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Hitachi and The Guardian Host Debate on Technology, Social Innovation and the Future of Healthcare

26 November 2014, London, UK.
Hitachi Europe Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd. (TSE: 6501, "Hitachi") has announced that in association with The Guardian, it will be hosting a seminar on Social Innovation and the Future of Healthcare.

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Opinion Article: How the NHS Can Sweat its Data Assets

By Dr. Chris Tackaberry, CEO of Clinithink.
At a time of increasing demand and dwindling resources, organisations such as the NHS have an opportunity to exploit two of the most valuable assets they already hold, that is information about those who use its services, and the technology to record this. NHS hospitals are able to use an electronic patient record (EPR) as the system to bring these assets together.

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eHealth Lessons for High School Students in the Veneto Region, Italy

There are 99 classes in 14 High Schools in all the 7 provinces of the Veneto Region that are involved in @Two!Salute!, educational experience promoted by Arsenàl.IT in collaboration with the Veneto Region (Italy) and all the regional public local health authorities. The project aims at involving students in innovation applied to healthcare, making them conscious users and active promoters of eHealth services. The first lesson is going taking place into the ITC Calvi High School in Belluno on the 24th November.

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Agfa HealthCare Launches DX-D 40 for Instant DR

Agfa HealthCare has announced the launch of its DX-D 40 digital detector with Automatic Exposure Detection (AED), offering a fast and easy way for radiography facilities to benefit from high-quality digital imaging using any X-ray equipment. Wireless and cable-free, it allows healthcare facilities, regardless of size or budget, to cost-effectively upgrade film and Computed Radiography (CR) mobile X-ray units to Digital Radiography (DR).

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EMIS Group Expands Community Reach

EMIS Group has been awarded two more major contracts to provide connected community care for nearly 1 million NHS patients in the north and south of England. The news brings to six the number of major community, children's and mental health contracts announced by the Group this year, further extending its reach in this marketplace across the UK.

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COCIR Hosts Successful First Annual eHealth Summit

18 - 19 November 2014, Brussels, Belgium.
Focusing on clinical and financial benefits, the First Annual COCIR eHealth Summit took place in Brussels, Belgium, in partnership with HIMSS Europe and the European Hospital and Healthcare Federation (HOPE). In an era of integrated care, it is increasingly important to invest in eHealth. Even though challenges remain, COCIR's eHealth summit was a great space to share concrete best practices.

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Open Call PHC-21-2015 Advancing Active and Healthy Ageing with ICT: Early Risk Detection and Intervention

Citizens in an ageing European population are at greater risk of cognitive impairment, frailty and social exclusion with considerable negative consequences for their quality of life, that of those who care for them, and for the sustainability of health and care systems. The earlier detection of risks associated with ageing, using ICT approaches, can enable earlier intervention to ameliorate their negative consequences.

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Temple Street Children's Hospital Goes Live with Orion Health Clinical Portal

Dublin's Temple Street Children's University Hospital (TSCUH) has gone live with Orion Health's Clinical Portal as part of a major ICT transformation that is in accordance with the country's eHealth strategy. For the first time, clinicians can access patient data from a range of critical sources including patient administration system, lab system, radiology, theatre and the emergency department, in a single place, helping them have more time to care for the thousands of children they treat every year.

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Guidelines on ePrescriptions Dataset for Electronic Exchange under Cross-border Directive 2011/24/EU

These guidelines respond to Article 11 (2-b) of the Directive, which defines the need for "guidelines supporting the Member States in developing the interoperability of ePrescriptions". They are intended to be complementary to Commission Implementing Directive 2012/52/EU of 20 December 2012 laying down measures to facilitate the validation of medical prescriptions issued in another Member State (Implementing Directive 2012/52/EU).

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International Digital Health Experts to Attend UK Innovation Conference

10 - 12 February 2015, Cardiff, UK.
Internationally renowned digital health experts are set to attend a three day open innovation conference in the UK. Digital Health Assembly: Open Innovation will take place at the SWALEC Stadium in Cardiff and is expected to welcome delegates from the digital health community worldwide.

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