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McKesson Announces Successful Acquisition of System C

McKesson today announces that it has successfully completed it's acquisition of System C, a specialist provider of software and services to the health and social care markets.

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eHealth Week 2011: What, Who, When

10 - 12 May 2011, Budapest, Hungary.
What
eHealth Week is a collocation of the European Commission's High Level Ministerial Conference and the World of Health IT Conference & Exhibition. In 2010 it was hailed as Europe's largest pan-European conference: an all encompassing event focusing on leadership and the continuum of care - healthcare from the home to the hospital.

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eHealth Week 2011: Information Technology Provides a Cure for Europe's Mounting Healthcare Costs

10 - 12 May 2011, Budapest, Hungary.
In the context of an aging population, cutting-edge but expensive medical treatments and of a well-informed, demanding population, Information Technology is a cornerstone for a sustainable world-class healthcare for Europe.

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Opinion Article: Clinical Portals - Technology to Empower Health Service Delivery

By Wayne Parslow, European Vice President and General Manager, Carefx.
The true measure of healthcare IT is the benefit it brings to people. First and foremost that means patients, but many others too including staff, carers and even taxpayers.

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Commission Selects Six Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) Projects to Compete for Research Funding

Six research projects selected to compete for two top spots in the area of research into future and emerging technologies (FET) have been announced by the European Commission at the FET11 conference and exhibition in Budapest.

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EU Wants to Steer Innovation on Active and Healthy Ageing

The number of Europeans aged 65+ is expected to increase by 45% between 2008 and 2030, and even further to over 30% of the population by 2060. This major challenge needs to be tackled at EU level to help older Europeans enjoy an active and healthy life.

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Tunstall Demonstrates Telehealth Solutions at Managing Long Term Conditions Conference

Tunstall Healthcare will be demonstrating its latest telehealthcare solutions and showcasing results from recent telehealth deployments at this year's Managing Long Term Conditions Conference held in Harrogate.

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The 1st Armenian International Congress on Telemedicine and eHealth "ARMTELEMED: Road to the Future"

14 - 16 October 2011, Yerevan, Armenia.
The First Armenian International Congress on Telemedicine and eHealth "ARMTELEMED: Road to the Future" will take place in Yerevan, Armenia, under the auspices of the International Society for Telemedicine and eHealth (ISfTeH) and the American Telemedicine Association (ATA).

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Global E-Health Forum - Hamburg 2011: Designing Personalized Healthcare

11 - 13 October 2011, Hamburg, Germany.
Richard C. Alvarez (President and Chief Executive Officer, Canada Health Infoway) has confirmed his keynote at this year's Global E-Health Forum. He will present "Transforming Healthcare in Canada through E-Health".

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empirica wins European Union Project "Reform of Financing Secondary Healthcare" in Bosnia and Herzegovina

"Reform of Financing Secondary Healthcare in Bosnia and Herzegovina" is a project to enhance the efficiency of health care services in Bosnia and Herzegovina by implementing a system of provider payments that would create incentives for cost containment and improve provider performance.

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