The virtual physiological human project is organising an event to present results from the project and address ways of building a European industry based on them. The VPH is a €350m European…
Category: Healthcare IT
Biotronik MRI Products Receive European Approval
ProMRI Pacing Systems that are compatible with Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans -Evia pacemaker series and Safio Spacing leads – have received European approval. Biotronik has developed ProMRI portfolio, which includes four…
Online patient-physician consultations sponsored by American Well
American Well, a Boston-based vendor of software to support online patient-physician consultations generally sponsored by health insurers, has expanded the ways its services can be used. The new Team Edition product of…
Cisco network and telephony system helps reduce patient waiting time at Nottingham University Hospitals
A report has shown that patient waiting times at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust have been cut by a third following the implementation of a Cisco network and telephony system. Since the…
Automating the Operating Suite Processes
The OT module maintains record of the Operations undergone by the patient. It maintains the name of the surgeon / consultant performing the operation, details of anesthesia, actual consumables, equipment used and…
Sectra and Philips sign agreement in Japan
Swedish medical and communications system supplier, Sectra, has entered into an agreement with Dutch company, Royal Philips Electronics to distribute its picture archiving and communications system across Japan. Under the agreement, of…
Medibank private acquires McKesson Asia-pacific
THE government-owned and biggest private health insurer Medibank Private has acquired phone and web-based healthcare services provider McKesson Asia-Pacific from US health giant McKesson Corp for an undisclosed sum. The deal is…
IBM Selected to Support Nigerian Healthcare and Social Welfare Initiatives
Cross River State Government Appoints IBM to Help Implement New Projects to Tackle Poverty in Rural Areas The government of Cross River State, Nigeria, has appointed IBM (NYSE: IBM) to assist with…
Qatar launches robotic surgery centre
The Qatar Robotic Surgery Centre, a collaboration between Qatari and UK educational institutions, was launched in London this week, according to press reports in Qatar. The Qatar Robotic Surgery Centre (QRSC) is…
Doylestown Hospital serves as a community HIE model
Doylestown Hospital in the Philadelphia area received the 2010 Microsoft Health Users Group (MS-HUG) Innovation Award for Best Use of HIE and Interoperability and was named a Stage 6 Hospital by HIMSS in early March….
Application now provides access to MyGlucoHealth diabetes management system from Nokia mobile phones worldwide
An application has been launched to provide access to the MyGlucoHealth diabetes management system from Nokia mobile phones worldwide. The application is the result of a partnership between Nokia and Entra Health,…
State Health Data Exchanges Call for Changes to ‘Meaningful Use’
A group of 13 state health information exchanges has sent a comment letter calling for CMS to recognize health care providers who already participate in data exchanges as meeting the data exchange requirements for “meaningful…
Med-e-Tel 2010 – Annual, international Telemedicine and eHealth Forum taking place on 14-16 April 2010 in Luxembourg
The 8th edition of Med-e-Tel, the International eHealth, Telemedicine and Health ICT Forum, will take place on 14-16 April 2010 at Luxexpo, the Luxembourg Exhibition and Congress Center. Med-e-Tel, organized by the…
Telemedicine Learning Through an Interactive Network in California
When: Friday, April 9, 2010 from 12:30 to 1:30 pm PT With: Eve-Lynn Nelson, MD, PhDAssistant Director Kansas University Center for Telemedicine & Telehealth Associate Professor Department of Pediatrics University of Kansas…
iPad Applications now used to Explain Procedures to Patients
Two hospitals are piloting new applications for Apple’s iPad tablet computer that aim to help patients and their families better understand common medical procedures, the Orlando Business Journal reports. Walt Disney Pavilion…