Strüngmann Brothers invest in eHealth Specialist ICW
Santo Holding (Germany) GmbH of Hexal founders Strüngmann secured a 25 percent share in the eHealth specialist InterComponentWare AG (ICW). This transaction was performed by the purchase of newly issued shares in the context of an increase in capital stock. The present owners of ICW do not surrender any shares in this transaction.
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One of Europe's Biggest eHealth Projects Launched
RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG will link up all of its facilities, currently numbering 46, using a web-based electronic health record. The goal of this system is to assist in enhancing the quality of care delivered to the more than one million patients seen annually by the Group. With Soarian Integrated Care (Soarian IC), Siemens Medical Solutions will provide the software for the WebEPA, as specified in the contract signed today in Bad Neustadt a. d. S. by Wolfgang Pföhler, Chairman of the Board of Management of RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG, and Prof. Dr. Erich R. Reinhardt, Member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG and President of Siemens Medical Solutions.
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IBM Unveils Two Major Nanotechnology Breakthroughs
IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced two major scientific achievements in the field of nanotechnology that could one day lead to new kinds of devices and structures built from a few atoms or molecules. Although still far from making their way into products, these breakthroughs will enable scientists at IBM and elsewhere to continue driving the field of nanotechnology, the exploration of building structures and devices out of ultra-tiny, atomic-scale components.
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World Pharma News Project is Spreading the European Pharmaceutical Competence and Achievements
By following the eHealthNews.EU Portal success and high appreciation, a new satellite project, named World Pharma News has been launched. The main goals of the World Pharma News project are collecting and spreading the latest worldwide pharmaceutical news, achievements and developments.
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eHIT Ltd. Provides Mobile Phone Based Wireless Telecardiology System
eHIT Ltd. and Japanese company AnalyzeYou Inc. have signed a co-operation agreement which includes mobile phone based telecardiology system's global development and maintenance. The first delivery consists of 100 wireless mobile units to Japanese markets.
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Tunstall and Carers UK Launched New Support for Carers Guide
Leading telecare and telehealth provider Tunstall has partnered with charity Carers UK to produce its new guide Support for Carers: solutions for independent living, which offers support and practical advice to the six million carers throughout the UK. The guide has been launched at the New Horizons Telecare Conference held on 6th September, where keynote speakers from the Department of Health and leading UK charities outlined how telecare can support families, promote employment and deliver tangible benefits for users and their carers.
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Whittington Hospital Turns to PowerHealth Solutions for Patient Costing
Australian software developer PowerHealth Solutions announced that The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust has purchased its technologically advanced patient level costing and service line reporting system, PowerPerformance Management, together with the PowerBusiness Reporting suite of ad hoc management and digital dashboard reporting tools.
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