IBM to acquire Initiate Systems
IBM has announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Initiate Systems for an undisclosed sum. Initiate is best known for providing applications that manage patient information in pharmacies and hospitals, including tools to make sure that systems share a consistent view of information and to manage and share records between healthcare facilities. In the […]
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Dutch hospital fourth to pick Alert
The TweeSteden Hospital in the Netherlands has become the fourth hospital to sign a contract with Portuguese clinical software company Alert for its electronic health record system.
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First European deal for HealthVault
Microsoft and Siemens have signed an agreement to licence Microsoft’s personal health record platform, HealthVault, in Germany.
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Fake drug web sales to hit €50 billion
The global sale of online counterfeit drugs is likely reach €50 billion in 2010, according to research by UK, Swedish and American academics.
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Aerotel partners in Finland
Aerotel Medical Systems, an Israeli company specialising in mobile and home based telecare systems has partnered with Finnish personal safety device company EcoTec to launch a personal telecare service in Finland.
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US doctors paid €30,000 to use EHR
North Shore Hospital Group on Long Island, New York is offering 7,000 doctors incentives of up to €28,500 each over five years to adopt digital patient records. The hospital has already made a €284m ($400m) commitment to digitise patient records throughout its system, which includes 13 hospitals, following the promise made last year by Barack […]
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EU researchers build 3D virtual liver
European researchers have developed a virtual liver intended to improve the treatment of patients with diseases such as liver cancer and cirrhosis of the liver.
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Picis expands CareSuite in Spain
Surgical software specialist Picis has announced that IB-Salut regional health services in Spain’s Balearic Islands has completed its fifth implementation of its CareSuite high acuity software.
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France and Germany issue IE warning
The French government has followed Germany in warning internet users not to use Microsoft’s Internet Explorer and to find an alternative browser in order to protect security.
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