• EU Projects Hands out Prizes for Top PHDS

    Stronger resistance to drugs and increased tourism which puts people at greater risk of acquiring local diseases are just a couple of factors that play havoc on public health worldwide, and humans are under the constant threat of infections with pathogenic microorganisms. Enter the ERA-NET PATHOGENOMICS ('Trans-European cooperation and coordination...

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  • iSOFT and Ultragenda Join Forces

    HITM spoke to Hugo Schellens (HS), CEO, UltraGenda and Andrea Fiumicelli (AF), Chief Operating Office, iSoft about their recent alliance, the reasons behind it and their shared vision for the future.   Lets Talk About the New Partnership. How did it Happen? Why did it Happen? AF: The answer is very simple, iSoft needs...

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  • AGFA: Leaving their Troubled Past Behind

    HITM had a frank conversation with Eric Maurincomme, Vice-President and Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer of Agfa Healthcare about the problems of the past and the outlook for the future.   Maurincomme spoke openly about recent problems experienced by AGFA, notably their credibility issues. He claims it is all in the past...

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  • Slovakia

    Preparing for E-Health Services Following an amendment to the Health Care Act, the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Slovakia is preparing the grounds for a set of e-health services to establish a national electronic health system.   The reform of the healthcare system includes services such as the electronic booking of General...

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  • France

    First Emergency Telediagnosis Over Regional Telecardiology Network On 5 March 2010, 1:30 am, the first request for an emergency telediagnosis over a radiology network named 'T-Lor' was made in the region of Lorraine, in north eastern France. The T-Lor network project aims to enable tele-expertise and telediagnosis as well as the exchange of...

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  • Denmark

    Single Access to Personal Health Records The 'My Health summary' service, now available through the Danish e-health portal 'Sundhed.dk' allows authenticated users to obtain a faster and better overview of their own patient data.   Once logged into the health portal with their digital signature, users can access this personal health...

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  • Spain

    200 Surgical Procedures Achieved Using Neuro-Navigation Device The Torrecárdenas Hospital Complex of Almería in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia has performed over 200 surgical procedures using a neuro-navigation device, an IT equipment which shows in real time three dimensional (3D) images of the brain and/or the spine.   The...

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  • European Connected Health Leadership Summit 2010

    This year’s ECH Leadership Summit theme is “Engagement – How do you make it happen!”  Attend the Summit and learn: What are the technologies? Are they ready yet? How should I prepare my organisation? Where do we start? Who do I need to involve and where do I turn for help? What are the “Do's & Don'ts” when introducing technologies? How do we...

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  • Healthcom 2010

    Telecommunications and Networks are enabling technologies for telemedicine in remote and rural locations, but also for continuous health monitoring out of hospital, at home, and during sports, leisure or professional activities.   The 12th International Conference on ehealth Networking, Application & Services aims to bring together interested...

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  • WoHIT 2010

    The World of Health IT Conference & Exhibition is a forum for the advancement of healthcare IT in Europe. Addressing the needs of key stakeholders in the European e-health Community, The World of Health IT Conference & Exhibition offers professional development sessions, vendor exhibitions, best practice exchanges, networking sessions, and debates...

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