United Kingdom's Wirral Partners to Leverage Cerner's Population Health Management Platform
Cerner, a global leader in health care, has announced that Wirral Partners, an integrated primary and acute care system in the United Kingdom, will use Cerner's HealtheIntent℠ population health management platform to advance the Healthy Wirral program, an initiative focused on establishing new models of care for disease management and prevention.
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The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, UK, Implement Agfa HealthCare's Enterprise Imaging for Radiology with 10-Year Contract
Agfa HealthCare has signed a new, 10-year contract with The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, under which the Trust's Agfa HealthCare IMPAX picture archiving and communication system (PACS) will be replaced with its Enterprise Imaging for Radiology Suite, including the XERO zero-footprint viewer technology.
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Scrapping Snail Mail for a Digital Trail: How Glasgow is Delivering Patient Information from Hospitals to GPs in Rapid Time
Opinion Article by David Marsden, EDT service delivery manager at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
Waiting as long as a week for letters, results and other crucial documents to reach a GP was the norm not so long ago; it was the way that things were done. It would take at least three to four days, often longer, for hospital staff to generate letters, print them, physically place the document in envelopes, and for those documents to then arrive at the GP surgery.
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Apple Advances Health Apps with CareKit
Apple® today announced CareKit™, a new software framework designed to help developers enable people to actively manage their own medical conditions. iPhone® apps using CareKit make it easier for individuals to keep track of care plans and monitor symptoms and medication; providing insights that help people better understand their own health.
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DigitalHealth.London Launches Accelerator to Revolutionise Digital Health in the NHS
NHS patients and clinicians are to benefit from ground-breaking digital health technology thanks to a fresh new drive - an Accelerator - helping small to medium digital health businesses develop and pioneer health care technology specifically for the NHS.
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How Precision Medicine is Radically Improving Health Care
Do you have the cheating gene? Are you looking after your stomach bugs? Did your father suffer famine before puberty? The answer to these questions could change - even save - your life with the advent of precision medicine.
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Philips Aims to Address Billions of People Globally to Encourage Healthy Oral Habits
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHIA) united with FDI World Dental Federation to celebrate World Oral Health Day (WOHD). In a world where 90% of the population will suffer from a condition in the mouth, teeth or gums during their lifetime, Philips is committed to developing meaningful innovation that addresses global societal needs and improves lives.
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