Growing Demand for Effective Patient Record Keeping in Hospitals Drives the Electronic Medical Records Market in Europe
Due to deficiencies in present administrative and record-keeping capacities, hospitals across Europe are under tremendous pressure to improve clinical practices. As inefficient trends permeate hospital management, the adoption of electronic medical record (EMR) solutions has become paramount.
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iSOFT is Awarded National Telehealth Supplier Agreement
iSOFT Group Limited (ASX:ISF) has been awarded a telehealth assistive technologies framework agreement from Buying Solutions, the national procurement organisation for all UK public services.
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NHS Wiltshire Launches Next-Generation Telehealth for COPD to Help Cut Hospital Admissions
NHS Wiltshire has launched a telehealth initiative using next-generation telehealth solutions from Tunstall Healthcare to reduce avoidable hospital admissions and enable people to better manage long-term conditions such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) at home.
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HIMSS Analytics Europe Introduces Awards at Leadership Summit
HIMSS Analytics Europe today announced that it will introduce awards for European Hospitals that have achieved the highest scores on the EMR Adoption ModelSM (EMRAM). The awards unveiling will take place at the upcoming HIMSS Europe Health IT Leadership Summit in Rome on September 29 - October 1, 2010.
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Community Healthcare Workers and Patients Benefit From the Panasonic Toughbook CF-C1
The Panasonic Toughbook CF-C1 will bring major benefits to community healthcare workers and patients alike, claimed NHS leaders speaking at BT's unveiling of the Toughbook as a key component of its Mobile Health Worker solution.
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GE Healthcare and Arineta Ltd Announce Partnership to Tackle Cardiovascular Disease
GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), and Arineta Ltd. announced the formation of a strategic partnership in the area of computed tomography (CT) for cardiovascular applications.
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NHS Tower Hamlets Uses Text Messaging to Boost Attendance Rate for Cervical Screening
Eligible patients in NHS Tower Hamlets will soon be benefiting from receiving SMS invitations for cervical screening from their GP surgeries. Free to receive for the patient, the reminder service is fully funded by the PCT.
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