Ambient assisted living set for growth
The German association of the electronics industry, VDE, has called for politicians and insurance companies to increase their engagement in IT projects on ambient assisted living (AAL). VDE says there is massive potential for growth in the AAL market, if the right financial incentives are put in place and regulatory and political measures taken to […]
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Darzi’s report for the digital generation
The final report of the Next Stage Review of the English NHS sees technology-driven change as one of the challenges facing the NHS in the 21st century.
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CompuGroup goes into rehab
Germany’s CompuGroup has announced that it will buy 90% of All for One, a specialist provider of software for rehabilitation centres and social care units. The deal continues CompuGroup’s shopping spree of health IT firms, coming just weeks after the purchase of Norwegian private health IT specialist Profdoc. Financial details of the deal are not […]
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Healthcare Interoperability event launched by EHI
E-Health Insider is launching a new conference and exhibition called Healthcare Interoperability on 30 October at the International Convention Centre, Birmingham. The event is a response to the current wide ranging discussion about interoperability in healthcare systems – what it is, where it is needed and how it can be made to happen. What is […]
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Austria kicks off Euro 2008 health website
The Austrian social security system, Sozialversicherung, has launched a new website to provide football fans with information on how to seek health advice in the country, during the three-week Euro 2008 tournament. The tournament, which kicked off on Saturday, will see fans from 16 European nations, following their teams in Austria and in neighbouring Switzerland […]
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EHTEL launch report on future of telemedicine
A new report from the European Health Telematics Association has issued a report detailing a series of recommendations for achieving sustainable telemedicine services in Europe by 2020. The ”Sustainable Telemedicine: paradigms for future-proof healthcare” report presents the current achievements and best practice examples drawn from a number of ongoing projects across Europe, as well as […]
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EC publishes Potorož Declaration
The European Commission has published the Potorož Declaration, a list of objectives to achieve before the next EC e-health conference. The Declaration lists five goals for EC member states to achieve over the next 12 months, as part of the work it has published in its e-health roadmaps. These have been agreed by the member […]
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Web 2.0 revolution underway in healthcare
Internet developments that brought us sites such as Facebook, YouTube and Wikipedia are now set to revolutionise healthcare.
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E-health 2.0: health’s consumer revolution
E-Health Insider this week publishes a new research report on web 2.0 in healthcare. Lindsey Birnsteel reports.
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NI to issue large-scale telehealth tender
Northern Ireland’s Department of Health and Social Services is getting set to issue a tender for the supply of telehealth services to cover 5,000 people by 2011. The initiative will see Northern Ireland invest £46m in telemedicine services to better support chronic disease management. Some 40 telehealth suppliers hoping to participate are today in Belfast […]
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