healthcare

Archive
20 December 2007

EU tables proposals for health single market

The European Commission says EU citizens will be allowed to opt to receive healthcare in any member state, under new
Read More
19 December 2007

US group calls for national patient IDs

America’s National Alliance for Health Information Technology has called for a national voluntary system of unique patient identification numbers to
Read More
18 December 2007

2008: the year telecare grows up?

A large evaluation of assistive technologies across health and social care begins next year, Fiona Barr reports.
Read More
18 December 2007

Ospedale di Lecco hospital group gets Orbis EPR

Italy’s, Ospedale di Lecco hospital group has gone live with the elements of Orbis electronic patient record supplied by Agfa
Read More
17 December 2007

Atos Healthcare takes over its first medical centre

Atos Healthcare is to take over its first medical centre in the UK in February 2008. The St Paul’s Way
Read More
14 December 2007

IBM to implement SAP for Aragon health system

Luis Javier Bonilla The government of the Aragon region of Spain has signed an agreement worth a total of €3m
Read More
12 December 2007

German industry group publishes telemedicine standards

Leading German electronic association the VDE has published a new set of standards for telemedicine to spur the development of
Read More
10 December 2007

BMA to attempt to control internet drug sales

The British Medical Association (BMA) is to work with the UK government and the World Health Organisation to control internet
Read More
10 December 2007

Philips to buy US medical alarm firm

Royal Philips Electronics is to acquire US-based Emergin, a provider of software allowing transmission of medical alarm signals throughout hospitals.
Read More
7 December 2007

Telehealth 2007 in Brussels next week

The European Commission Information Society & Media Directorate General hosts its annual telehealth conference in Brussels on Tuesday, 11 December.
Read More