EU issues privacy guidance for RFID
The European Union has issued new recommendations covering the future use of bar codes and radio frequency identification devices (RFID) to ensure they respect privacy. The directive says Europeans should be able to have control over smart chips, a worldwide market predicted to rapidly grow in the next decade, while still being able to easily […]
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E-Health Insider’s industry round up 15.5.09
This month’s E-Health Insider industry round-up covers news from the Healthcare Computing conference in Harrogate, new products, system deployments and other developments at leading healthcare IT suppliers.
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System C buys Bluestar
System C has announced it has bought RFID specialist Bluestar, the latest in a series of acquisitions by the company.
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Rotherham picks Meditech for EPR
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a contract to US clinical software supplier Meditech to provide it with a new electronic patient record system.
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Panasonic launches new Mobile Clinical Assistant
Panasonic has launched the latest version of its Mobile Clinical Assistant, a rugged tablet-style wireless handheld computer specifically designed for use by clinicians.
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Fujitsu Siemens launches health tablet PC
Fujitsu Siemens computers has launched the ESPRIMO MA, a mobile tablet PC for the health sector.
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BT e-Health Insider Awards 2008: the finalists
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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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Israeli medical centre to roll out active RFID
European RFID specialist Wavetrend Technologies has signed a deal with the newly built Ashdod Medical Centre in Southern Israel, to instal active RFID ports across the building to monitor movements of patients and assets. Working in partnership with Isreali system integration company, Ardan Control Tech, Wavetrend will install an infrastructure of active RFID for asset […]
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