Healthtech Summit 2015
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After several years of testing the water with small scale pilots, the life sciences industry is now becoming serious about adopting & integrating digital health solutions into their traditional offerings. Recently, many new investments have been made and exciting new partnerships have been established between life sciences companies and digital health innovators. A number of the key players who have participated in these transactions will be attending the Healthtech Summit.
What Do Patients and Carers Need in Health Apps - but Are Not Getting?
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Despite the huge and obvious potential of health apps to support patient self-care and reduce the drain on healthcare systems - their use has yet to move into mainstream medicine and public health programmes aimed at disease prevention. The lack of user involvement is one of the major reasons why health apps have failed to deliver thus far: what do patients and carers need in health apps - but are not getting? And how can developers respond and deliver better apps accordingly?
Aridhia Partners with NHS, University of Glasgow and Philips Healthcare on Unique Brain Injury Study
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Aridhia Informatics today announced a two-year funded collaboration with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, the University of Glasgow and Philips Healthcare. The Edinburgh-based clinical informatics company will provide its data science expertise and AnalytiXagility platform to the study which will develop technology enabling the analysis of high frequency neurological data to better inform the diagnosis and treatment of patients with traumatic brain injuries.
The European Telemedicine Conference Joins WHINN for 2015
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21 - 22 October, Odense, Denmark.This year the European Telemedicine Conference (ETC) 2015 will join forces with WHINN - Week of Health and INNovation; an all-encompassing event which includes conferences, innovation and business activities, which are brought together in one week all within health and innovation.
NHS Needs to Wake Up and Smell the Cricket
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Opinion Article by Rob Benson, Senior Communications Manager, Highland Marketing.Listening to Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt proclaim a plethora of GPs available seven days a week and promising new GPs and support staff made me think of the old English one-day international cricket team.
Orion Health Wins Technology Provider of the Year at 2015 HealthInvestor Awards
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Orion Health, a leading population health management company and one of the world's top providers of electronic health records (EHRs), has been awarded the 2015 HealthInvestor award for Technology Provider of the year in recognition of its outstanding contribution to healthcare information technology.
COCIR and HIMSS Strengthen their Cooperation
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The European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical and Healthcare IT Industry (COCIR) and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) have renewed their cooperation agreement to progress their common goal of improving the use of information and management systems for the betterment of healthcare.
Office of Chief Information Officer from Ireland Launches eHealth Website
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Ascom Myco - the First Android Smart Device Designed for Medical Staff
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Ascom's latest offering, Ascom Myco, a smartphone with unique features designed to render nurses' work easier, catches the interest of Belgian hospitals and healthcare institutions. Philippe Bosmans, Sales Manager, Ascom Belgium and Tom Decoo, Senior Account Manager Healthcare, Nextel, a Belgium-based telecoms integrator, explain the benefits of the Ascom Myco and the added value it brings to the hospitals.
A Look Back at conhIT 2015
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19 - 21 April 2016, Berlin, Germany.conhIT 2015 was an all-round success. Exhibitors and trade visitors praised the quality and relevance of the topics at Europe's leading event for Health IT. At this year's conhIT a total of 388 exhibitors from Germany and abroad presented their products and services in Berlin. The number of exhibitors marked a new record, as did that of trade visitors which this year reached close to 7,500.