Northgate and Sollis Provide New system to Improve Patient Care for Gloucestershire and Swindon CCGs
Northgate Public Services (Northgate) and Sollis have announced a successful deployment of the Sollis Clarity Patients solution with integrated Adjusted Clinical Groups (ACGs) across Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and Swindon CCG, as a hosted service to over 100 GP practices across the areas.
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Opinion Article: Clinical Skills - Why Educators Need a Sea Change in their Approach
By Val Dimmock, simulation and clinical skills facilitator at Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
The key to delivering safe, high quality care is a knowledgeable, competent and confident workforce, yet the Francis Report shows that the NHS is struggling to ensure that staff develop and maintain the necessary skills. Val Dimmock, simulation and clinical skills facilitator at Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, says clinical skills leads must adopt a new approach to training, supported by innovative online learning tools.
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Somatom Force Now Further Opens Computed Tomography to Highly Sensitive Patient Group
Somatom Force - the new computer tomograph (CT) from Siemens - had its first public presentation worldwide at the University Medical Centre Mannheim, Germany. In its first few weeks of clinical use at Mannheim's Institute for Clinical Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, the third generation of Dual Source computed tomography (CT scanners each with two radiation tubes and detectors) enabled considerably quicker and more precise diagnoses at reduced doses.
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Biomax Informatics Investing Big to Develop a Knowledge Solution for Mental Health
Biomax Informatics AG will invest nearly 1 million Euro over the next 4 years to transfer its successful systems medicine approach from respiratory and chronic diseases to mental health. The European Commission is co-financing this step with €650,000 as part of the METSY project. In the project, Biomax will provide the knowledge management platform and data integration for consortium partners from industry, research and clinics who are searching for associations between psychotic disorders, lipid metabolism and metabolism-related diseases such as obesity and diabetes.
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Seven New Hospitals from the Netherlands, France and Spain win HIMSS Europe Awards
HIMSS Europe has awarded seven new hospitals in Europe with Stage 6 Award during the fourth edition of HIMSS Europe CIO Summit, that took place in Madrid, Spain, from the 12th to 14th. Stage 6 & 7 hospitals provide best practices that other healthcare organizations can study as they strive to use EMR applications to improve patient safety, clinical outcomes and patient care delivery efficiency.
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Philips Unveils New Brand Direction Centered Around Innovation and People
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) has shared its new brand positioning, which builds on the company's heritage of creating innovations that matter to people. As part of its new positioning Philips introduced the new brand line "innovation and you", which is rooted in Philips' strong belief that innovation is only meaningful if it delivers on people's unmet needs and desires.
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Tobii Assistive Technology Named CES Innovations 2014 Design and Engineering Award Honoree
Tobii Assistive Technology, a division of the Tobii group, the global market leaders in eye tracking, today announced its recognition as an International CES Innovations 2014 Design and Engineering Awards Honoree. The company was awarded in the Accessible Technologies category for its newly launched EyeMobile solution. Tobii EyeMobile provides individuals afflicted with spinal cord injury, muscular dystrophy, arthritis and other demobilizing conditions with hands-free access to the full functionality of Windows 8 tablet devices, allowing them to live richer, more independent and fulfilled lives.
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