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31 January 2008

LCM migrate 30TB of data to new system

LCM, Belgium’s largest health insurer, has migrated its mainframe databases to a new information system, with the help of legacy

24 January 2008

Two pharmacy PHR projects launched in Germany

Two new pilots are underway to offer pharmacy personal health records (PHRs) in Germany. Both are based on a PHR

21 January 2008

WHO launches online patient safety survey

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is launching an online survey for its Collaborating Centre for Patient Safety to determine the

16 January 2008

German doctors say no to centrally stored patient records

Recent reports about incidents of data loss in the British healthcare system have alarmed medical doctors in other European countries.

15 January 2008

GP’s video encourages patients to access records

A GP has made a video to encourage patients in his practice to access their electronic records over the internet.

15 January 2008

Carestream aids tumour screening in Albania

Carestream Health is providing computed radiography solutions, printing systems and professional services to an EU-funded screening project between Italy and

14 January 2008

Turkish doctors pilot new decision support system

European and Turkish doctors and technicians have developed a medical support system, Saphire, which can track patients’ real-time vital signs,

10 January 2008

Video assistance devices launched for elderly

A new mobile video assistance technology programme funded by the European Commission’s eTEN programme and designed to aid elderly people

9 January 2008

Commission plans to accelerate e-health market

The European Commission has published a new strategy aimed at accelerating the growth of the e-health market in Europe.

9 January 2008

Robosoft showcase robot to help elderly

Robosoft’s Robuter prototype French robotic specialist Robosoft has demonstrated a prototype service robot which can help elderly and handicapped people