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Healthcare IT & E-Health in Italy: Projects and Priorities
Italy’s approach to healthcare IT, and more specifically e-Health, has three facets. These are based on: National-scale techno-infrastructural requirements (the New National Healthcare Information System); E-Health Board, to harmonise regional and national policies and implementation, and ascertain that these are in line with the...
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Telemedicine Applications in Cardiology
Telemedicine represents a good solution for the management of patients with cardiac problems. Telecardiology, in particular, guarantees continuity of care and the creation of integrated networks between acute hospitals and primary care, with a more rational and quicker management of patients. Additionally, telemedicine is particularly implemented...
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Italian Hospitals and the New Managerialism
Since 1978, the Italian healthcare system has been organised according to the National Health Service model (Italian National Health Service, or INHS). Coverage is universal and, theoretically, uniform throughout the country. In 2003, public healthcare expenditure accounted for 75.1% of total healthcare expenditure. The Italian healthcare system is...
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Editorial
Dear Readers, For two thousand years, the oath of Hippocrates has bound its proponents to uphold the highest of professional standards in treating patients. This inviolable commitment continues today and clearly delineates the duties of our vocation. Nevertheless, much has changed today in comparison with ancient medicine. Modern medical...
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EC-Funded E-Health Study Looks at Progress and Barriers
A new study funded by the European Commission is assessing the progress made to date, towards the realisation of European e-Health Action Plan goals. Good practices and lessons learned constitute the study’s key elements. The results will be fed into policy recommendations for further accelerating e-Health implementation. The study...
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Siemens Demonstrate Intra-Cardiac Echocardiography Catheter
Siemens showed off their ACUSON AcuNav V, the world’s first intra-cardiac echocardiography catheter for volume imaging, at the 2009 Scientific Sessions of the Heart Rhythm Society in Boston, MA, USA. With real-time volumetric information from inside the heart, the new ACUSON AcuNav V volume catheter is said to improve therapeutic ablation procedures...
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Hypothermia Company Acquired by Philips
Philips has agreed to acquire the assets of InnerCool Therapies Inc., a therapeutic hypothermia company, and wholly-owned subsidiary of Cardium Therapeutics, Inc. It will be acquired in an asset purchase transaction for 11.25 million dollars, and the transfer of around 1.5 million dollars in trade payables. The transaction will reinforce Philips’ leadership...
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Boehringer-Ingelheim Posts Solid Growth Results
The pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim again posted gratifying growth in local currency (+8.3 percent) over the previous year in the first six months of 2009. Consolidated in euro, this reflected growth of + 15.7 percent thanks to the positive exchange rates, with net sales of 6,388 euros million compared with 5,522 million euros in the first...
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Sonosite Appoints New Director
Sonosite has announced the appointment of Rodney F. Hochman, M.D., to its Board of Directors. Dr. Hochman has more than 35 years of hospital management experience and has held numerous executive-level positions in hospitals across the country. He currently serves as CEO of Swedish Medical Centre and has led the organisation since April 2007. Prior...
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Medtronic Win Damages in Patents Case
Medtronic announced that a federal US district court jury in San Francisco awarded it 57 million dollars in past damages, finding that AGA Medical Corp.’s manufacture, sale and use of its Amplatzer® Occluder and vascular plug product lines infringed claims of two US patents owned by Medtronic. The jury also ordered that AGA pay Medtronic a royalty...
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