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Prague to hold ministerial e-health conference

Europe’s seventh and final ministerial e-health conference is to be held next month in Prague, the Czech Republic, 18-20 February.
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King’s adds VitalPAC to EPR system

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has successfully integrated The Learning Clinic’s vital signs recording system, VitalPAC, into its iSoft
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Ex-IDX boss is new Oasis chief executive

Oasis Medical Solutions, the independent UK healthcare IT specialist, has appointed Chris Spence as its new chief executive. Spence joins
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Jordan picks Perot to help implement VistA

Perot Systems Corporation has been selected by the Kingdom of Jordan to manage the pilot deployment of the open source
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United Healthcare settles on ‘fixed’ database claims

Two of the largest US health insurers have agreed deals to pay tens of millions of dollars to create independent
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Agfa-Gavaert receives €18.5 Canadian grant

Belgian imaging technology group Agfa-Gevaert says it has received a grant of €18.5 ($29.6m Canadian) from the Ontario government to
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Kentucky Derby comes to Warwickshire

Children in Warwickshire are taking part in an online race in which school-buses full of horses are powered by the
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Study finds US PHR use remains low

Despite high levels of interest, the vast majority of US citizens have yet to use or create a personal health
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Dubai hospital gets Philips iSite PACS

Tawam Hospital in Dubai, part of the United Arad Emirates, has celebrated the ‘go-live’ of Philips’ iSite Picture Archiving and
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Nortel files for bankruptcy protection

Nortel Networks, the Canadian telecoms equipment and networks specialist, has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US to enable it
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