Jung-Stilling Hospital in Germany are using an iPod Touch to access patient data and diagnostic images at the hospital bedside.
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Orange and Alcatel partner on e-health
French telecomm giants Orange and Alcatel-Lucent have signed a cooperation agreement to develop services for e-health and enhanced assisted living.
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Permanente way
Kaiser Permanente is making rapid progress with electronic health records. Jon Hoeksma reports.
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