Diabetes Tools Sweden AB, maker of the TriabetesClinic online service that puts apps at the heart of diabetes care plans, today agreed to acquire the DiabetesGuru smartphone app for children from Shore Innovation AB. This agreement transfers the rights to Diabetes Tools while still allowing the developer behind DiabetesGuru, Henrik Sjöstrand, to support the project with advice.
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BridgeHead VNA at Forefront of North Middlesex University Hospital's Data Transformation Programme
North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust has selected BridgeHead Software's Independent Clinical Archive, HealthStore™, also referred to as a next generation Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA), to assist it in the long-term storage, protection and sharing of radiology images following its exit from the National Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS) contracts.
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11health Raises £1.25 Million from Leading City Figures
11health, a British medical technology business, has completed a new round of funding, raising a total of £775,000 from six angel investors, on top of the initial funding round of £500,000. This brings the total funding to over £1.25 million. This round of funding enables the business to extend the management team and more effectively pursue an aggressive sales and marketing strategy in the UK and the US.
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Scotland Eradicating Paper Letters and Postal Results Between Hospitals and GPs
The NHS in Scotland is saving millions of pounds after the widespread implementation of a new system between hospitals and GP surgeries that is improving patient safety, cutting costs, allowing seamless communication and enabling better, faster care for patients throughout the country.
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Finding the Risks, Flowing the Data: How One CSU is Managing the NHS IG Challenge
Information governance is often seen as a barrier to sharing data across healthcare organisations. But at least one commissioning support unit (CSU) is managing information in a way that allows it and its customers to comprehensively map data flows and assets, quickly identify and mitigate any risks and ensure that vital information can be harnessed securely.
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Wye Valley NHS Trust Opts for Open Source EPR
Wye Valley NHS Trust is the latest UK healthcare provider to sign up to an open source electronic patient record (EPR) after agreeing a five year service contract with pioneering software specialist IMS MAXIMS.
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Google's Alphabet Targets Healthcare Business
Google has announced the creation of a new parent company, Alphabet, and this strategy appears to target as well the healthcare business. Alphabet is described by Larry Page, as a collection of companies and the largest will remain Google. As examples were presented Google's health efforts: Life Sciences (glucose-sensing contact lens), and Calico (focused on longevity).
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Diabetes Tools Sweden AB, maker of the TriabetesClinic online service that puts apps at the heart of diabetes care plans, today agreed to acquire the DiabetesGuru smartphone app for children from Shore Innovation AB. This agreement transfers the rights to Diabetes Tools while still allowing the developer behind DiabetesGuru, Henrik Sjöstrand, to support the project with advice. 
North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust has selected BridgeHead Software's Independent Clinical Archive, HealthStore™, also referred to as a next generation Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA), to assist it in the long-term storage, protection and sharing of radiology images following its exit from the National Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS) contracts. 
The NHS in Scotland is saving millions of pounds after the widespread implementation of a new system between hospitals and GP surgeries that is improving patient safety, cutting costs, allowing seamless communication and enabling better, faster care for patients throughout the country. 
Information governance is often seen as a barrier to sharing data across healthcare organisations. But at least one commissioning support unit (CSU) is managing information in a way that allows it and its customers to comprehensively map data flows and assets, quickly identify and mitigate any risks and ensure that vital information can be harnessed securely. 
Wye Valley NHS Trust is the latest UK healthcare provider to sign up to an open source electronic patient record (EPR) after agreeing a five year service contract with pioneering software specialist IMS MAXIMS. 
Google has announced the creation of a new parent company, Alphabet, and this strategy appears to target as well the healthcare business. Alphabet is described by Larry Page, as a collection of companies and the largest will remain Google. As examples were presented Google's health efforts: Life Sciences (glucose-sensing contact lens), and Calico (focused on longevity).