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Advanced Health & Care Launches Care Portal for Both Care Workers and Service Users
Advanced Health & Care (Advanced), a leading supplier of IT systems for the care sector, has launched Staffplan Care Portal, a web-based portal, which provides service users and care workers with real-time access to information. The portal will enable care organisations to improve transparency and communication.
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Siemens Presents Solutions to Support in Fighting Cardiovascular Diseases
Under the motto "More cardiology, less heartache", Siemens showcases its latest news in cardiology at the congress of the European Society for Cardiology in Barcelona, Spain. These are applications designed for a more precise diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases in computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and molecular imaging as well as the universal angiography system Artis one with premium features for cardiology.
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Care Homes to Benefit from Enhanced Efficiencies and Data Security with Mobilised Care Solution
Advanced Health & Care (Advanced) has announces extended, mobile functionality for Caresys, the company's widely used care home management software. Caresys Mobile will now be accessible via tablet computers, allowing care workers to evidence care provision at the point of delivery within the care home environment, as they carry out their day-to-day duties.
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Google Fit Preview SDK Now Available
Google has announced Google Fit: an open platform for developers to more easily build fitness apps. According to the official blog post, Google Fit provides a single set of APIs for apps and device manufacturers to store and access activity data from fitness apps and sensors on Android and other devices (like wearables, heart rate monitors or connected scales).
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Apple Introduces Robust Framework HealthKit
Apple® has released its iOS 8 SDK, the biggest developer release ever with more than 4,000 new APIs, giving developers the ability to create amazing new apps like never before. iOS 8 allows developers to further customize the user experience with major extensibility features like Notification Center widgets and third-party keyboards; and introduces robust frameworks such as HealthKit and HomeKit.
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Life-Threatening Kidney Injuries to Be Prevented by Pioneering NHS Trust in Collaboration with Patientrack
Acute kidney injuries that contribute to tens of thousands of deaths in England every year could soon be avoided due to the launch of a ground-breaking project at Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the support of Patientrack, a real-time patient vital signs, early warning and alerting system.
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