mHealth Professionals Launch Community & European Symposium
On the evening of January 24th, mHealth professionals in Europe will gather in Brussels to launch mHIMSS Europe, and present the second annual mHealth symposium at eHealth Week 2013. mHIMSS Europe, HIMSS new membership organisation, will gather healthcare professionals, mHealth application developers and industry stakeholders to establish best practices and advance the use of mobile applications and services in healthcare.
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IMS MAXIMS Launches Software to Support Dementia Challenge
IMS MAXIMS, a supplier of end-to-end electronic patient record systems, has launched software designed specifically to support NHS trusts with early diagnosis and improved care of patients with dementia. The MAXIMS Dementia System has been developed to meet the increasing demand from NHS organisations for a solution that not only prompts healthcare professionals to make relevant assessments for people with suspected dementia but one that also guides them to the correct care pathway to ensure that they receive the most appropriate referral and treatment.
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iMDsoft Enters New Markets and Expands Relationships with Existing Customers in 2012
iMDsoft®, a leader in clinical information systems, has continued its growth trajectory in 2012, with new deals and new territories. Over the past twelve months, the company has entered new territories, with successful implementations and go-lives in Canada and the Czech Republic. In total, iMDsoft was involved in 60 critical care and anesthesia projects, and MetaVision went live in 17 countries and 9 languages.
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Top 20 eHealth News Articles - Look Back at 2012
eHealthNews.eu Portal brought the eHealth news that mattered, and as the new year starts we look back at the stories that are worth revisiting, again and again. Look back at the biggest moments from the past year. According to the web statistics of the most commonly viewed pages the Top 20 News Articles of the Year 2012 are:
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NHS to Invest in New IT Systems Despite Continued Austerity - New Research Reveals
NHS acute trusts in England will be stepping up delivery of new IT infrastructure and systems in the coming year, despite continued financial pressures, new research shows, with future IT investment becoming more patient-focused. 'The view from the shop floor' the latest report from EHI Intelligence, reveals that nearly 70% of acute trusts say their trust's main IT priority in the coming year is to deliver new infrastructure, up from just 40% last year.
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Opinion Article: The UK's Opportunity to Take a Lead
By Kurt Long, Founder and CEO of FairWarning, Inc.
The modern NHS stands at the threshold of a major opportunity to transform patient services through the innovative application of healthcare technologies. In fact current efforts to integrate health and social care provide a powerful catalyst to ensure that the NHS maintains its global reputation as a provider of world-class healthcare, and the ambitions laid out in the UK Government's recent Information Strategy are a great example of this.
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Integrating Patient Data to Improve Health and Social Care
Patient's current and historical records, sourced across multiple clinical IT systems, can now be accessed via a new web-based solution called CareInform. Developed by Stalis, a provider of 'end to end' data and resource management solutions, it offers users across all health and social care settings a complete long-term view of a patient's health conditions and treatments based on a single integrated repository.
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On the evening of January 24th, mHealth professionals in Europe will gather in Brussels to launch mHIMSS Europe, and present the second annual mHealth symposium at eHealth Week 2013. mHIMSS Europe, HIMSS new membership organisation, will gather healthcare professionals, mHealth application developers and industry stakeholders to establish best practices and advance the use of mobile applications and services in healthcare. 
IMS MAXIMS, a supplier of end-to-end electronic patient record systems, has launched software designed specifically to support NHS trusts with early diagnosis and improved care of patients with dementia. The MAXIMS Dementia System has been developed to meet the increasing demand from NHS organisations for a solution that not only prompts healthcare professionals to make relevant assessments for people with suspected dementia but one that also guides them to the correct care pathway to ensure that they receive the most appropriate referral and treatment. 
iMDsoft®, a leader in clinical information systems, has continued its growth trajectory in 2012, with new deals and new territories. Over the past twelve months, the company has entered new territories, with successful implementations and go-lives in Canada and the Czech Republic. In total, iMDsoft was involved in 60 critical care and anesthesia projects, and MetaVision went live in 17 countries and 9 languages. 
By Kurt Long, Founder and CEO of FairWarning, Inc.