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The Balkans
The Balkans Telemedicine Programme Receives 21st Century Achievement Award by Computerworld The Balkans Telemedicine Programme, developed by the not-for-profit organisation International Virtual e- Hospital (IVeH) Foundation ( www.iveh.org ), received the 21st Century Achievement Award in the Health Category by Computerworld in June 2011 in Washington...
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Denmark
The Danish online Patients' Handbook went live on September 6th 2011. It is a free online patient handbook on health and diseases. As the new handbook gives citizens direct access to the same information that doctors use, it is hoped that this will lead to a more open and transparent healthcare. The Patients' Handbook has more than 3,000 articles,...
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Switzerland
Managers of the various e-health pilot schemes carried out in Switzerland can now submit their pilots to the eHealth Suisse Secretariat for evaluation. Each project will be assessed on their compliance with the recommendations for the implementation of pilot schemes in line with Swiss e-health strategy. Recommendations for the implementation of the...
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Spain
The Tajo Hospital in Madrid started implementing an SMS reminder system for medical appointments at the start of October 2011. This new means of communication has been made possible thanks to a new mobile device application developed by the hospital's Admissions Service and IT Department. The new software sends an SMS notifying patients of the date,...
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Tunstall
Telehealth technology can enable patients to live more independently and improve quality of life whilst delivering savings to the NHS. NHS Plymouth has partnered with Tunstall to implement a telehealth programme that will support the management of long-term conditions (LTCs) for patients in Plymouth. The telehealth initiative will give patients greater...
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Northern Ireland Health and Social Care (HSC) has procured a pan-Northern Ireland Pharmacy Software Solution for the Business Services Organisation (BSO) Information and Technology Service (ITS). The contract has been awarded to JAC Computer Services Limited (JAC), under a Technology Partnership Agreement that BSO has with HP. The requirement for...
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IT@Networking Awards 2012
The IT @ Networking Awards 2012 (IT@2012) is an open competition for fully implemented, operable healthcare IT solutions. IT@2012 will identify some of the fi nest and most innovative departmental, institutional, local, regional and national healthcare solutions. Intelligent medical technology and IT increase costeffectiveness, productivity and...
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E-Health, M-Health And Healthier Social Media Reform
Clalit Health Services (CHS) is the largest health maintenance organisation in Israel and the second largest worldwide. Through its 14 hospitals and more than 1,300 primary and specialised clinics, CHS provides comprehensive medical care to the majority of israel’s population (above four million members). In the upcoming decade, digital platforms...
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Voting in Cad Parascript for Mammography
Computer-aided detection (cad) uses software and computers to bring suspicious areas on a mammogram to the radiologist's attention. According to the american cancer Society, early research suggests that cad systems help radiologists diagnose more early-stage cancers than mammograms alone. but some doctors disagree about the accuracy of identifying...
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Guide to the Appropriate Use of Teleradiology
As a result of developments in imaging technology and information technology, as well as improvements in communication, the pathway for the digital transmission of images was cleared. it is essential to understand how our organisations can integrate this new technology with the interest of the patient in mind, and it is with this as our foundation...
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