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13 January 2009

HL7 releases child health EHR standard

Health Level Seven (HL7), the healthcare IT standards development organisation, has released the first standard specifying the key functional requirements
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12 January 2009

Web coaching helps weight management, says study

Counselling via the phone and internet are better methods for helping people reduce their weight than simply giving them self-help
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7 January 2009

US sets out privacy principles for EHRs

The US Department of Health and Human Services has published new privacy guidelines for electronic health records (EHRs), based on
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6 January 2009

EU warns iPods can damage hearing

Listening to personal music players at a high volume over a sustained period can lead to permanent hearing damage, according
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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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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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4 December 2008

Patient pictures improve radiologist’s care

A patient’s picture may help improve the performance of radiologists, new Israeli research has found. The picture in question is
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3 December 2008

Wikipedia can omit key drug information

New research warns that consumers who relay on the online encyclopedia Wikipedia for drug information may be putting themselves at
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1 December 2008

Vienna to host IHE’s 2009 Connectathon

Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) Europe will hold its ninth annual Connectathon event in Vienna, Austria, on 20-24 April next
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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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