• eHealth 2006

    The eHealth 2006 High Level Conference, held in Malága (Spain) on 10, 11 and 12 May has allowed more than 900 high level politicians and IT and health experts from all over Europe, including some US and Canadian representatives, to share and exchange ideas and initiatives in the eHealth field. The designation of Málaga as the headquarters for eHealth...

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  • The Finnish Association of Hospital Economy

    Author: Seppo Tuomola Leading Consultant, VIA Group E-mail: [email protected] A Co-operation Body for Administrative, Financial and Service Employees in Healthcare Units The Finnish Association of Hospital Economy was founded in 1928. The Association has 1,100 members employed in the healthcare sector...

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  • The Finnish EU Presidency

    Author: Alpo Rajaniemi Accounting Manager, Hospital District of South West Finland and country correspondent for Hospital E-mail: [email protected]   Sources: Local and Regional Government of Finland Further information: ht tp://www.government . f i /eu/suomi-jaeu/2006/en.jsp  ...

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  • The Finnish Healthcare System

    Author: Alpo Rajaniemi Accounting Manager, Hospital District of South West Finland, correspondent for Hospital E-mail: [email protected] Healthcare services in Finland are defined by law. Health Services are divided into primary and special care and are provided mainly by the municipalities. The municipalities...

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  • The Finnish Hospital System

    Author: Heikki Punnonen Development Chief Local and Regional Government Finland E-mail: [email protected] Finnish patients with acute illnesses are usually taken to a municipal hospital or go there by themselves. If the illness cannot be diagnosed during an examination carried out by a health centre physician,...

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  • The New T-Hospital

    Author: Heikki Korvenranta Project leader for the Future Hospital, Hospital District of South West Finland E-mail: [email protected] We are facing enormous challenges to provide healthcare services while fulfilling the quality requirements of care made possible by medical innovations and the need among an...

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  • Josef Hradsky

    Author: Josef Hradsky Federal Conference of Austrian Hospital Managers (BUKO) and Karl Landsteiner Institute of Hospital Organsiation2 E-mail: [email protected]   1 From the German version of Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia. 2 This article is not the official position of these organsiations...

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  • Letter from the Publisher

    Dear Reader,   Telemedicine is rapidly spreading across Europe and the rest of the world as an integrated part of healthcare networks and systems.   This development brings with it opportunities to improve healthcare across vast geographic areas, provides remote training for healthcare professionals and offers new technologies and possibilities...

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  • HITM News&Membership Information

    2006 is an important year for HITM as we establish the groundwork for the association’s membership and future development. We have already been busy spreading the news about the association’s formation and building collaborative partnerships with other organizations involved in European healthcare IT. On 10-12 May, HITM was invited by the European...

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  • AWireless Telecardiological System

    Author Martin Braecklein Title: Head of Telecare Organisation: Corscience GmbH & Co. KG Email: [email protected] Website: www.corscience.de   Hea rt-related diseases and disorders are abundant in the western world. Around 500,000 cases of sudden cardiac death, over three...

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