e-health

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EC encourages e-health innovation

The European Commission’s Information, Society and Media team has issued a new guidance document encouraging innovation-friendly procurement in e-health. The
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ICW integrates LifeSensor to German ‘LifeService’

German e-health specialist, InterComponentWare, has announced its LifeSensor emergency record is now accessible from the Björn Steiger Foundation (BSS) ‘LifeService
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Scottish doctors angry over e-health cuts

Doctors at the Scottish BMA conference have expressed concerns over the Scottish government’s decision to cut £5m from the e-health
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French researchers develop symbols for drug info

A new icon system has been developed by researchers in France to enable practitioners to identify drug information using medical
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Eighty per cent of European GPs using e-records

A new Europe-wide survey on e-health has found that 87% of European GPs now use a computer, 80% of whom
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Gibraltar launches electronic transcription application

The Gibraltar Health Authority (GHA) has launched a new prescription transcribing and dispensing application, incorporating First DataBank Europe’s (FDBE) Multilex
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Mobile monitoring for Barmer customers

Barmer Ersatzkasse, Germany’s biggest health insurance company, has begun to offer its 7m customers mobile phone based fitness monitoring. The
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iSoft install laboratory system in Maltese hospital

iSoft has successfully installed i.Laboratory in the Mater Dei hospital, Malta, five months after signing a contract to implement the
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New approach called for on Telemedicine

Experts gathered in Luxembourg to debate the future of telemedicine yesterday were told that new financial and business models are
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NHS CfH joins open source health collaboration

Open Health Tools has announced a collaborative effort between national health agencies, major healthcare providers, international standards organizations and companies
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