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The Letter from the Editor-in-Chief
Dear Readers, As disruptive as it is pervasive, the Internet has created thoroughly new ways of doing business, exchanging information and delivering goods and services. It has both deepened and broadened interaction between individuals, interest groups, industry and policy makers. In effect, the Internet has not only redefined the...
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Healthcare Technology Assessment and Cost-Effective Healthcare
Authors: Sophie Werkö, Susanna Allgurin Neikter, Ingemar Eckerlund, Måns Rosén SBU (The Swedish Council on Technology assessment in health care) European countries spend between 5–11 percent of GDP on healthcare. Although these resources have surely improved health and quality of life for many Europeans, it...
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Healthcare in Austria
Author: Tosh Sheshabalaya HIT Austria’s Ausgedinge health and pension system for farmers and miners dates back to the Middle Ages and is considered by some to be the world’s oldest welfare organization. The country’s healthcare system is marked by a deeply-ingrained federal culture, dating back to the...
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European Industry Responds to Government Action on Telehealth Issue
Upon release of a European Commission Communication on telemedicine, the medical technology industry has voiced their opinion on the future of telehealth. Led by COCIR, an industry group representing the healthcare IT sector, the industry has made recommendations to the European Commission and Member States for a better deployment of telehealth...
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Committee of the Regions"Healthy Workforce, Healthy Economy"
The European Commission has adopted a Directive to prevent injuries and infections to healthcare workers from sharp objects such as needle sticks. The Directive implements in law a framework agreement on prevention from sharp injuries in the hospital and healthcare sectors signed in July 2009 by the European Public Services Union (EPSU)...
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EU Projects Hands out Prizes for Top PHDS
Stronger resistance to drugs and increased tourism which puts people at greater risk of acquiring local diseases are just a couple of factors that play havoc on public health worldwide, and humans are under the constant threat of infections with pathogenic microorganisms. Enter the ERA-NET PATHOGENOMICS ('Trans-European cooperation and coordination...
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Spain
200 Surgical Procedures Achieved Using Neuro-Navigation Device The Torrecárdenas Hospital Complex of Almería in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia has performed over 200 surgical procedures using a neuro-navigation device, an IT equipment which shows in real time three dimensional (3D) images of the brain and/or the spine. The...
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European Connected Health Leadership Summit 2010
This year’s ECH Leadership Summit theme is “Engagement – How do you make it happen!” Attend the Summit and learn: What are the technologies? Are they ready yet? How should I prepare my organisation? Where do we start? Who do I need to involve and where do I turn for help? What are the “Do's & Don'ts” when introducing technologies? How do we...
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Healthcom 2010
Telecommunications and Networks are enabling technologies for telemedicine in remote and rural locations, but also for continuous health monitoring out of hospital, at home, and during sports, leisure or professional activities. The 12th International Conference on ehealth Networking, Application & Services aims to bring together interested...
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Med-E-Tel
“THE International E-Health, Telemedicine and Health ICT Forum for Education, Networking and Business” Med-e-Tel focuses on e-health and telemedicine applications and a wide range of other medical ICT applications and on the convergence of information and communication technology with medical applications, which lead to higher quality...
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