Medica 2007: smartcard lows and EPR highs
Although there was good news for medical smartcard projects at the trade fair Medica 2007 in Düsseldorf, doctors critical of IT developments managed to attract more media attention than ever. But it was not all about cards: vendors of electronic patient records have turned surprisingly optimistic too. And there was a real rising star: the […]
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SAP to start integrated care pilots later this year
Bernard Thibaut, head of the health-related software business at SAP Germany, tells Philipp Grätzel about the firm’s e-health future.
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High tech healing space unveiled by Philips
A room divider displaying medical records forms part of a ‘healing space’ and was among the technological pickings on show from Philips this week.
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RFID track dementia patients in Luxembourg
Patients suffering from dementia in a Luxembourg hospital are now being tagged with RFID solutions from AeroScout to ensure they remain safe within hospital grounds and are in close range of nurses and caregivers. The hospital is using AeroScout’s T2 tags, which the company says has more than four years of battery life. These are […]
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Southampton deploys Aruba wireless network
Southampton University Hospital Trust staff will soon be able to communicate with each other using Star Trek style badges, after the trust deployed a new wireless network from Aruba. The trust wanted a wireless trust that would “leverage a lot more out of our existing systems and benefit both patients and staff,” Ryan Hewitt, senior network […]
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Wireless solutions simplify communication
Creative applications of wireless technology are simplifying communication within localised communities in Europe, reports Neil Versel from MedInfo 2007 in Brisbane, Australia. In a surgical ward at Horsens Hospital in Denmark, nobody wastes time anymore hunting for clinicians, technicians or even the cleaning crew, thanks to electronic RFID tracking of all key personnel. Pagers are […]
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Ekahau and VeriChip collaborate on RFID security
Hospitals across the world using Ekahau’s Wi-Fi enabled real time tracking solutions (RLTS) will benefit from tighter system security after the Finland-based company partnered with VeriChip. As part of the agreement, Ekahau will work alongside Xmark, a VeriChip subsidiary which specialises in RFID-based healthcare security systems. Specifically, the companies will collaborate on providing solutions around […]
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Gematik approves RFID smartcard terminal
Smartcard technology provider, Assa Abloy Identification Technologies Group, has received approval from Gematik to participate in phase one of field tests of the electronic health card programme in Germany. The company’s smartcard terminal, is claimed to be the only one that supports contact free radio frequency identification device (RFID) authentication, enabling health professionals to securely […]
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RFID on the frontline
Using RFID to track high value medical equipment can save time and money, argues, Cisco’s Terry Espiner.
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iSoft chosen as reseller of mobile clinical assistant
Motion Computing have chosen iSoft to be the first UK-based solution reseller for the C5 Mobile Clinical Assistant, a rugged and washable tablet-PC style device specifically designed to provide doctors and nurses with access to updated patient records and the ability to document a patient’s condition. Incorporating Intel’s latest wireless technology the MCA features a […]
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