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Letter from the Editor-in-Chief
Dear Readers, Healthcare IT, like other realms of IT and ‘technology’ in general, is driven by a culture of non-stop innovation. This is undoubtedly good. However, we must also ask ourselves: is innovation the only solution? Such a question is urgent, given the longrunning pressure on healthcare budgets, and the financial crisis, which has...
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Carestream
University Medical Centre Groningen (UMCG) Purchases Latest RIS From Carestream Health Following a recent European tender process, Carestream Health has been awarded the contract to supply a new Radiology Information System (RIS) for eight departments at the University Medical Centre, Groningen (UMCG), the Netherlands. Installation is scheduled...
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CSC
Zealand Region in Denmark First to Adopt CSC Speech Recognition Solution CSC (NYSE: CSC) announced that the Zealand Region in Denmark has become the first health authority in the country to implement CSC's OPUS Speech Recognition solution. This solution will enable healthcare professionals working within the region's ten hospitals to transition...
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Dynamic Control
Wheelchair Users Control an IPhone or IPOD Touch Via Their Wheelchair Joystick A pioneering solution that gives wheelchair users the ability to control an iPhone or iPod touch via their wheelchair joystick will be unveiled for the first time at this year's Rehacare exhibition. The next generation of the iPortal is Dynamic Control's...
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Results of the Monitoring National E-Health Strategies Study
“Europe is leading the rest of the world in advancing towards modern eHealth infrastructures and implementations” was the conclusion of Dr. Karl Stroetmann of empirica Consultants at an eHealth Strategies Symposium in Brussels. This is a field where Europe has achieved and even overachieved its Lisbon Strategy goals. Results of the Monitoring...
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European Pharmacists and Patients
Pharmacists and patients welcomed the new proposal for a directive on Pharmacovigilance at an event held on Wednesday 15 September 2010 at the European Parliament as an opportunity for pharmacists and patients to work more effectively together to improve medication safety. The new directive was adopted by the European Parliament on 21...
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European Commission's HEIDI Still Work in Progress
Heidi (Health in Europe: Information and Data Interface) is a new website and comprehensive search tool for European health information and data. Launched by the European Commission, DG Health and Consumers on October 6th 2010, it contains information about the public’s state of health, determinants, diseases, health systems, trends, institutional...
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E-Health in Africa: Beyond the Hype
Author Maurice Mars Professor and Head of Tele-Health, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa “E-Health has the potential to be of great benefit to Africa if it can be planned and implemented in an appropriate and sustainable manner.” Statements like this are heard at many...
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Fluid Data Management: Cure for Storage Headaches
Author: Martin Murphy Technology Manager, HSE Galway University Hospitals Within the Republic of Ireland’s Health Service Executive (HSE), small teams of dedicated IT professionals face a constant challenge to maintain the systems that enable thousands of different health and social services to be delivered in hospitals and...
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The Healthcare System in Netherlands
Author: Tosh Sheshabalaya HIT Radical healthcare reforms in the Netherlands in January 2006 saw the State replaced as the central player in day-to-day operation of the healthcare system by private health suppliers. Alongside, the difference between public and private health insurance was abolished,...
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