CETIR deploys Agfa PACS in Catalonia
The CETIR radiology group, one of the two main private providers of radiological services in Catalonia, Spain, is to deploy Agfa HealthCare’s IMPAX PACS system. Specifically the system will be deployed at the CETIR headquarters in Esplugues de Llobregat, just outside Barcelona, and two satellite sites, with the go live planned later this month. Marçal […]
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Spanish Hospital deploys wireless tracking
Spain’s AT4 wireless has completed a project in Southern Spain to allow wireless tracking of nursing staff, improvement staff safety and tracking of equipment at the Hospital Alta Resolucion (Benalmadena). Ekahau, a Finnish specialist in Wi-Fi-based Real Time Location Systems (RTLS), partnered with wireless firm AT4 to deliver the combined asset and staff tracking system […]
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Telecom firms have strong e-health presence
A report by IT and telecommunications researcher, InfoCom, has highlighted the strong presence of telecom carriers in the e-health industry. The report shows that a number of telecom carriers across Europe are now involved in the healthcare sector, providing a variety of services. Research of e-health applications across Europe has shown that carriers such as […]
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iSoft Spain appoints new managing director
Julio Bou Santos, managing director of iSoft Spain IBA Health has appointed Julio Bou Santos as the new managing director of iSoft Spain, replacing Katrina Diaz who left the company in January. He will be assisted by Antonio Castillo, appointed as deputy managing director, in charge of expansion in Spain, Portugal and Latin America. Bou […]
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iSoft install HIS for Portugal’s ESSAUDE group
iSoft Spain has installed its x-HIS hospital information system into four health centres and one hospital belonging to Portugal’s Espirito Santo Saúde (ESSAUDE) private healthcare group. ESSAUDE, or Holy Spirit Health translated to English, has been working with iSoft Spain since 2002, and has an open formal agreement, worth €300,000 a year, to install iSoft […]
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EC to hold e-health management workshop
The European Commission is to hold a workshop on e-health management, organised by the ePractice.eu portal – the EC’s web service for the professional community of eGovernment, eInclusion and e-health practitioners. The workshop will be facilitated by e-health experts and will be introduced by a high-level keynote speaker, still to be confirmed. Three different e-health […]
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Video assistance devices launched for elderly
A new mobile video assistance technology programme funded by the European Commission’s eTEN programme and designed to aid elderly people to live independently at home is ready for deployment. The Belgian designed Advanced TeleassisTance convErgent NeTwork for chronIc diseAse patieNts and Elders projecT – (ATTENTIANET) – offers elderly people a complete package to keep them […]
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IBM to implement SAP for Aragon health system
Luis Javier Bonilla The government of the Aragon region of Spain has signed an agreement worth a total of €3m with IBM and Ibermática to upgrade the back-office and business systems of its regional health system. The project will see the Aragonese health system move from the current situation in which every hospital and medical […]
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Systema signs hospital IT-deal in Upper Austria
Austrian health IT vendor, Systema Human Information Systems, is to install information systems at eleven hospitals in Upper Austria.
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Car emergency call system gathers pace
A European Commission proposed system, aiming to provide cars in Europe with a direct contact to the emergency services, is gathering momentum after three more countries agreed to take part in the scheme. eCall is a pan-European in vehicle emergency call system which uses the European emergency number 112 in the event of an accident. […]
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