• Introduction to the Association

    The Association EAHITM is a non-profit organisation outlined as the pan- European umbrella association of all relevant national healthcare IT associations in Europe. Believing in the fundamental importance of unifying healthcare IT professionals at European and global levels, EAHITM is committed to increasing the professional authority and responsibility...

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  • Industry News

    Cerner and Misys Earn Recognition and Rewards from Klas In the 2006 KLAS CPOE Digest, Cerner was announced as an industry leader in providing healthcare information technology solutions. In its fourth annual CPOE Digest report issued on 10 February 2006, KLAS reported that Cerner’s CPOE solution, based on its Cerner Millenniumarchitecture, offers...

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  • Explaining the European Commission

    Author Helicia Herman Title: Editor European Affairs Organisation: Euromedical Communications Email: [email protected]   This is the first in a four part series which covers the structure and operations of the EU institutions. In this part, we will introduce the European Commission, how it functions...

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  • Designing a High-Performance Telemedicine System

    Authors A.V. Bogdanov Organisation: Institute for High Performance Computing and Information Systems, Russia Email: [email protected] Website: www.csa.ru   A.B. Degtyarev Organisation: Institute for High Performance Computing and Information Systems, Russia Email: [email protected]...

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  • Medical Image Processing

    Authors Dr. Alexander Horsch Title: Senior Lecturer Organisation: Munich University of Technology, Germany Email: [email protected] Website: www.imse.med.tu-muenchen.de/mi/   Dr. Thomas M. Lehmann Organisation: Department of Medical Informatics,...

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  • Implementing an EPR in a Hospital

    Authors Dr. Michael A . Shifrin Title: Head of Medical Informatics Lab Institution N.N Burdenko Neurosurgerical Institutu, Russia Email: [email protected] Website: www.mml.ru   Principal Goals of EPR Implementation There are different ways to develop best practices on the basis of specific...

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  • Quality, Safety & Performance in European Healthcare IT

    Author Benedict Stanberry Title: Managing Director Organisation: Avienda Limited, UK Email: [email protected] Website: www.avienda.co.uk   For a copy of the references contained in this article, please contact [email protected] .   Introduction The UK’s Connecting for Health (CfH)...

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  • Implementing RFID to Improve Medication Safety

    Author Professor Dr. Daniel Grandt, Head of Dept. of Internal Medicine I, Klinikum Saarbrücken CEO Institute for Medication Safety, University of Essen & Klinikum, Saarbrücken, Germany Email: [email protected]   It has been calculated that in the UK – as well as in many other countries...

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  • Saving Time and Money with Speech Recognition

    While some hospitals still wait for the right time to introduce speech recognition, the situation at Norway's Sykehuset Telemark HF (STHF) hospital is as clear as the Nordic air: speech recognition saves almost 900,000 euros per year, money that is invested in better patient care. And while physicians elsewhere still critically eye the technology, Norway...

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  • Data Protection Issues

    Authors Dr. Holger Carstensen and Dieter Geib, Centre for Information and Communications Technology, Saarland University Hospital Email: [email protected]   In order to improve the quality of patient care and facilitate rapid treatment, the Saarland University Hospital decided in...

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