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18 December 2008

Newham and Milton Keynes win European awards

The London Borough of Newham and Milton Keynes Council have both won European e-inclusion awards for their use of telehealth
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17 December 2008

Pan-European 112 emergency number a reality

Citizens across all European Union countries can now access emergency services by dialling 112, the single European emergency number. The
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16 December 2008

European drugs to carry barcodes

Medicines sold across Europe will have to carry barcodes and other improved security mechanisms, under proposals unveiled by the European
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15 December 2008

Commission sets out steps on patient safety

The European Commission has published proposals designed to improve patient safety and reduce the number of patients who suffer harm
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12 December 2008

Europe launches CommonWell project

A new telecare project will use technology to improve the quality of life for older people in four European countries,
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11 December 2008

Nuance and GE complete RIS-SpeechMagic integration

Nuance Communications has successfully integrated its SpeechMagic technology into GE Healthcare Centricity Radiology Information System (RIS). The development is said
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10 December 2008

Perfect vision for health informatics

Representatives of international and regional e-health advocacy groups are meeting this week to agree plans for building “capacity” in the
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3 December 2008

EU internet access reaches 60 per cent

60% of households across the EU had internet access in 2008, according to a survey. Across the 27 countries within
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28 November 2008

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
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25 November 2008

Siemens partners with Asklepios chain

Siemens is to make its hospital information system i.s.h.med part of the Asklepios Future Hospital Programme.
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