Bolton Boosts Hospital at Night Patient Safety with Mobile Tech
Patients in need of attention for everything from chest pains to seizures on wards at night, are receiving better and faster co-ordinated responses from nurses and doctors, now that Bolton NHS Foundation Trust has deployed a system called Patientrack. The trust is the first in the country to use the technology solely to help manage the hospital at night.
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Pfizer Unveils ATLASĀ® Website that Provides Global Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance Data Across 60 Countries
Pfizer Inc. has announced the launch of the company's Antimicrobial Testing Leadership and Surveillance (ATLAS) website, which is designed to provide physicians and the global health community with easy access to critical data on the efficacy of various antibiotic treatments and emerging resistance patterns across more than 60 countries.
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m.Doc Connects Mobile Ultrasound to its mHealth Platform
Holistic medical services at the "point of care" - anytime and anywhere! That is what the Cologne-based start-up m.Doc is promising to deliver, via software that enables the transfer of data from medical devices, wearables and classic apps to the m.Doc digital health platform. As of now, that also includes data from the Vscan Extend mobile ultrasound device made by GE Healthcare under a partnership arrangement.
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Siemens Healthineers Presents Solutions for the Digitalization in Healthcare
Under the motto "More Networking. More Digitalization. More Value" Siemens Healthineers, the separately managed healthcare business of Siemens AG, is presenting its solutions for the digitalization of healthcare at the conhIT (Connecting Healthcare IT) 2017 trade fair. In this context Siemens Healthineers will showcase in Europe for the first time its new digital platform for healthcare providers as well as for providers of solutions and services, aimed at covering the entire spectrum of healthcare.
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IMS MAXIMS Electronic Patient Record Selected for NHS Clinical and Digital Information Systems Framework
NHS hospitals across the country will be able to respond to paperless and personalised care ambitions by procuring an IMS MAXIMS electronic patient record (EPR) technology through a new clinical technology framework. The pioneering technology specialist has been awarded a place on the new Clinical and Digital Information Systems Framework Agreement (CDIS), launched by the NHS London Procurement Partnership (LPP).
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Flexibility Wins: Displaying Futures Award 2017
Have you stretched your imagination? Achieved a breakthrough innovation in the field of wearable health monitors or soft robotics and electronic skin? In sensors or electronics packaging? Are you dreaming of realizing your idea? If so, Merck wants to hear from you.
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Philips High-Risk Pregnancy Toolkit is 'Fast Company - World Changing Ideas' Finalist
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, has been included as a "Developing-World" and "Health" categories finalist in the 'Fast Company - World Changing Ideas' awards. The company was selected for its development of a pregnancy toolkit aimed at the early detection and referral of high-risk pregnancies in disadvantaged or fragile socio-cultural communities, such as those affected by war and violence, and with limited access to healthcare.
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