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CIRSE Unveils Global International Radiology Statements
42 national and international societies from around the world united to support the "Interventional Radiology (IR) Global Statement", which highlights the importance of IR in modern medical care and outlines the identity and scope of IR practice worldwide. The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR), the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological...
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ECRI Institute 17th Annual Web Conference
ECRI Institute® has named Kaiser Permanente, a healthcare provider and not-forprofit health plan, as the winner of the 5th annual health devices achievement award for excellence in health technology management. The award recognises an outstanding initiative under taken by an ECRI Institute member healthcare institution that improves patient safety,...
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CARS Congress 2011: Abstract Deadline Approaching
The joint Annual Scientific Meetings of the ISCAS, EuroPACS, CAR, CAD and CMI societies are scheduled to take place during 2011 in Berlin from June 22 – 25. Please note for all those interested, that the deadline for paper and abstract submissions for the congress is January 10, 2011. The CARS Congress Organising Committee invites you to join them...
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Simens
Royal Preston Hospital has installed two ACUSON S2000™ diagnostic ultrasound systems from Siemens Healthcare for obstetric ultrasound. The new equipment delivers superb image quality allowing the ultrasound team to conduct more detailed patient scans for better interpretation and diagnosis. The ACUSON S2000 is an easy-to-use solution, which produces...
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Cross-Border Reimbursement
Pan-European legislation clarifying the conditions under which patients may be reimbursed for healthcare they receive in another EU country has moved a significant step closer to its final adoption. In mid-September, EU governments formally set out their proposals that are designed to strike a balance between an individual's right to cross-border healthcare...
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The Monitoring National E-Health Strategies Study
"Europe is leading the rest of the world in advancing towards modern e-health infrastructures and implementations" was the conclusion of Dr. Karl Stroetmann of empirica Consultants at an e-health Strategies Symposium in Brussels. This is a field where Europe has achieved and even overachieved its Lisbon Strategy goals. Results of the Monitoring National...
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Informed Consent for Interventional Radiology Procedures
As interventional radiology develops as a specialty, the issue of informed consent is becoming more important and in many cases more complex. The doctrine of informed consent relates to the right of every competent adult to decide what will happen to his or her body, and to protect one's bodily integrity from unauthorised intrusions. This encompasses...
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How to Conduct Staff Appraisals
A staff appraisal is a periodical advisory and support discussion between staff members and management that fosters agreements about objectives and the achievement of targets, that can be incorporated into target agreements. A staff appraisal provides the opportunity, in a systematic and structured way that is outside of every-day working routine,...
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E-Health in the Netherlands
The primary aim of the Dutch government's IT policy for the healthcare sector is to improve affordability, access and quality by setting a foundation for an optimum and safe usage of ICT. The introduction of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) with corresponding infrastructure was founded as a springboard for other ICT applications in, including teleradiology...
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The Netherlands
According to the annual Euro Health Consumer Index, the Netherlands has the best healthcare system in Europe. It topped the European survey for the second year running scoring highly in waiting times for patients, e-health and access to medication. Many also believe that system in the Netherlands is a good model for healthcare in the U.S. This article...
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