Orchard Medical Centre Wins Healthcare Award for Improving Chronic Heart Failure Care
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The Orchard Medical Centre has received a prestigious healthcare industry accolade as a result of the success of its use of telehealth to improve care for patients with chronic heart failure (CHF).
Orion Health appointed for pilot ECR Project in Northern Ireland
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Orion Health Ltd, a leading provider of integration technology for the health care industry worldwide, has been appointed by Northern Ireland to pilot a new Electronic Care Record (ECR). The one year pilot phase will see hospitals and GP practices across two of the five Health and Social Care Trusts begin to share medical records and basic social care information using the Concerto Portal from Orion Health.
What's in Store for Med-e-Tel 2010?
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The 8th annual Med-e-Tel, international Telemedicine and eHealth conference, is scheduled for 14-16 April 2010 in Luxembourg. An official event now of the International Society for Telemedicine & eHealth (ISfTeH), Med-e-Tel will again be host to key telemedicine/ehealth stakeholders from around Europe and the world, who will share experiences, best practices and research results.
National Hospital and iPLATO Launch New Service to Support People with Epilepsy
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The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery is launching a new service to support people with epilepsy. This innovative service, offered in partnership with iPLATO Healthcare, aims to help the hospital's patients improve the management of their condition using web and mobile based technology.
Health 2.0 Sessions at eHealth Week 2010
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Health 2.0 will be a topic of discussion at eHealth week 2010 in Barcelona, 15-18 March, 2010, a joint event between the World of Health IT Conference & Exhibition and the European Commission's High Level eHealth Conference. Leading experts will look at the benefits and challenges of using social networking in a healthcare environment.
Cell Therapy - a Promising Research Field of Modern Medicine
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The European Network for Cell Imaging and Tracking Expertise (ENCITE) is a four year project funded by the European Commission that started in June 2008 and consists of 29 international scientific partners from ten countries, co-ordinated by the European Institute for Biomedical Imaging Research (EIBIR).
iSOFT Launches New Aged and Community Care IT Solution
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- Category: iSOFT a CSC company
Australia's largest listed health information technology company today announced the launch of iSOFT Aged Care - Enterprise Wide Health (EWH), an integrated management solution for aged and community care organisations.
Value+ Project Shows Importance of Meaningful Patient Involvement
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iSOFT Wins $2.2m Contracts in Germany, Including Lorenzo Portal
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- Category: iSOFT a CSC company
Australia's largest listed health information technology company announced three new contracts in Germany totalling 1.34 million ($2.2 million), including iSOFT's Lorenzo Portal and the first order for the company's new picture archiving and communications system (PACS). All three contracts were finalised in November.
European Investment Bank and Philips Sign EUR 200 Million Healthcare R&D Loan Agreement
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The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Royal Philips Electronics (AEX: PHI, NYSE: PHG) have signed a EUR 200 million loan agreement. The 10 year loan, provided under the Risk-Sharing Finance Facility (RSFF) will be used to finance research and development (R&D) activities across a range of innovative healthcare projects, including image-guided intervention and home healthcare, in Europe.