IMIA and WHO to ‘revitalise relationships’
Reporting from Medinfo in Brisbane, Australia, Neil Versel, interviews the World Health Organisation’s e-health co-ordinator.
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Germany’s Barmer begins PHR trial
Barmer, Germany’s largest insurance company, is to begin a national evaluation of the effects personal health records (PHR) have on patient self-care and health service delivery. The trial is believed to be one of the biggest yet patient-controlled PHRs. During the course of the study Barmer will offer the system to all of its seven […]
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Bill Gates backs Belgian huggable robot
Bill Gates, the creator of Microsoft, has backed a firm specialising in the creation of robots to aid child care experiences in hospitals.
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Robotic future of patient care
As technology advances, robotics is the new revolutionary in healthcare. Kevin Fickenscher, MD and chief medical officer at Perot Systems takes a look into the future
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EU data privacy legislation speeding e-health
European legislation is helping to speed up development of healthcare IT infrastructure, whilst maintaining patient data privacy and security across the continent, researchers at Frost and Sullivan argue. According to research by the firm, the European Directive 95/46/EC (protection of personal data) ‘is recognised and accepted as the world’s highest privacy standard.’ The directive is aiding […]
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Rehabilitation video game developed in Denmark
Danish researchers have developed a new game system to aid the rehabilitation of patients after illness and surgery. The idea for the game came after physiotherapists in the Funen Hospital in Denmark realised that patients needed a new way to help them get more mobile after lengthy periods in hospital beds. “We needed to develop a […]
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RFID use in healthcare on the rise
The use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) in healthcare across the globe now accounts for almost 9% of global RFID projects, according to research by UK-based consulting firm, IDTechEx. The researchers found that the use of the technology in healthcare has risen over the years and is now the sixth most important applicational sector for […]
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Strong growth predicted in European EMR market
The market in electronic medical record systems across Europe may be set to treble over the next six years because of the strong business and clinical benefits such systems deliver, a new Frost and Sullivan report argues. The report, titled European Electronic Medical Records Markets, says that the European EMR market is currently worth $349.6m […]
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EHealthEurope.net health IT news portal launched
E-Health Media Ltd has today announced the launch of EHealthEurope.net, an independent news and business information portal covering the development of the healthcare information technology sector across Europe. The target audiences for EHealthEurope.net are health professionals, health IT executives, policy makers and influencers, together with their industry partners. The portal will provide them with the […]
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European RIS and PACS integration on the rise
A report by Frost and Sullivan has found that the integration between Radiology Information Systems (RIS) and Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (PACS) is becoming increasingly popular in Europe. In its latest research report, titled European RIS Markets, Frost and Sullivan found that the trend towards RIS-PACS integration in Europe is fast gathering pace, but […]
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