Mobile health and EPR feature at CeBIT
CeBIT in Hannover is the biggest consumer IT show in the world, and is the place for laptop-maniacs, iPod-addicts and sat nav junkies to get their techno-fix. But as well as gadgets, it is also becoming a key place to watch out for e-health innovations. While the main show runs from 4-9 March, a special […]
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German doctors say no to centrally stored patient records
Recent reports about incidents of data loss in the British healthcare system have alarmed medical doctors in other European countries.
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Video assistance devices launched for elderly
A new mobile video assistance technology programme funded by the European Commission’s eTEN programme and designed to aid elderly people to live independently at home is ready for deployment. The Belgian designed Advanced TeleassisTance convErgent NeTwork for chronIc diseAse patieNts and Elders projecT – (ATTENTIANET) – offers elderly people a complete package to keep them […]
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Heart check-ups by phone offered over Christmas
Over 100 GP practices in the North West of England will be offering patients heart check-ups over the phone during the Christmas holiday period. People living in Greater Manchester who experience cardiac symptoms over the holiday season will be able to go along to their local practice or walk-in centre and be tested on the […]
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Mobiles help teen cancer patients stay in touch
Mobile computing technology could help adolescents coping with cancer keep in touch with their social world and reduce isolation, according to German researchers. Jan Marco Leimeister, Uta Knebel, and Helmut Krcmar from the Technische Universität, Munich, describe in the International Journal of Web Based Communities, their exploration of how mobile information technology could be used […]
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French patients able to update insurance smartcards
Smartcard security specialists Xiring and mobile phone operator SFR are working together to deploy the largest ‘Machine to Machine’ network in the French healthcare sector, allowing citizens to have their smartcards updated by pharmacists every time they are treated. The remote updating service ‘Le Point Xiring’, is being rolled out to 12,000 pharmacies, at a […]
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Cisco looks ahead to ‘virtual healthcare’
Network technology and services giant Cisco has a ‘vision’ of the services and capabilities required to make e-health a reality, Joe Fernandez reports.
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Danish RTX make telemonitoring user friendly
German telemonitoring service provider Vitaphone has announced a joint venture with Denmark based RTX Healthcare, at Medica in Düsseldorf
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Orange Healthcare launched in France
Global mobile phone network provider Orange has created a division to compete in the e-health market. Named Orange Healthcare, the division will initially launch in France, as part of Orange France Télécom’s partnership in the country, with plans to expand across Europe over the next few years. Eric Le Bihan, vice-president of the health program […]
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Helios begins national ‘Neuronet’ roll-out
German private hospital chain Helios has begun roll-out of a nationwide tele-neurology consultation network ‘Neuronet’ to all of its 58 hospitals.
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