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17 March 2010

EC urges bigger thinking in eHealth

The European Commission has called for a change in the "mentality" that leads to thousands of small scale pilots being
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15 March 2010

EU ministers sign eHealth declaration

Coverage from World of Health IT 2010, Barcelona European Union health ministers have signed a declaration that recognises the strategic
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16 December 2009

EHRs deliver soft benefits for hard cash

Electronic health record and e-prescribing systems deliver benefits such as safer and more convenient services, but only over long periods
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18 November 2009

EC creates storm over cloud computing

The European Commission is calling on member states to make better use of cloud computing and to develop online public
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28 October 2009

Over to EU

Mike Palmer talks to Lyn Whitfield about the role of ‘Europe’ in promoting e-health.
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30 September 2009

Wearable cardiac sensor gets CE approval

An advanced new wearable wireless patient monitoring system has received CE mark approval, allowing it to be sold in Europe.
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30 September 2009

Commission says e-health is on track

The European Commission has published an update on its lead market initiative for e-health, reporting that it is too early
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25 August 2009

EC demands in-car emergency systems

The European Commission has made a final call to EU countries to implement in-car technology that alerts the emergency services
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14 August 2009

Dutch set out European ‘robo roadmap’

Dutch innovation agency, TNO, has published a ‘robo roadmap’ on the way forward for robotics in the medical and health
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20 July 2009

‘EuroGoogle for cancer’ launched

An new initiative to boost cancer prevention, treatment and care across Europe by improving communications has been described by one
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