NHS Tayside has become the first NHS organisation in the UK to employ Voice Technologies’ WinVoicePro to achieve electronic correspondence between all clinics and GP practices; equating to a saving of more than £250,000 per year.
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System C Wins MoD Contract for Healthcare Software to Support Troops in Afghanistan
System C has been selected to supply its Medway family of healthcare software to support UK and NATO troops fighting in Afghanistan. The company will deploy its Medway Electronic Patient Record, clinical and patient management applications at the Ministry of Defence Medical Treatment Facility at Camp Bastion, Britain's main military base.
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EIB Lends EUR 130 Million to AGFA for Healthcare R&D Projects in Belgium, Germany, Austria and France
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending EUR 130 million to finance the research, development and innovation (RDI) projects in healthcare IT & imaging technology of the Agfa Group. These strategic projects for Agfa HealthCare aim to increase both the efficiency of healthcare and the quality of services for patients.
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COCIR Concept on Medical Software
COCIR issued an easy-to-use tool to help determine whether software is a medical device or not. Since the revision of the European Medical Device Directive, in force as of 21 March 2010, the definition for medical devices also includes software used for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.
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New Report Highlights Benefits of Telecare for People Living with Dementia
A new report by North Yorkshire County Council and St Cecilia's, an independent residential provider, and authored by the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Assistive Technology Development Manager, has highlighted the positive impact of telecare on people with dementia living in a residential setting.
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GE Healthcare Donates Ten Vscan™ Ultrasound Pocket-Sized Visualization Tool
GE Healthcare announced a donation to the Vatican foundation "The Good Samaritan", created by Pope John Paul II and entrusted to Pontifical Council for Healthcare Workers, of ten Vscans, its latest ultrasound pocket-sized visualization tool.
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McKesson UK Awarded BCS IT Supplier of the Year
McKesson UK, the trusted healthcare IT solutions and services specialist, has been awarded 'IT Supplier of the Year' by The British Computer Society (BCS) & Computing UK IT Industry Awards 2010.
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