Swedish pilot fights fake medicines
Siemens IT Solutions and Services and the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) have launched a medicine coding pilot project to help to combat counterfeit medicines. The pilot, which is being carried out in Sweden, aims to introduce standardised coding and identification solutions throughout the pharmaceutical sector in Europe. The project will test […]
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Dutch health system tops Euro survey
The Netherlands has the best healthcare system in Europe, according to the annual Euro Health Consumer Index. The index compares 33 national healthcare systems across 38 indicators. It is published by Health Consumer Powerhouse in co-operation with the European Commission DG Information Society and Media. The Netherlands has come out in first place two years […]
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Swedish hospitals lead on social media
A ground-breaking study into how European hospitals are making use of Web 2.0 social media tools, such as Facebook, YouTube and Blogs, is to be widened. So far, the research has shown that Swedish hospitals lead the use of social media tools, with 11% of Swedish hospitals studied using RSS feeds and 4% using blogs. […]
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Siemens signs Impac oncology deal
Siemens Healthcare and Impac Medical Systems have extended their cooperation agreement for information systems for oncology. Under the latest agreement, Siemens will offer the Mosaiq software as its next generation oncology information system (OIS). Customers using its Lantis software, the OIS currently sold by Siemens, will have the option of upgrading or continuing to use […]
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Summary record starts in Sweden
Örebro County Council has become the first part of Sweden to implement the national patient summary record. Sarah Bruce reports.
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Orebro first with Swedish summary record
InterSystems has announced that the first stage of the Swedish National Patient Summary Project has been successfully deployed.
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Sectra reports strong growth
Swedish health IT firm Sectra has reported strong growth, with sales increasing by 16.2% to €82.6m (SEK 863.3m) (742.9) compared with the preceding fiscal year. Orders rose 13.1% to €110m (SEK 1,149.7m). Profit after financial items was €6.8m (SEK 71.4m), equating to a profit margin of 8.3%. In the fourth quarter of the year Sectra’s […]
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Insider View: Michael Cross
The Database Report had some great points to make. Pity they were hidden by its errors, says Michael Cross.
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Hi-tech features in 150th CMO report
The chief medical officer’s annual report has highlighted the need for surgeons to be trained using simulation techniques. The report, published by Professor Sir Liam Donaldson yesterday, devotes a chapter to simulation and says that surgeons trained using simulation methods make fewer errors and carry out technically more exact procedures. However, it says that although […]
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epSOS makes strong start
Europe’s flagship 12-nation electronic health record interoperability project, epSOS, has made a strong start with new countries now asking to join. Already the Smart Open Services for European Patients (epSOS) project involves 27-players from 12 European states. Participants include ministries of health, national competency centres and industry. Backed by €11m of European Commission funding, together […]
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