1. Top 20 eHealth News Articles - a Look Back at 2010
eHealthNews.eu Portal is pleased to present the Top 20 news articles of the year 2010, according to the web statistics of the most commonly viewed pages:
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2. 2012 World of Health IT Call for Papers
7 - 9 May 2012, Copenhagen, Denmark.
The 2012 World of Health IT will take place in conjunction with eHealth Week 2012 and Programme Advisory Committee has opened the Call for Papers. New for 2012, submissions must specifically address one of the 7 session themes selected below.
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3. Google's Application to Visualize Human Body
Google has recently announced an application called Body Browser that allows to visualize complex 3D graphics of the human body. Body Browser application works in the latest beta version of Google Chrome browser and uses WebGL, a new standard that enables 3D experiences in the web browser without any plug-ins.
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4. IBM Reinvents the Patient Portal
IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced the next evolution of the patient portal, significantly expanding the types of information, alerts, recommendations and interactive coaching healthcare providers can offer to interact with their patients online.
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5. ATLAS - eHealth Country Profiles (Publication)
This publication presents data on the 114 WHO Member States that participated in the 2009 global survey on eHealth. Intended as a reference to the state of eHealth development in Member States, the publication highlights selected indicators in the form of country profiles. The objectives of the country profiles are to: describe the current status of the use of ICT for health in Member States; and provide information concerning the progress of eHealth applications in these countries.
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6. European Countries on their Journey Towards National eHealth Infrastructures (Publication)
Since the publication of the European Commission's (EC) eHealth Action Plan in 2004, eHealth has gained significant momentum across Europe. "European countries on their journey towards national eHealth infrastructures - evidence of progress and recommendations for cooperative actions" is the title of a just released overview and synthesis report on eHealth in Europe.
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7. Google Health Service Discontinued
The Official Google Blog has announced that Google is going to retire Google Health product "that didn't catch on the way we would have hoped."
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8. Transforming Healthcare Through Social Media (Publication)
Social media has moved beyond being a tool for young individuals to share their private lives (pictures, messages) to fostering serious discussion on technology and business. Increasingly driven by regulatory pressures, the need "get it right the first time" and minimize costs remains a concern in the healthcare industry. Customer feedback to improve business has thus become very important.
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9. Public Consultation on the eHealth Action Plan (eHAP) 2012-2020
The European Commission has been investing in eHealth research for over 20 years. Since 2004, it has been developing targeted policy initiatives aimed at fostering widespread adoption of eHealth technologies across the EU(1).
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10. Telemedicine: An Essential Technology for Performed Healthcare (Publication)
Healthcare reform in dozens of countries, including France, the United Kingdom, Australia, Chile, Canada, Taiwan, China and the United States, is generating dramatically new approaches to care delivery. Although the details and the level of maturity of the efforts differ across countries, the overall trends are universal: they reflect the need to contain costs while improving access and care quality, to overcome a shortage of providers, and to take care of a growing sicker and ageing population.
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11. Philips Strengthens Home Healthcare Portfolio
Royal Philips Electronics (AEX: PHI, NYSE: PHG) has acquired substantially all of the assets of medSage Technologies LLC, a leading provider of patient interaction and management applications ("medSage Technologies"). The acquisition will allow Philips to offer a web-based solution that enables home care providers to manage ongoing compliance and replenishment services for individuals under treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), diabetes, respiratory and other conditions.
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12. Smart Phones and Remote Controls Help Elderly and Disabled to Manage their Homes
With €2.7 million of EU funding, researchers from the Czech Republic, Germany, Portugal, Spain and Sweden have developed a solution to give elderly and disabled people easier control over the various electronic appliances and services in their homes using their mobile phone or other devices. The "I2HOME" project has developed a personalised and simplified Universal Remote Console interface based on existing and evolving open standards.
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13. mHealth: New Horizons for Health through Mobile Technologies (Publication)
Only five years ago who would have imagined that today a woman in sub-Saharan Africa could use a mobile phone to access health information essential to bringing her pregnancy safely to term? Mobile phones are now the most widely used communication technology in the world. They continue to spread at an exponential rate - particularly in developing countries. This expansion provides unprecedented opportunities to apply mobile technology for health.
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14. eHealth Benchmarking III Final Report (Publication)
At this early stage of the twenty-first century, Europe's health systems and services are under extreme pressure. It is vital to discover how acute hospitals use eHealth services today. To understand this use may enable hospital systems to handle future challenges. Helping to develop and test a robust survey instrument that can uncover such information is an important step in policy terms and in the development of methodologies.
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15. WoHIT 2012 Call for Papers - One More Week Left to Submit Abstracts
7 - 9 May 2012, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Successful submissions will closely address the selected session's theme and provide practical information to assist European healthcare professionals in the betterment of healthcare through the effective use of information technology.
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16. Rapidly Ageing Population in Europe Boosts Prospects of Assisted Living Technologies Markets
An increasing ageing population and the associated need for healthcare services have heightened government attention on assisted living technologies, promoting the growth of this market in Europe. Early stages of technological and market development and limited awareness about the advantages of assisted living technologies threaten growth prospects. However, product customisation will help mitigate these challenges.
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17. European eHealth Week 2011 Confirms Participation of Prominent Organizations, Partners, Exhibitors and Country Pavilions
10 - 12 May 2011, Budapest, Hungary.
eHealth Week 2011 announced that some of the world's most prestigious and influential eHealth organisations and industry partners will participate in this year's event to exchange views with EU governments representatives. Among them, the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI), Germany's Federal Association for Information Technology (BITKOM), the European MHealth Alliance, the Continua Health Alliance, Netc@rds and ASIP Sante.
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18. eHealth in the Digital Agenda for Europe
6 - 8 April 2011, Luxembourg.
In a presentation during the Med-e-Tel 2011 Opening Session on Wednesday April 6th, Peteris Zilgalvis, Head of the ICT for Health Unit at the European Commission's Information Society Directorate-General, will provide some insights into the European Commission's plans on the Digital Agenda which is all about new ways of working and creating partnerships such as the European Innovation Partnerships (EIPs) to help to get innovations into the hands of people and businesses as quickly as possible.
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19. IBM Study Identifies New Generation of Connected Health Devices
Consumers have a growing appetite for health and wellness gadgets and this represents a burgeoning market opportunity for device manufacturers that has barely been tapped, according to a study from IBM.
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20. New Zealand E-Health Initiatives Highlighted at Global Forum in Hamburg
New Zealand, most commonly known for its pristine landscapes and healthy lifestyle, is also leading the way in eHealth as demonstrated at the Global E-Health Forum held in Hamburg on 11-13 October. The National Director of the New Zealand government's Health Board spoke to around 200 delegates from more than 30 countries with other speakers from around the world elaborating on their experiences designing personalised healthcare.
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