Work Programme for FP7 ICT Research 2009-10
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This work programme (WP) defines the priorities for the calls for proposals to be launched in the period 2008-09. Projects resulting from these calls will start having an impact on markets in the 2015-20 timeframe. By then, the global ICT/knowledge infrastructure - networks, devices, services - as well as the market structures, value chains and business models are likely to have changed considerably from today's situation. The research challenges in this WP are expressed with this in mind.
Intel Announces its First Home Medical Device in the United Kingdom
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Intel Corporation today announced the Intel® Health Guide, a care management tool designed for healthcare professionals who treat patients with chronic conditions, for the UK. The Intel Health Guide represents Intel's entry into a new category of personal health systems that go beyond the simple remote patient monitoring systems available today.
Easy Access to Patient Information
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In today's dynamic healthcare environment, there is a growing complexity of networks and devices. Physicians and nurses are increasingly mobile, yet they need to make quick decisions based on clinical evidence located elsewhere. As a result, clinicians need easy access to information for decision support - regardless of where they are or the location of the data.
NeuroNexis Technologies and Philips Partner to Research Deep Brain Stimulation Devices
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NeuroNexus Technologies and Philips Research have signed a joint research agreement to develop next-generation deep brain stimulation devices with the ambition to improve the treatment of neurological diseases and psychiatric disorders.
GAP Project - New Approach to Health Risk Prediction
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CompuGROUP - A Perfect eHealth Network
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Networking and the conquering of sector boundaries are pivotal issues in future healthcare and welfare systems. More and more hospitals, rehabilitation clinics and social services combine forces both horizontally and vertically. At the same time, they are also opening up to other service providers.
MEDICA 2008 - UK Leads the Way in Medical Technology Innovation
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This year marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of the National Health Service (NHS) in Great Britain. Over the past 60 years, investment and innovation in the service has transformed healthcare delivery and, as a result, the NHS has been seen as a model of healthcare service world-wide.
SCM Microsystems Introduces New Mobile Terminal for the German Electronic Health Card
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SCM Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCMM, Prime Standard: SMY), a leading provider of solutions that open the Digital World, today announced its latest terminal for the German electronic health card program: the eHealth500 mobile terminal.
Reduced Exposure Dose Combined with Top Image Quality Offers Clear Benefits
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Agfa HealthCare, a leading provider of IT-enabled clinical workflow and diagnostic imaging solutions, has announced that two recent independent studies have confirmed that the company's pioneering DX-S offline detector system delivers high quality diagnostic exposures with significantly reduced patient exposure dose.
MEDICA and COMPAMED 2008 Boast Strong Exhibitor Interest
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MEDICA, the world's largest medical trade show, is once again in 2008 the central market platform for the medical equipment industry. Marking its 40th anniversary, this world forum of medicine is set to match the two previous years' record numbers: from November 19 - 22, over 4,300 exhibitors from 66 countries will present their products on 118,300 m² (net).