The focus group - being held on May 11, 2011 at 14.45 - will provide a customer perspective on the project to build an MPI for Austria's Electronic Health Record project, ELGA (Elektronische Gesundheitsakte). Dr Thomas Hladschik, of ITSV, will present the current status and future steps of this national initiative. Dr Harald Deutsch, vice president CSC Healthcare EMEA, will then present a broader perspective examining the vital factors which ensure that national eHealth initiatives are a success.

Dr Hladschik said: "ELGA is an important initiative by the Austrian government, the federal representations and the national social security system. The MPI is a vital part of the system, and we look forward to being able to discuss its benefits at the focus group. By giving immediate access to a patient’s records, wherever they were treated, not only improves efficiency but allows doctors to provide the best and safest care possible based on the latest information and helps to reduce hospital bureaucracy."

More broadly, CSC will use eHealth Week as a platform to show how its new generation of solutions offer connected healthcare for providers and patients everywhere. The company will also unveil a revolutionary telemedicine solution which can provide hospital-quality care to patients with chronic conditions in their own homes.

Visitors to the CSC stand can discover how its integrated care suite of products are the key to connected care. It extends from ePrescribing and workflow solutions to clinical portals which link up legacy IT systems to provide all relevant patient data in a single view. CSC solutions, often delivered through cloud technology, can increase efficiency, cut time, save money, improve outcomes and raise patient satisfaction levels.

In addition CSC will be showing its latest mobile solution, Patient in your Pocket™. Developed in partnership with RIM (Research In Motion) this new secure mobile service will enable mobile healthcare professionals to access and update patient information at the point of care using a BlackBerry® smartphone - transforming the way healthcare professionals use real time clinical data.

Dr Deutsch said: "This event is a tremendous opportunity to show how fast our solutions can advance healthcare in Europe. eHealth Week also provides a chance to underline how CSC has focused its expertise on developing the connected healthcare solutions that are vital to meet the challenges of the future. That means providing more and better care in an environment where budgets and workforces are limited, with ageing populations, and increased demand due to the rise in chronic and long-term conditions. Plus we are excited to be able to unveil our telemedicine solution which enables patients with chronic and long-term conditions to be monitored and treated it their own home."

CSC delivers projects of all sizes, including for the US commercial and public sectors and for nationwide healthcare systems in Europe. The range of expertise amongst its 93,000 employees means CSC can provide the ideal team to suit the needs of each healthcare client. Growing use of cloud technology offers major advantages in terms of security and also avoids major implementation costs.

CSC Focus Group - 'Austrian Central Patient Management Application'
During eHealth Week CSC will be holding special focus group which will provide a customer perspective on the recent project to build a Master Patient Index (MPI) for Austria's Electronic Health Record project, ELGA (Elektronische Gesundheitsakte, Electronic Health Record). Dr Thomas Hladschik, of ITSV (IT Services for Austrian Social Security) will present the current status and future steps of this national initiative. Dr Deutsch will then take a broader perspective to look at the vital factors which ensure that national eHealth initiatives are a success. The presentations will be followed by an informal gathering where people can discuss their eHealth challenges with CSC experts.

Date & Time: Wednesday May 11th 2011 - 14.45 - 15.45
Venue: SYMA Centre, Hall B, Level 1, Innsbruck Room

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About CSC Healthcare EMEA
CSC Healthcare EMEA is part of the CSC Global Healthcare Group, which serves both private and public sectors around the world. As a leading provider of interoperable, scalable IT healthcare solutions CSC is transforming healthcare with better information for better decisions.

Working with health ministries and healthcare providers across the region CSC Healthcare EMEA helps to drive reform and rise to the challenge of delivering a digitised health service. Spearheading the development of its product range is the CSC European Solution Centre which is complemented by CSC's global Innovation Centres.

Currently the EMEA group has healthcare operations in more than 11 countries, employing approximately 3,000 healthcare experts. As part of a global group it is supported by an extensive partner network and provides substantial experience of national healthcare markets. For more information, visit the website at www.csc.com/healthcareemea

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CSC is a global leader in providing technology-enabled solutions and services through three primary lines of business. These include Business Solutions and Services, the Managed Services Sector and the North American Public Sector. CSC's advanced capabilities include system design and integration, information technology and business process outsourcing, applications software development, Web and application hosting, mission support and management consulting. The company has been recognized as a leader in the industry, including being named by FORTUNE Magazine as one of the World's Most Admired Companies for Information Technology Services (2010). Headquartered in Falls Church, Va., CSC has approximately 93,000 employees and reported revenue of $16.2 billion for the 12 months ended December 31, 2010. For more information, visit the company's website at www.csc.com.