North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust Selects InterSystems TrakCare Health Information System
InterSystems, a global leader in software for connected care, has announced that North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust has signed a contract for a new patient administration system (PAS) and electronic patient record (EPR) based on the InterSystems TrakCareĀ® Internet-based unified healthcare information system.
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Pharmacists Go Live with GP Record Access
EMIS Group, the UK leader in connected healthcare software and services, has announced a major step forward in joined-up healthcare. In a UK first, community pharmacists are now able to access information from the GP record to support safer dispensing.
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Carestream Shows Latest Innovative Medical Imaging and Healthcare IT Technologies at UKRC 2014
At UKRC 2014 in Manchester, UK, Carestream will showcase a raft of innovation designed to help radiology professionals improve patient care, workflow and costs. On the booth there will be an opportunity for attendees to 'Test Drive' the award winning CARESTREAM DRX-Revolution Mobile X-Ray System to discover its exceptional manoeuverability, versatility and small footprint.
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Siemens Museum for Medical Technology Opens in Erlangen
The Siemens Museum for Medical Technology is holding its grand opening today in Erlangen. Occupying 400 square meters in all, the Siemens MedMuseum offers an overview of the development of medical technology, a field in which Siemens has played a key role for more than 160 years - from X-ray technology to laboratory diagnostics.
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High-Tech Medical Equipment and "Putin's palace"
According to a Reuters investigation a luxurious estate on the Black Sea known as "Putin's Palace," was partly funded by taxpayer money from a hospitals modernisation project. The investigation describes how two associates of Putin made profits by buying high-tech medical equipment through a British company and selling it in Russia at much higher prices.
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Entertainment is the Best Medicine
Dublin's Temple StreetĀ Children's University Hospital recently re-opened their Top Flat ward - equipped with patient entertainment units from Lincor. These PatientLINC devices are initially focused on providing TV, movies, Radio, Movies on demand and the ability to plug in the child's own games console but there are advanced plans to enhance the offering by including internet access, video messaging, patient information and patient surveys in the short term.
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Opinion Article: 'Pilotitis' and Bureaucracy are Stunting Healthcare Advances
By Matt Hunt of Apadmi and Dr. Farid Khan of eLucid mHealth.
The mHealth market has never been in better shape with a flurry of start-ups and established players developing hardware and solutions that will change the face of modern day medicine. The drivers of change include better managing the increasing burden of ageing populations, the need for improved healthcare in remote and developed geographies and the opportunities that technology brings for diagnostics, preventative medicine and patient monitoring.
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