US Hospital IT set to hit €5 billion
The value of the US hospital IT market is predicted to hit €5 billion annually within the next five years. A new report, from the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society’s research arm, predicts that US hospitals will spend about €3.7 ($4.7) billion on health IT this year, rising to €5 ($6.8) billion by 2014. […]
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iSoft launches PACS product
iSoft has partnered with an Israeli software developer to launch its new picture archiving and communications-related image viewing software worldwide. The company developed the system in partnership with CDP Medical Developments, which already has its software installed in more than 250 sites. Already available, the new product aims to enhance iSoft’s global portfolio of IT […]
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German doctors use iPods for PACS
Clinicians at Jung-Stilling Hospital in Germany are using an iPod Touch to access patient data and diagnostic images at the hospital bedside.
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Kaiser Permanente is making rapid progress with electronic health records. Jon Hoeksma reports.
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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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Carestream wins Belgium PACS contracts
Carestream Health has won three contracts for Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (PACS) for mammography images in the French-speaking region of Belgium. The three PACS deals cover: a regional programme for mammography screening; mobile mammography screening; and screening in a private radiology clinic. The three deals will all support the regional Communauté Française mammography screening […]
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CompuGroup reports Q1 figures
German e-health firm CompuGroup AG has reported its revenues grew by 36% in the first three months of 2009. Profits decreased however from €12.8m in 2008 to €11.9m. The company attributed the difference to “acquisition related restructuring processes and regulatory implications”. The firm reported that business opportunities remained good and that it had begun delivering […]
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Slovenia rolls out e-health card
The Health Insurance Institute of Slovenia has announced that it will roll-out a new electronic health insurance card system across the country.
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French ‘home’ monitors elderly
The French Centre for Construction Research (CTSB) is trialing new sensor technology aimed at monitoring people’s movements when at home. Project Gerhome is developing new sensory products and technologies to monitor the elderly and those who suffer from long term illnesses. The technologies on trial determine when movement is different from normal behavioral patterns, which can indicate […]
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NHS National Services Scotland won the Best Use of IM&T to Promote Patient Safety at last year’s BT e-Health Insider Awards for the Emergency Care Summary.
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