European ICT market due double digit growth
The European health ICT market is now worth an estimated 20bn annually and set for double digit growth, according to Ilias Iakovidis
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HealthVault for Europe? Not just yet
One of Microsoft’s senior managers for healthcare has told E-Health Europe that the company would like to bring a version of its new HealthVault personal health record (PHR) to Europe – though it has no immediate plans to do so. The US software giant launched its HealthVault personal health record in the US on 9 […]
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dbMotion extend interoperability in Franche-Comté
The French region of Franche-Comté is to receive an expanded interoperability platform based on their Personal Medical File (DMP-fc) system, supplied by Israeli-firm dbMotion. dbMotion’s interoperability platform is a complete package that creates an integrated Virtual Patient Record, based on information contained in existing healthcare IT systems such as: electronic medical records, laboratory and imaging […]
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More Europeans using internet for health information
The use of the internet for health purposes is increasing across the continent, a survey of seven European countries has found. Northern European countries led the use of the internet for health, followed by Eastern and Southern Europe. Of 7,022 interviewed over the telephone in Norway, Denmark, Germany, Poland, Latvia, Greece and Portugal, […]
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NHS Wales’ IT programme ‘getting balance right’
After an exhaustive examination of NHS Wales’ progress in IT, Gwyn Thomas seemed pleased with the reports coming back to him last week.
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French computer project wins eGovernment award
A French company which specialises in financing new IT equipment, refurbished by disabled workers has won a European eGovernment award for its social impact and cohesion. Besancon.clic set out to reach the largest number of people possible in the city of Besançon to reduce the digital gap. Working since 1999, the company has achieved this […]
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Jersey prepares way to integrated records
Jersey Health and Social Services have chosen InterSystem’s Caché and Ensemble software to make systems integration and reporting processes faster. The department was forced to review its infrastructure after its existing 20-year-old legacy system was becoming obsolete and no longer able to meet hospital requirements. Jersey’s risk manager, Paul Patterson, told E-Health Europe: “Our existing […]
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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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Barriers to telehealth spelt out
Barriers and possible solutions to the implementation of telecare and telehealth have been set out in latest advice from the government agency providing support for telecare. The Care Services Improvement Partnership (CSIP) has listed more than 20 potential problems faced by organisations commissioning and integrating telecare into health, housing and social services. Issues raised by […]
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Guernsey awards EPR contract to TrakHealth
The Health & Social Services Department of Guernsey has awarded TrakHealth a ten-year deal to provide all healthcare providers on the island with an integrated electronic patient records (EPR) system. The integrated EPR, based on a system called TrakCare, will be used to support the delivery of comprehensive health and social care services to the […]
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