eHealth 2009 gets underway in Prague
GPS patient tracking launched in Switzerland
Aerotel Medical Systems, a specialist in mobile and home-based telemedicine and telecare solutions, has partnered with GEBOA SA, to launch Aerotel’s GeoSKeeper GPS personal location system in Switzerland.
News
Electronic records before man on Mars
Electronic records before man on Mars Ilias Iakovodis, the deputy head of European Commission’s e-health unit, says that a long-term sustained effort over the next two decades is needed to ensure that all citizens get the benefits of electronic health records and other e-health services. In an exclusive extended interview with E-Health Europe, Ilias Iakovidis […]
News
EU sets e-health map for 2009
Ilias Iakovidis and Michael Palmer tell E-Health Europe’s Outi Alapekkala how e-health will develop in 2009 and far beyond.
Feature
Report on telehealth workshop published
The European Commission’s ICT for Health unit has released a report from its November ‘procuring for health benefits’ telehealth workshop. Determining the state of the art and lessons learned in e-health procurement were the focus of the workshop, with particular regard to deploying telemedicine services. The workshop was run as part of the World of […]
News
Hungary signs e-health deal with GE Healthcare
The Hungarian government has awarded GE Healthcare a €3.3m deal to lead a project on developing telecare services for elderly citizens.
News
Intel personal health management system
A home medical device, designed to be part of a remote personal home care management system has been launched by Intel.
News
Europe aims to boost telemedicine
New guidance to improve access to telemedicine for EU citizens and healthcare professionals across Europe has been published. The European Commission telemedicine communication aims to increase and broaden telemedicine services, including diagnosis, treatment and monitoring at a distance across Europe. The communication, which has been adopted by the Commission after two years of consultation, sets out ten […]
News
Campaign 2008
Medting creates global image repository
A Spanish medical informatics consultant is enlisting researchers and practitioners in an attempt to create what might be the first truly global online repository of medical images and multimedia for physicians. “The idea is to create a Web community,” says Miguel Cabrer, president of Medting.com. The interactive site, formerly known as MDPIXX, also includes platforms […]
News