How do you improve care and lower costs? IBM and other industry leaders believe that patient-centric healthcare is the answer. This new approach puts the patient in charge of their well-being by defining treatment and operational policies that center around the individual. 
Designed for stationary or portable use, the Mobile Care Unit is a unique stand-alone multidevices diagnostic system operated and controlled by a tablet-PC specifically configured. The Mobile Care Unit introduces the first interoperable PC based platform enabling the interface of bio signal sensors from different source origin, and although creating a homogeneous electronic medical record that can be reviewed and transported anywhere. 
The acquisition of Bayer Healthcare's diagnostic division by Siemens Medical Solutions has been completed. Bayer Diagnostics and Diagnostic Products Corporation (DPC), acquired in July 2006, were merged into a single business unit on January 1, 2007. The new entity, "Siemens Medical Solutions Diagnostics," is a wholly owned subsidiary of Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. and employs more than 8,000 people worldwide. 
Royal Philips Electronics (AEX: PHI, NYSE: PHG) has announced that Agencia Valenciana de la Salut, a member of the healthcare council in Spain's Valencia region, has chosen SpeechMagic to optimize its Radiology Information System (RIS) with speech recognition. 
The clinical staff at the Norwegian hospitals of Sykehuset Telemark and Sykehuset Buskerud have a more effective daily life due to a new speech recognition solution delivered by Sykehuspartner in cooperation with TietoEnator and Max Manus AS. The new workflow is much simpler and faster, and gives substantial cost savings. The solution is the first in its field for clinical use in Norwegian hospitals. 
Complete medical history on a USB flash card that fits in a wallet
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