Philips and AMREF Flying Doctors Announce Strategic Partnership to Improve Health Care in Africa
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) and AMREF (African Medical and Research Foundation) Flying Doctors, the largest health organization in Africa, will work closely together in an innovative shared-value partnership model designed to bring about a structural improvement in the health care infrastructure and provision on the African continent.
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Carestream's Latest Image Acquisition/Mini-PACS Software adds Support for DR Imaging Systems
Carestream's latest version of Image Suite Software offers a flexible image acquisition, processing and storage platform that now supports CARESTREAM wireless DR as well as CR imaging systems, and an optional mini-PACS. Image Suite offers Web-based patient scheduling, image review and reporting, and flexible archiving solutions.
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IMS MAXIMS Awarded Place on G-Cloud Framework
IMS MAXIMS, a provider of clinical information systems, has been awarded a place on the UK government's G-Cloud 4 framework, allowing healthcare organisations to purchase specialist cloud based digital services from the company.
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Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Implements Nervecentre Hospital at Night
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has extended its implementation of Nervecentre to deliver the benefits of mobile working, workflow and governance across Blackpool Victoria Hospital. The extension includes: hospital-wide management of the Acute Response Team (out-of-hours working); hospital-wide Mobile Handover; management of patient referrals to 90+ specialties.
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MedeAnalytics Makes Strategic Appointments to Support Growth Agenda
Wayne Parslow, Mike Smith and Helen Parslow have been appointed to the leadership team of MedeAnalytics, a leading provider of healthcare performance management and business intelligence solutions. They will be responsible for continuing to extend the success of the company in the evolving analytics market across UK healthcare including within Clinical Commissioning Groups, Commissioning Support Units, acute and social care, while expanding the company's footprint across existing and emerging markets in EMEA.
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Contour Homes Recognised for Revolutionary Supported Living Scheme at International Telehealth and Telecare Conference
Contour Homes has been shortlisted for the most Creative Use of Technology in the TSA Crystal Awards at this year's International Telehealth and Telecare Conference, taking place at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole from the 11th - 13th November.
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Philips Enables Digitization of Tumor Tissue Research at Institut Curie to Combat Cancer
Philips is collaborating with Institut Curie who is now able to digitize tumor analysis research, with the aim of speeding up and improving cancer diagnosis and treatment. Today pathologists view tissue sample images manually using a microscope. By using Philips Digital Pathology Solution, Institut Curie hopes to increase workflow efficiency and consolidate its pathology activities at multiple sites into one single virtual laboratory.
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