Issues

Volume 1 / Issue 2 Summer 2006

Sun, 16 Jul 2006

Volume 1 / Issue 2 Summer 2006

In this Issue

  • Table of contents
  • Editorial Board
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Editorial

  • 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 for improving healthcare information systems on a global s...

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The European Association of Healthcare IT Managers (HITM)

  • 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 Commission to attend the eHealth 2006 Conference in Mal...

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  • HITM Membership Application

    As the only pan-European association dedicated to healthcare IT management, HITM offers its members unique opportunities to: + Participate in advocacy groups that impact EU healthcare IT legislation. + Share your knowledge with and learn from the experiences of your peers. + Learn industry best practices and standards. + Attend the HITM annual General Assembly, Congress and other special events....

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Industry News

  • Industry News

    The latest figures published 30 May 2006 compare biotechnology sectors across some 18 European nations and the US. The report finds that European and US biotechnology industries both have around 2000 companies, but the US sector employs nearly twice as many people, spends around three times as much on research and development, raises over twice as much venture capital, and has access to 10 times as much de...

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EU Section

  • The European Parliament

    Author Sonja Planitzer Title: Editor European Affairs Organisation: Euromedical Communications Email: [email protected] European institutions - This is the second part in a series which covers the structure and operations of the EU institutions. In the first of the series (Winter 2006), Helicia Herman introduced the European Commission (EC) and details of the EC Directorate-Generals rele...

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  • Lobbying MEPs

    Author Sonja Planitzer Title: German Editor Organisation: Euromedical Communications Email: [email protected] Website: www.emceurope.com + Lobbying Your MEPs Currently there are about 15,000 lobbyists in Brussels (consultants, lawyers, trade associations, corporations, NGOs) seeking to influence Commission officials and MEPs in their decision-making process. Officially, MEPs attend to th...

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Product Comparison Chart

  • Computerised Provider Order-Entry Systems

    ECRI (formerly the Emergency Care Research Institute) is a nonprofit health services research agency and a Collaborating Centre of the World Health Organization (WHO). Such organisations are appointed to contribute to the WHO’s public health mission by providing specialised knowledge, expertise and support in the health field to the WHO and its member nations. ECRI's mission is to improve the safety, qua...

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Cover Story

  • Telemedicine&Mobile Technologies

    Author Bill Crounse, MD Title: Healthcare Industry Director Organisation: Microsoft Corporation Email: [email protected] Website: www.microsoft.com For a copy of the references contained in this article, please contact [email protected]. About the Author Bill Crounse, MD, is Healthcare Industry Director for the Microsoft Corporation. Prior to joining Microsoft, Dr. Crounse w...

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  • Interoperable eHealth for Europe

    Authors Arnaud Runge Title: Biomedical Engineer Organisation: European Space Agency Email: [email protected] Website: www.esa.int/telemedicine-alliance Cristina Bescos Title: TMA-Bridge Project Manager Organisation: Consultant for the European Space Agency Email: [email protected] Website: www.esa.int/telemedicine-alliance Marie Diop Title: Policy & LawSupport O...

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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 Heart-related diseases and disorders are abundant in the western world. Around 500,000 cases of sudden cardiac death, over three million patients with atrial fibrillation and about 600,000 heart attacks are a significant factor in the cost st...

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Features

Management

  • Looking Beyond Economics in Outsourcing

    Author Gayle Vernon Simkin Name: Gayle Vernon Simkin Title: Chief Information Officer Organisation: Catholic Healthcare West, USA Website: www.chwhealth.org For a copy of the references contained in this article, please contact [email protected]. Background of the Outsourcing Agreement There is a story behind every outsourcing agreement. In 2001, Catholic HealthcareWest (CHW),...

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  • Outsourcing - An Ideal Solution?

    Author James Griffith Title: Senior Vice President, Outsourcing Organisation: ACS Healthcare Solutionss Email: [email protected] Web: www.acs-hcs.com For a copy of the references contained in this article, please contact [email protected]. When to Consider Outsourcing Information technology outsourcing is used by the majority of hospitals today. Results from the 17th A...

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Best Practices

Country Focus:Italy

Movers & Shakers: Industry Interview

  • Eric Poiseau, ITManager, IHE Europe

    Author Eric Poiseau Title: It Manager Organisation: Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) Europe Web: https://ihe-europe.net/ Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) Europe Please Tell Us a Little Bit About IHE Europe, How was it Started and What are Your ‘Hot Topics’ for 2006/07? IHE is a non-profit organisation sponsored by professional bodies and healthcare suppliers that gathers...

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