WHO

27 June 2008

Picis to deploy theatre systems across Madrid

The Madrid Health Ministry has chosen Picis to supply software to seven new hospitals in the region.

25 June 2008

Safer surgery tool launched by WHO

The World Health Organisation has devised a new safety checklist designed to help cut the number of preventable surgical complications

20 June 2008

WHO calls for sharing of information in Europe

European countries should do a better job of assessing the performance of their health care systems and sharing that information

19 June 2008

Sonic Healthcare acquires GLP Medical Group

German laboratory information system developer, GLP Medical Group, has been acquired by Australian diagnostics software specialist, Sonic Healthcare, in a

18 June 2008

German medication specialists back decision support

Two leading members of the medication commission of the German National Chamber of Doctors have urged German hospitals to implement

10 June 2008

Kaiser signs up for Microsoft’s HealthVault

Kaiser Permanente, the largest US nonprofit health maintenance organisation, has announced it will participate in Microsoft’s personal health record initiative

29 May 2008