At the COCIR General Assembly in Brussels, COCIR President Kevin Haydon announced that he would stand down from COCIR Presidency at the end of April 2015. Joost Leeflang has been elected as the new COCIR President and will represent Philips on the COCIR Board.
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Healthlogistics Acquires hTrak
Healthlogistics.co.uk Ltd, one of the leading providers of e-procurement solutions to the NHS, has acquired hTrak Pty Ltd, Australia’s leading supplier of procedure costing and billing solutions. The companies' combined product offering will provide NHS Trusts with a unique end-to-end solution for their e-procurement requirements, resulting in significant efficiency savings.
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Participate in mHealth App Developer Economics Study 2015
For the 5th year research2guidance together with HIMSS conducts a research program focused on the mHealth app market. The 2015 mHealth App Developer Economics study aims at uncovering the current status and trends of the global mHealth app market.
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NHS Could Prevent Deadly Acute Kidney Injury after UK Company Wins Government Funds
The NHS is moving one step closer to preventing thousands of avoidable deaths after new government funding was awarded to an innovative UK company that is working with hospitals to prevent acute kidney injury (AKI), a devastating condition believed to be linked with as many as 100,000 deaths in UK hospitals every year.
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Bayer Grants4Apps® Accelerator: Submissions Open for Digital Health Startups
The Grants4Apps® Accelerator is a mentoring program for digital health startups taking place in Berlin. This year's batch with five startups runs from August 10th until December 4th, 2015. The program offers mentoring by entrepreneurs and Bayer experts, office space for 100 days at Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals headquarters, and funding of 50,000€.
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Advanced Health & Care Secures Place on New NHS Shared Business Services Framework
Leading healthcare software provider, Advanced Health & Care (Advanced), has been named as an approved supplier on the NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) Healthcare Clinical Information Systems framework. The new framework, which has been divided into six lots, is valued at up to £1.25 billion.
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Apple Introduces ResearchKit, Giving Medical Researchers the Tools to Revolutionize Medical Studies
Apple® has announced ResearchKit™, an open source software framework designed for medical and health research, helping doctors and scientists gather data more frequently and more accurately from participants using iPhone® apps.
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