UK group urges rethink on drug advertising
An alliance of nine groups representing UK consumers, patients and medical professionals has urged the European Commission to ditch plans to change the rules on the information that drug companies can provide to patients. Spearheaded by consumer lobbyist Which?, the group has sent a letter to the Commission asking it to reconsider its plans to […]
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Updated version of SNOMED CT released
The International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation has announced that a new version of SNOMED CT is now available. The international release, which is the second this year, has a series of refinements aimed at enabling clinicians to continue working with IT systems with minimal disruption to their daily routines. Revisions to the international version […]
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Online pharmacies a ‘counterfeiting superhighway’
Over 60% of medicines purchased online are fake and could potentially be lethal for vulnerable patients according to EAASM.
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Royal Dutch Pharmaceutical Society outsources IT to BT
The Royal Dutch Pharmaceutical Society (KNMP) is to outsource its “mission critical” IT to BT under a five year, €2.6m deal. Among other services, the contract will cover the secure hosting of the society’s office automation and shared storage environment, migration to Microsoft Exchange and the telehousing of applications in BT’s Nieuwegein data centre. BT […]
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German insurer AOK requires doctors to digitise
The AOK Baden-Württemberg, a regional German health insurance company with three million members, has signed a direct primary care contract with up to 5,000 doctors in the state of Baden-Württemberg that requires them to digitise. Doctors can only take part in the contract online, which replaces the traditional collective doctor contracts that have existed in […]
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ClinPhone opens new Paris office
British pharmaceutical technology specialist, ClinPhone, has opened a new office in Paris, in order to reach out to its growing French client base. ClinPhone already works with a number of large pharmaceutical clients across France and the new office is intended to provide both its current and new customers with a local point of contact. […]
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EFPIA makes recommendations on EMR use
The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) has issued recommendations for EU policymakers on the use of shared electronic medical records in clinical research. Industry representatives argue for structures that guarantee both patient privacy and make clinical research more efficient. The recommendations were made public at the Drug Information Association’s (DIA) Annual EuroMeeting, […]
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Elsevier acquires Windhover Information
Netherlands-based Elsevier, publisher of science, technical and health information, has acquired healthcare business intelligence company, Windhover Information. Windhover provides analysis and commentary on healthcare business strategy, industry deal making, marketplace trends and medical start-ups. It produces journals such as In Vivo and the RPM Report, a comprehensive database of healthcare industry transactions, and a series […]
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German e-health projects win awards
An e-health project and a web service for patients were awarded the Best Practice Award, ‘More dialogue in cancer’, at the recent National German cancer conference. It is the first time that the German Cancer Society has given an award to an e-health project. The National German Cancer Conference is one of the most prestigious […]
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Berlin health conference will focus on IT
Next week sees hundreds of senior health officials from across Europe congregate in Berlin, Germany, for the 4th Annual World Health Care Congress Europe. As a supporting publication, E-Health Europe will be reporting live from the event, bringing you all the latest developments in European e-health. As a taster of what’s expected to be announced […]
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