Search Tag: patient data

IMAGING Management

Calgary-scientific-s-resolutionmd-4-0-extends-access-to-non-dicom-data

2014 29 May

Seamlessly image-enabling any healthcare enterprise Calgary Scientific Inc., a company known for creating transformative technology for the medical industry and beyond, has made it even easier for healthcare enterprises to retrieve and review any patient image, and diagnose from mobile devices in a completely secure manner with the introduction...Read more

IT Management

Risks-and-rewards-of-mhealth-deployment-in-the-eu

2014 20 May

The MIHealth Forum takes place in Barcelona this week in a city, which seeks to become a laboratory for mobile health technology. On 22 May, the European Commission’s Gisele Roesems will lead a session on the commission’s Green Paper on mHealth deployment, which has the objective of addressing issues and breaking down barriers which exist...Read more

IT Management

A-peer-review-platform-for-physicians

2014 16 May

A California startup has developed a tool that allows medical professionals to share their knowledge, and opinions, of various treatments on a point-of-care platform. SharePractice provides peer reviews of procedures and products to facilitate clinical decision-making. Experience as Evidence Andrew Brandeis, MD, founded the company after...Read more

IT Management

Conhit-2014-networking-data-and-sharing-knowledge-with-siemens-solutions

2014 06 May

i.s.h.med medication solution package supports path toward digital charts New Soarian module for efficient processes in intensive care Unified Information Management bundles and distributes data At conhIT 2014 in Berlin, Siemens Healthcare presents products and solutions that help to network health data and provide interdisciplinary...Read more

IMAGING Management

Carestream-to-supply-pacs-for-french-telesante-centre-project-mirc

2014 10 Apr

The Groupement de Coopération Sanitaire (GCS) TéléSanté Centre has selected Carestream Health in France to provide PACS, archiving and medical image sharing and exchange solutions for its public and private health organisations in the Centre region of France, which straddles the middle Loire Valley. This progressive project, which is supported...Read more

IT Management

Stick-it-on-the-skin-patch-for-electronic-health-monitoring

2014 09 Apr

Engineers at the US University of Illinois and Northwestern University have showcased soft stick-on patches thin enough to move and stretch with the skin, and equipped with chip-based electronics for latest technology enabled wireless health monitoring. The researchers have published their design in the April 4  issue of ‘Science’. An innovative...Read more

IT Management

Wohit-2014-himss-europe-stage-6-awards-presented-to-four-new-hospitals

2014 03 Apr

Three Dutch centers and a Spanish one, recognised for operating in a paperless environment and representing best practices in implementation of the EMR HIMSS Europe awarded yesterday four new hospitals in Europe with Stage 6 Award during the World of Health IT Conference and Exhibition (WoHIT) that is taking place in Nice, France, from the 2nd...Read more

IT Management

Wohit-2014-diamond-sponsor-agfa-healthcare-offers-360deg-view-of-the-patient

2014 03 Apr

Company will showcase how health IT can meet today’s quality/price and regional healthcare needs, supported by European and Middle Eastern customers Agfa HealthCare will demonstrate how its products deliver solutions for both regional care and enterprise acute care  Agfa HealthCare is a committed healthcare IT provider, with proven IT...Read more

IT Management

Centro-diagnostico-italiano-2-0-exam-results-at-the-touch-of-an-app

2014 01 Apr

The Centro Diagnostico Italiano in Milan, Italy, has launched its first app, giving access to the over 600,000 patients who frequent its 21 centres annually to view their test results on their Android tablet, smartphone, iPad or iPhone.   Offering patients the possibility to arrange their own results in a computerised health...Read more

IT Management

Major-healthcare-it-contract-awarded-to-siemens

2014 31 Mar

Two Dutch university hospitals awarded €50 million contract  One of the largest Healthcare IT contracts to date for Siemens Siemens’ Healthcare Sector has won contracts from two Dutch university hospitals, the Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam (Erasmus MC) and University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), to supply, implement,...Read more

IMAGING Management

Agfa-healthcare-s-icis-to-image-enable-hospital-group-s-emr

2014 27 Mar

ZNA hospital group in Belgium extends Agfa HealthCare’s ICIS to integrate all medical images onto a single cloud-based platform All relevant images will become part of the patient record, regardless of source, leading to an image-enabled EMR Solution will integrate all medical images from different departments and facilities, whether DICOM...Read more

IT Management

Wohit-2014-introducing-patients-empowerment

2014 26 Mar

The relationship between doctor-patient in the 2.0 era The democratisation of new technologies and particularly Internet has fundamentally changed the relationship between patient and caregiver. "Patient Empowerment" will be one of the highlighted topics of WoHIT 2014 Nice from 2 to 4 April. In a context where chronic diseases, especially...Read more

IMAGING Management

Onedx-unveils-google-glass-as-platform-for-mobile-access-to-health-data

2014 24 Mar

Smart Glasses Harness OneDX Capability to Provide Secure Access to Medical Imaging Studies from PACS and EMRs from any Mobile Device The New Medical Product Server unveiled a new platform at the HIMSS14 Annual Conference and Exhibition: Google Glass for its OneDX® mobile imaging management solution, enabling physicians quick access to medical...Read more

IT Management

Nice-hosts-the-world-of-health-it-conference-and-exhibition-2-4-april

2014 21 Mar

Delegated from more than 30 countries to share the benefits of eHealth  The World of Health IT Conference and Exhibition (WoHIT), taking place in Nice, France, from 2-4 April this year, presents a comprehensive international programme with 18 parallel and five plenary sessions, an mHealth symposium and a special Nordic Track as well as a dedicated...Read more

Executive Health Management

Epf-campaign-brings-patient-electorate-to-heart-of-european-democracy

2014 20 Mar

The European Patients’ Forum (EPF) is honoured that MEP Dagmar Roth-Behrendt (S&D, Germany) is hosting our European Parliament Election Campaign Exhibition at the European Parliament from 17 to 20 March 2014 under the auspices of the Greek Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Ms. Dagmar Roth-Behrendt said that “This campaign is absolutely...Read more

IMAGING Management

Ecr-2014-are-smartphones-and-tablets-usable-in-radiology

2014 18 Mar

A burning question for radiology is whether the ubiquitous smartphones and tables can be used in clinical practice for image interpretation in radiology. Are they all that is needed? Rachel Toomey from Ireland addressed this question in a refresher course at the recent European Congress of Radiology in Vienna.  Currently handheld devices are...Read more

ICU Management

Isicem-2014-imdsoft-presents-unique-icu-data-management-capabilities

2014 14 Mar

The MetaVision clinical information system will be featured at the 34th ISICEM in Brussels, Belgium iMDsoft ® is committed to providing clinical information systems that ensure the best possible intensive care. MetaVision® for critical care is built to deliver results in areas of the hospital with the highest cost, morbidity, mortality and revenue....Read more

IT Management

Sos-ice-service-modernises-medical-alert-id

2014 14 Mar

The SOS-ICE accessories have been designed to benefit people with Diabetes, Alzheimer’s, Allergies and other medical conditions. The medical alert accessories, which include NFC chip enabled wristbands and stickers, can be pre-ordered via a crowdfunding campaign. Innovamo Oy, a startup from Finland that develops innovative mobile solutions and...Read more

Health Management

Pharmacy-and-health-it

2014 08 Mar

Author John Chave Secretary General Pharmaceutical Group of the European Union A patient walks into a European pharmacy. She hands a paper prescription to the pharmacist. The pharmacist is unfamiliar with the prescriber, and struggles at first with the handwriting, but after a call to the physician, the medicine and its dosage are...Read more

Health Management

Patients-vote-for-a-healthier-europe

2014 08 Mar

Author Anders Olauson President The European Patients’ Forum 31, rue du commerce B-1000 Brussels [email protected] +32 (0)2 280 23 34   Links You are invited to sign the EPF Manifesto to support this campaign and therefore commit to include a patients’ perspective in your work:...Read more

IT Management

Himss-2014-agfa-healthcare-and-dell-collaborate-to-image-enable-the-ehr

2014 27 Feb

Dell DRIVE Plus integrates Agfa HealthCare's ICIS enterprise imaging solution to consolidate the full scope of patient data in one easy view   Collaboration advances the "Evolution of Visual Healthcare" by uniting Dell's Unified Clinical Archive (UCA) solution with Agfa HealthCare's ICIS platform to create a comprehensive image-enabled EHR ...Read more

IT Management

Sans-norse-report-cyberattacks-compromising-healthcare-organisations

2014 25 Feb

Norse Global Threat Intelligence Platform Identifies Healthcare Organizations' Compromised Networks, Applications, Devices and Systems In association with SANS, the most trusted and largest source for information security training, certification and research, Norse, the leading provider of live threat intelligence solutions, has released the...Read more

IT Management

Hydmedia-solution-by-agfa-healthcare-deployed-in-multiple-hospitals-in-france

2014 21 Feb

Healthcare content management system manages all digital and paper documents for hospital or regional network    Faster access to documents from any workstation in the hospital increases efficiency. Documents are indexed, easily and intuitively searchable. Reduction or even elimination of paper documentation reduces associated costs....Read more

IT Management

Ecr-2014-agfa-healthcare-s-impax-agility-launches-globally

2014 14 Feb

Following robust pilots, 125 new sites implement seamless solution offering relevant and varied imaging data in one platform - Recently launched, IMPAX Agility is already bringing quality outcomes to over 125 hospitals around to world.  - Modern IT platform enhances clinical productivity and performance, while reducing costs.  - Streamlined...Read more

IT Management

Sectra-signs-major-agreement-with-healthcare-region-in-scandinavia

2014 11 Feb

A customer in Scandinavia has signed a four-year agreement with the IT and medical technology company Sectra. The order value amounts to SEK 32 million (approx. EUR 3.4 M). The agreement includes development, maintenance and support for the customer’s regional IT solution for managing medical images and patient information, the Sectra RIS and PACS....Read more

IT Management

Merge-healthcare-s-vna-and-interoperability-solutions-selected-by-us-hospital-organisation

2014 10 Feb

iConnect Enterprise Archive and iConnect Access to deliver real‐time clinical data and enable seamless integration of critical patient information across various care settings Merge Healthcare Incorporated, a leading provider of innovative enterprise imaging, interoperability and clinical systems that seek to advance healthcare, has announced...Read more

IT Management

Himss-2014-carestream-showcases-new-upgraded-vue-pacs-platform

2014 07 Feb

Carestream’s Works-in-Progress PACS, Archive, Image Viewer, Patient Portal and Cloud Services Will Be Upgraded With New 64-Bit Windows/Intel Technology to Elevate Performance While Reducing Costs           Carestream will showcase upgrades to its healthcare IT portfolio at HIMSS 2014 as works in progress that include a new CARESTREAM Vue PACS...Read more

IMAGING Management

Fluke-biomedical-acquires-unfors-raysafe

2014 06 Feb

Fluke Biomedical, the world's leading manufacturer of biomedical test instruments, has announced the acquisition of Unfors RaySafe. With this acquisition Fluke Biomedical adds industry leading quality assurance devices for diagnostic x-ray from Unfors RaySafe. With an enhanced portfolio especially in the fields of diagnostic x-ray, real-time...Read more

IT Management

Himss-2014-agfa-healthcare-further-enhances-visual-healthcare-icis-platform

2014 31 Jan

Agfa HealthCare enhances industry-leading ICIS platform with “single sign-on, single view” capabilities and seamless image sharing across Healthcare Information Exchanges and Accountable Care Organizations ICIS Transfer expands clinical and medical image sharing and collaborative patient care across HIEs and ACOs  New “single sign-on,...Read more

IMAGING Management

Agfa-healthcare-worldline-enter-rgional-imaging-agreement-with-alsace-e-sante

2014 22 Jan

Agreement will deliver a series of shared services to healthcare and radiology facilities across Alsace Agfa HealthCare and Worldline are acting as a consortium to implement an innovative solution for sharing medical images. The SIMRAL project foresees to archive and share more than 1 million imaging exams per year, amongst 53 facilities...Read more