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2 November 2007

Remote monitoring first for Amsterdam hospital

St. Lucas Andreas Hospital has become the first in the Netherlands to introduce a remote monitoring system for cardiac patients
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1 November 2007

More Europeans using internet for health information

The use of the internet for health purposes is increasing across the continent, a survey of seven European countries has
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31 October 2007

Microsoft acquires hospital IT software from GCS

Microsoft Corporation has continued its push into the health IT systems market with the acquisition of a number of assets
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30 October 2007

European ICT market due double digit growth

The European health ICT market is now worth an estimated 20bn annually and set for double digit growth, according to
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29 October 2007

Call for acute patients to get OOH ‘navigation hubs’

Navigation hubs accessed via a single telephone number distinct from 999 should be set up to improve care of patients
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25 October 2007

High tech healing space unveiled by Philips

A room divider displaying medical records forms part of a 'healing space' and was among the technological pickings on show
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24 October 2007

PDA software lets nursing assistants review drugs

Providing mobile drug management tools and web-based training on drugs management to nursing assistants can help cut prescribing problems among
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22 October 2007

Bulgaria launches eCard prescriptions project

Bulgaria has begun an online electronic prescriptions project using a citizen-held e-health card. The first online transaction, carried out earlier this
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19 October 2007

3G Doctor launches videophone consultations

Patients in the UK and Ireland can now access a self-created medical record on their mobile phone, and also have
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18 October 2007

NHS failing on offering patients choice

The NHS is failing to offer patients a choice of hospital for their outpatient appointments with barely 10% of primary care
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