Search Tag: Europe

IT Management

Europe-leads-the-world-in-push-to-regulate-ai

2023 20 Jun

The European Union has recently taken a major step in laying out new rules for how companies can use artificial intelligence.   Brussels has taken a bold and significant step in establishing global standards for the technology employed in various applications, such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT to surgical procedures and fraud detection in the banking...Read more

IMAGING Management

How-europeans-use-ppe-in-ultrasound-varies-widely

2022 15 Feb

According to a recent study published in Insights into Imaging , European radiologists providing face-to-face ultrasound services widely vary in their use of personal protective equipment (PPE). The current risks of COVID-19 exposure without PPE make this a concern for radiologists. According to a report by the Radiology Section of the European Union...Read more

IT Management

Digital-healthcare-focus-european-hospitals-on-fire-fhir-emh-onfhir

2021 14 Jun

In this space I will explore monthly topics, from concepts to technologies, related to the necessary steps to build Digital Healthcare Systems. For this month, I have invited Mr Giorgio Cangioli to co-author a brief article on Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR), as hospitals and their interconnections are a critical asset and next...Read more

ICU Management

Is-the-severe-covid-19-over-in-europe

2020 11 Aug

Is the worst over? Have patients most at risk already been affected and died? Or has the SAR-CoV-2 virus mutated to a less severe form? Where exactly do we stand with COVID-19? U ndoubtedly, the COVID-19 pandemic has been a terrible experience - worse than expected for many worldwide. As we follow the COVID-19 situation, there is a tendency...Read more

Executive Health Management

Innovation-and-a-unique-experience-at-eahm-2019

2019 26 Aug

The 28th congress of the European Association of Hospital Managers (EAHM) will take place in Ghent in Belgium from September 11–14. Danny Havenith, congress chairman spoke to HealthManagement.org and shared the unique experience that will be offered to participants at the EAHM Congress 2019.   The congress theme of Innovative Healthcare...Read more

Executive Health Management

Brexit-means-brexit-radiologists-without-borders

2019 22 May

An in-depth interview with UEMS Secretary General Prof. Vassilios Papalois   Prof. Papalois talks to Healthmanagement.org about BREXIT and the potential repercussions the break from the EU may bring to patients and medical professionals.   Secretary General of The European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) Prof. Vassilios Papalois, talks...Read more

IMAGING Management

Hologic-launches-trident-r-hd-specimen-radiography-system-in-united-states-canada-and-europe

2019 26 Apr

Company expands breast specimen imaging portfolio and leadership in breast cancer diagnosis and care. Hologic, Inc.  today announced global commercial availability of the Trident ®  HD specimen radiography system, a next-generation solution that delivers enhanced image quality, improved workflow and instant sample verification during...Read more

IT Management

Esc-digital-summit-2019

2019 05 Oct

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IT Management

Chime-opens-first-european-chapter

2019 28 Mar

  The College of Healthcare InformationManagement Executives (CHIME) and Associazione Italiana Sistemi Informativi in Sanità (AISIS) have announced that they have opened a CHIME chapter in Italy . This is the first CHIME chapter to be launched in Europe and the second international chapter to be established under CHIME. You might also...Read more

Executive Health Management

New-eahm-president-supports-exchange-and-innovation

2018 29 Sep

The European Association of Healthcare Managers (EAHM) announced its new president in Cascais, Portugal on Friday. Philippe Blua, Director of the Hospital Centre of Troyes in France, was elected at the 48th EAHM Ordinary General Assembly held at the 27th EAHM Congress. Blua succeeded Gerry O’ Dwyer, CEO of the South / South West Hospital...Read more

IMAGING Management

Clinical-diagnostic-reference-levels-in-medical-imaging

2018 22 Sep

An introduction to the European study on clinical DRLs for x-ray medical imaging (EUCLID). The EUCLID project was launched by the European Commission to collect data needed for the establishment of DRLs for the most important x-ray imaging tasks, from the perspective of radiation protection, and to specify up-to-date DRLs for these clinical...Read more

IMAGING Management

Emim-2019-14th-european-molecular-imaging-meeting

2019 19 Mar

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Health Management

Volume-17-issue-5-2017

2017 09 Nov

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IMAGING Management

Hologic-s-3dimensions-mammography-system-now-available-in-europe

2017 12 Sep

Fastest, Highest Resolution Breast Tomosynthesis System is Designed to Increase Clinical Confidence, Accuracy and Patient Comfort Hologic, Inc . has announced that the 3Dimensions ™  mammography system, the fastest, highest resolution breast tomosynthesis system ever, is available for purchase in Europe. [1]  The new product is the latest...Read more

Health Management

Tackling-coronary-heart-disease-the-biggest-success-in-50-years

2016 25 Aug

Interview with Professor Guy de Backer Professor Guy De Backer, Emeritus Professor at Ghent ‏University, Belgium, will be a keynote speaker at the ‏ESC Conference in Rome on August 27-31, delivering ‏the ESC Geoffrey Rose Lecture on Population Sciences on ‏“Epidemiology and Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases: ‏Quo Vadis?” Prior to the conference,...Read more

Health Management

Eahm-congress-preview

2016 25 Aug

Everybody in healthcare across the C-Suite, clinician, policy-maker, nursing and IT spectrum is aware of how critical ‏the situation is by now; healthcare in Europe is just ‏not sustainable. The demands facing European healthcare ‏systems are becoming greater with increased life expectancy, ‏new pathologies and the rise of chronic disease. Added...Read more

IT Management

Eu-telehealth-interoperability-in-spotlight

2016 27 Jun

Six European Union (EU) countries have asked the eHealth Network for a road map on telemedicine interoperability across borders. In a letter to the eHealth Network, healthcare leaders from Denmark, Norway, Austria, Finland, Sweden and Catalonia have said they support the furtherment of telemedicine and in employing it on a large scale but want “cross...Read more

Health Management

European-radiology-interview-with-professor-lluis-donoso-president-european-society-of-radiology

2016 27 Feb

As HealthManagement.org The Journal ’s imaging Editor-in-Chief, Professor Lluís Donoso, comes to the end of his term as president of the European Society of Radiology (ESR) , we took the opportunity to speak to him about developments at the ESR, the state of radiology, and the role of management and leadership.  How have you enjoyed your term as...Read more

IT Management

Europe-s-growing-need-for-lab-data-management-solutions

2015 29 Jun

Investments in cloud-based laboratory information management systems (LIMS) are part of Europe’s eHealth strategy. Specifically, increasing demand for genetic and molecular testing data management solutions will drive growth in Europe's LIMS market, according to a new report from Frost & Sullivan. Market revenues are estimated to reach $394.1 million...Read more

IMAGING Management

Cardiovascular-imaging-in-europe-who-does-what

2015 18 May

Demand for cardiovascular imaging (CVI) continues to increase due to changes in CV disease epidemiology and ageing of the population. However, reliable statistics on CVI practice in Europe are lacking. In 2013, the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) and the European Society of Cardiology conducted a survey to gather as much current...Read more

IT Management

European-ehr-market-outlook-country-specific-models-and-interoperability

2015 29 Jan

Electronic health record (EHR) technology and electronic prescribing of medications account for 30 percent of total healthcare IT spending in Europe, according to Frost & Sullivan. The company’s European Electronic Health Records Market study, which covers ambulatory and hospital EHR, estimates that the market will earn revenues as high as $3.69...Read more

Pharmacy Management

Strengthening-eu-s-regulatory-system-for-medicines

2014 19 Sep

A new report from Escher, the independent TI Pharma platform for regulatory innovation, shows that the current regulatory system for medicines in Europe can be used in a more efficient and effective manner. André Broekmans, chairman of Escher: “ Overall, the EU regulatory system operates well, however important recent changes had not yet been...Read more

Executive Health Management

Joan-peppard-to-lead-hospital-pharmacists-in-europe

2014 15 Jul

The next president of the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP) will be Joan Peppard, who will assume the role when Dr. Roberto Frontini’s association presidency ends in June 2015. Ms. Peppard was elected to the office in June during the EAHP’s General Assembly in Sofia, and is now serving as the organisation’s President-Elect. Her term...Read more

Executive Health Management

Eu-patient-safety-progress-report

2014 23 Jun

The European Commission has published a patient safety package detailing progress made in recent years and existing barriers yet to be overcome. The establishment of national programs for patient safety and the implementation of systems for reporting adverse events related to hospitalisation represent two of the most improved areas. Challenges remain...Read more

IMAGING Management

Ecr-2014-radiology-in-europe-how-are-we-doing

2014 09 Mar

The outlook for radiology in Europe is not all gloomy, but there are wide variations in staffing and reimbursement, according to a survey of European Society of Radiology (ESR) member national societies.  Professor Elisabeth Schouman-Claeys from Paris, France,  presented insights from the recent survey at the Management in Radiology session at...Read more

ICU Management

Eu-funded-effort-to-develop-new-stroke-therapies

2013 01 Oct

The COUNTERSTROKE consortium led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet today (1 Oct., 2013)  initiates a six million Euro EU funded collaboration to develop novel therapeutics to treat stroke. Stroke and other conditions related to a decreased oxygen supply to the brain are the third most common cause of death in Europe. One out of three stroke incidents...Read more

IMAGING Management

Quest-for-quality-driving-adoption-of-computed-and-digital-radiography-in-europe

2013 20 May

The need to improve the efficiency and quality of X-ray examinations will drive healthcare facilities across Europe to install computed radiography (CR) and digital radiography (DR) systems. The emergence of retrofit systems based on flat panel technology has popularised DR systems, and will sustain investments in the European computed and digital...Read more