Dame Fiona Caldicott's Independent Patient Data Privacy Review Welcomed as a Critical Opportunity for the NHS
The announcement of Dame Fiona Caldicott's independent review into the protection of patient data has been welcomed as a critical opportunity for the NHS. FairWarning Inc, a global expert in the detection and prevention of electronic health record (EHR) data breaches, believes it could help lay the foundations for secure and trusted electronic healthcare, which will enable better patient outcomes.
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Tieto Mobile Solution Allows Askim to Lead the Way in Norway
The nurses in the Askim Municipality now have more time for patient care. The implementation in Askim of Tieto's improved mobile solution for reporting and documentation for community nursing has simplified employees' working lives.
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Aperio Announces Strategic Collaboration with Dell
Aperio, the leading provider of digital pathology systems, announced a strategic collaboration with Dell to create the world's first scalable, secure medical cloud network for Pathology.
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Gemalto to Issue an Additional 15 Million eHealth Cards in 2012 for AOK Insurees
Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, will issue an additional 15 million second-generation eHealth cards ("eGK", elektronische Gesundheitskarte) to AOK in 2012. AOK (Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse), the Health Insurance Fund, looks after around 25 million people, approximately one third of the population in Germany.
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East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust Successfully Go Live with Ascribe Web Pharmacy
Ascribe announced the successful 'Go Live' and implementation of the company's Web Pharmacy solution at two hospital sites for East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust. One of which, Burnley General Hospital, was the first Ascribe Pharmacy customer in 1991.
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GE Healthcare and Intel to Establish Companies' First Joint Technology Evaluation Laboratory in Israel
GE Healthcare, the healthcare division of General Electric and Intel Corporation announced the creation of an evaluation lab in Israel in an effort to jointly test new technologies. The lab is located at the GE Healthcare premises in Tirat Carmel, in close proximity to the Intel R&D center in Haifa, with managers and employees from both companies leading the activities in the collaboration.
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S3 Group Selected as Design Partner on Europe's Largest Chronic Disease Management Program
S3 Group, a global enabler of scalable chronic disease management programs, announced that Telbios, technical and service provider of Buongiorno CReG, Europe's largest chronic disease service, has chosen them to provide design and consultancy services to enable the launch of the service in four health trust areas of Milano, Como, Bergamo and Milano-2.
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