EHealthEurope.net independent health IT industry news portal launched
E-Health Media Ltd has today announced the launch of EHealthEurope.net, an independent news and business information portal covering the development of the healthcare information technology sector across Europe.
The target audiences for EHealthEurope.net are health professionals, health IT executives, policy makers and influencers, together with their industry partners. The portal will provide them with the news and information they need to stay informed and track developments across this rapidly evolving European marketplace.
100 years ago in October 1907, company founder, Johann Heinrich Dräger, was awarded a patent for the Pulmotor, the first mobile short-term respirator. This marked the birth of ventilation technology development at Dräger. Simple, reliable, and extremely effective, the apparatus - transported in a wooden casket - quickly became a standard piece of equipment used by rescue services throughout Germany. 
Manhattan Research, a healthcare marketing information and services firm, revealed emerging trends of European physicians in Germany, Spain, Italy, France and the United Kingdom. The country-specific insight and data are based on the comprehensive telephone-based research study Taking the Pulse® Europe v5.0, conducted among more than 1,000 European practicing physicians. 
The healthcare sector has traditionally been reluctant to invest in information and communications technology, but the EU public policy agenda is now driving major changes to this approach. At a transatlantic eHealth policy workshop, Charles Scatchard, Oracle's EMEA vice president for healthcare and life sciences, outlined how technology can support the transition to modern, information-driven health care. 
Siemens Medical Solutions (Siemens Med) and BT (British Telecommunications) have signed a worldwide value-added reseller agreement for the provision of identity and access management services to global clients. BT has excellent international market access and Siemens Med is a globally active supplier of a leading identity and access management suite. The new partnership consolidates the existing, successful collaborative relationship that the two companies have enjoyed for many years. 
Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) will update the market on its Medical Systems division the foundation of Philips' professional healthcare business. At the meeting with investors and financial analysts, Philips explained that its approach to healthcare - focused on making healthcare simpler, both for medical professionals and patients - is setting the company apart from the competition, and is positioning the Medical Systems division for long-term, profitable growth.