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Picis Software in the Most Cost- and Care-Intensive Areas

Picis, the leading provider of information systems for emergency departments, operating rooms and intensive care units, announced that top-ranked Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Surrey, England has selected the Picis CareSuite® integrated software for its surgical, anesthesia and critical care areas.

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The First Radiology Information System with Citrix Ready Speech Recognition for the EMEA Region

Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) has announced the successful integration of its SpeechMagic technology into GE Healthcare Centricity Radiology Information System (RIS) in a Citrix environment. Centricity powered by SpeechMagic is the first RIS to provide industrial grade speech recognition - including front and backend support - within Citrix Application Delivery Infrastructure.

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Expert System for Automatic Analysis of Data Quality in Clinical Trials

In the framework of the development scheme 'Central Innovation Scheme for Medium-sized Businesses' of the German Federal Ministry for Economics and Technology (BMWI), clinIT AG, based in Freiburg, Germany, has been awarded a six-figure federal grant in cooperation with the Institute for Informatics of the Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Faculty for Data Bases and Information Systems.

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3rd International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare 2009

London UK, April 1-3, 2009 City University of London.
The Pervasive Healthcare conference aims to gather together technology experts, practitioners, industry and national authorities contributing towards the development and application of human-centered pervasive and ubiquitous computing technology for healthcare and wellness.

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Agfa HealthCare signs IMPAX® Cardiovascular Agreement with Antwerp University Hospital

Agfa HealthCare, a leading provider of IT-enabled clinical and diagnostic imaging solutions, has signed a contract for the delivery and installation of its IMPAX® Cardiovascular solution at the Antwerp University Hospital. The contract will provide enterprise-wide access to cardiology patient records to meet the high volume diagnostic needs of the department and includes an eight year service, maintenance and licensing agreement.

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CompuGROUP Increases Sales by 23%

In the first nine months of the business year 2008, CompuGROUP Holding AG has increased its group-wide sales by 23% compared to the same period in the previous year, while operating profit and cash flow were at the same level as last year. Business development activities remain at a high level, and CompuGROUP has secured its largest contract ever in the Austrian hospital information systems sector.

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EU Project CommonWell Launched to Improve Quality of Life for Older People

As part of the EU initiative to promote better quality and more economically efficient solutions for the provision of health and social services, an innovative project with participants from five European countries has been launched, with Tunstall Healthcare Ltd leading the technical work. The CommonWell project aims to support independent living and improve the quality of life for older people and those with long-term conditions.

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Electronic Prescribing: Building, Deploying and Using E-prescribing to Save Lives and Save Money

Over the past 150 years, the advancements in medicine, public health and the delivery of care have been nothing short of breathtaking. We routinely achieve feats that were virtually unthinkable even a generation ago. But one facet persists: paper. We have yet to find a way to move beyond paper record keeping. However, electronic prescribing (eprescribing) is a technology whose time has come.

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Stereotactic Breast Biopsy Made Easy with Mammomat Inspiration

Siemens Healthcare has introduced its new biopsy unit to the market, enhancing the Mammomat Inspiration digital mammography platform with stereotactic breast biopsy. The digital system with basic functions for screening has been on the market since the end of 2007.

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Identifying Smokers Via Text Messaging Proves Effective for CVD Battle

An innovative scheme using mobile technology to identify patients 'at risk' of developing CVD by effectively establishing smoking status has recently proved a great success for NHS Hammersmith and Fulham.

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