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GE, Microsoft to Launch Joint Venture Aimed at Global Healthcare System Transformation

General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE), through its healthcare IT business, and Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq "MSFT") announced plans to create a joint venture aimed at helping healthcare organizations and professionals use real-time, systemwide intelligence to improve healthcare quality and the patient experience.

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Debate on ICT for Healthcare in Europe

In a time of crisis healthcare budgets are increasingly coming under pressure, and many argue that cuts in this sector could increase both inefficiency and inequality, leading to serious social problems in the future.

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Basil Strategies Announces the 2nd Edition of Doctors 2.0™ & You Conference

23 - 24 May 2012, Paris, France.
Paris, France will be the world capital for Web 2.0 and Social Media in Health and Medicine, when the 2nd edition of Doctors 2.0™ and You convenes at the International Residence situated in the elegant Cité Universitaire campus.

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3rd VPH Study Group on VPH Toolkit

07 - 11 May 2012, Barcelona, Spain.
The third VPH NoE study group (SG3), organised by the University of Sheffield, Super Computing Solutions, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, and Universitat Pompeu Fabra, will take place at UPF premises the week after the IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI 2012).

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IHE-Europe Launches First Vendor-Neutral Service

IHE-Europe, a non-profit association dedicated to interoperability in health information and communication technology (HICT), announced the creation of IHE-Services to offer professional interoperability testing services for health systems and projects.

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iSOFT Installs e-Prescribing at University Hospitals of Leicester

iSOFT, a CSC company, has completed an initial implementation of its e-prescribing and medicines administration solution (ePMA) at the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, under moves to transform patient safety, clinical outcomes and operational performance.

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Philips Welcomes Initial Results of Largest Home Healthcare Clinical Study to Date

Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) welcomed the initial results of a home healthcare clinical study published today by the UK's Department of Health. Involving approximately 6,000 patients at three sites across the UK, the two-year study is believed to be the world's largest of its kind to date.

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From Hospitals to Hollywood

ICT research is dramatically changing the possibilities open to people as diverse as victims of brain injuries and video game makers. Partners from Hollywood to hospitals are now reaping the benefits of this EU-funded research. Forty-five of Europe's best ICT research projects are on exhibition the EU's first Innovation Union Convention held in Brussels on 5-6 December 2011.

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Competition with $650,000 in Cash and Prizes for Wireless and mHealth Solutions

The Vodafone Americas Foundation and mHealth Alliance announced the last call for submissions for the annual Vodafone Americas Foundation Wireless Innovation Project™ and the mHealth Alliance Award, a competition designed to spark innovation and help solve pressing global issues. Proposals will be accepted through December 31.

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Research Demonstrates the Importance of Accurate Electronic Records for Improving Patient Safety

Brenda Courtney, a former nurse and Fellow with the HRB Centre for Primary Care Research with the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, received the IMS MAXIMS sponsored prize for delivering the best paper at the Healthcare Informatics Society of Ireland (HISI) annual conference and scientific symposium.

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