GE wins Finnish PACS contract
The Helsinki Medical Imaging Centre has signed a contract with GE Healthcare to implement a multi-site Picture Archiving and Communications System across the hospital district of Helsinki and Uusimaa. The new system, Centricity PACS, will help to connect all imaging units throughout the district through a secure, encrypted digital portal. It will provide integrated ultrasound, […]
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Guernsey progresses InterSystems EHSCR
InterSystems has announced that Guernsey Health and Social Services Department has gone-live with key elements of its island-wide Electronic Health and Social Care Record (EHSCR). Guernsey has replaced its thirteen year old patient administration system, SWIFT, with InterSystems’ TrakCare, while simultaneously implementing new Accident and Emergency and theatre software and specialist child health software from CSE Healthcare […]
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Achmea chooses Philips for telehealth
Royal Philips Electronics has partnered with Achmea Health, the largest healthcare insurer in the Netherlands, to develop solutions that will increase the independence of those living with chronic conditions. The five year co-operation agreement will focus on enabling those who suffer from chronic diseases to manage their health at home and reduce the need for […]
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Digital plaster trialled in London
A digital plaster that can monitor patients’ vital signs is being trialled at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust for the first time. The digital plaster from Toumaz Technology sticks to a patient’s chest and remotely monitors signs such as their temperature, heart rate and respiration in real-time. The plaster can be used for around seven […]
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EHI Awards 2009 winners announced
NHS Waltham Forest’s implementation of the RiO community and mental health system emerged as the overall winner of the E-Health Insider Awards in association with BT last night.
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Private medical records offered for sale
Medical records of patients treated at a private British hospital, The London Clinic, have been illegally sold to undercover investigators. The revelations were made in ITV’s Tonight Programme report, Health Records For Sale, broadcast last night. The programme reported that hundreds of files containing details of patients’ conditions, home addresses and dates of birth were […]
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JAC and InterSystems get European awards
JAC and InterSystems have been presented awards for their work in the European health IT sector, by market analysts Frost and Sullivan. JAC were awarded The European e-Prescription Systems Technology Innovation award, which was presented to the company for its work throughout the UK. The award citation states: “The company’s innovative technology, coupled with uncompromising […]
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ISoft strengthens presence in Germany
ISoft has signed a technology agreement with Klinikum Oberlausitzer Bergland in Eastern Germany, the 555-bed hospital is already using iSoft’s Hospital Information System (HIS).
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Texts double smokers’ quit rate
An international study has shown that programmes that use text messaging to help people stop smoking can double the chances of them being able to kick the habit for up to a year. The study involved 2,600 people taking part in four trials conducted in Norway, New Zealand and Britain where text messages were used […]
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Vet centre
Dr Adam Darkins explains to Neil Versel why telehealth is key to the future of the Veterans Health Administration.
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