Tech-Savvy Seniors Want Online Options to Access Care from Home
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An Accenture (NYSE:ACN) survey shows a growing demand among tech-savvy seniors (67 percent) who want to access healthcare services from home, but the majority (66 percent) are worried today's technology isn't sufficient to do so.
Why Attend mHealth Summit Europe 2015
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11 - 12 May 2015, Riga, Latvia.The mHealth Summit Europe will be back in 2015 as a part of eHealth Week. The Summit will be opening eHealth Week like no other event, providing international thought leadership on how we can fulfil the mHealth promise with a focus on "Energizing the mHealth Agenda in Europe". The event addresses opportunities and challenges, as well as strategies for taking mHealth from pilots to true implementation.
Anoto Awarded Major Digital Pen Contract by the Welsh Ambulance Service Trust
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Anoto, the leader in digital writing technology, today announced that the Welsh Ambulance Service Trust (WAST) has awarded a contract to roll-out 1,700 digital pens to ambulance crews across Wales. The contract that is led by Vodafone UK, is for an initial three year term and follows a highly successful pilot of Anoto's digital writing technology with paramedics at the Swansea Ambulance station in 2013.
Why Attend eHealth Week 2015
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11 - 13 May 2015, Riga, Latvia.Taking place during the Latvian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, eHealth Week 2015 comprises of two main events: the High Level eHealth Conference organised by the Latvian Ministry of Health and the Latvian Presidency of the Council of the European Union and WoHIT (World of Health IT Conference & Exhibition) organised by HIMSS Europe.
Ted Taccardi to Lead Global Customer Care Organisation at Carestream Health
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Ted Taccardi has been appointed Vice President, Global Customer Care at Carestream effective immediately. In this role, he will lead the company's worldwide Customer Care organisation and is a member of Carestream's senior executive leadership team.
Opinion Article: Understanding Individuals - What Population Health Means to the NHS
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People have been talking public health for the last 200 years. But the publication of Simon Stevens’ Five Year Forward View now heralds a five year change phase for the NHS, one which could see health and social care fundamentally shift to managing the health of populations in a very different way.
Horizon 2020 ICT for Health Open Calls
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A series of calls in Horizon 2020 under Societal Challenge "Health, demographic change and wellbeing" with relevance to ICT for Health (eHealth) are now open: PHC-21-2015, PHC-25-2015, PHC-27-2015, PHC-28-2015, PHC-29-2015, PHC-30-2015.
conhIT 2015: Hospital IT - Strategic Concepts Instead of Just Lowering Costs
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14 - 16 April 2015, Berlin, Germany.It would be inconceivable nowadays to operate a hospital without information and communications technology. Used in the right way, IT solutions can reduce the load on hospitals in more ways than just economically. They can also contribute to quality enhancement and improve patient care.
Ten Technologies which Could Change our Lives: Potential Impacts and Policy Implications
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This report acts as a 'taster' for those interested in understanding more about how today's emerging technology trends could impact upon society in ways yet to be fully considered by policy-makers and the public. Europe in the 21st Century is a 'technological society'. Its citizens have seen rapid technological progress occur over a matter of decades; progress which has taken place at virtually every level of society and throughout the economy.
Open Source EPR and PAS Support Now Available over Two Major Government Frameworks
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NHS organisations can now save time and money in the purchasing process of a range of implementation and support services for the UK's only open source electronic patient record (EPR) and patient administration system (PAS) software as IMS MAXIMS announced its place on two major procurement frameworks.