iMDsoft®, a leader in clinical information systems, grew substantially during the last year. Over the past twelve months, the company has entered new territories, with first-time installations in Turkey, Sweden, and Austria. In total, iMDsoft was involved in over 45 critical care and anesthesia projects, and MetaVision went live in fifteen countries and ten languages.
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More Investment Needed in Health ICTs to Improve Healthcare Delivery
COCIR published the results of a survey conducted among European acute care hospitals on the availability, use and investment plans for health information and communication technologies (health
ICTs). This market, worth €2.5 billion in 2010, is estimated to grow moderately to €2.8 billion by 2015.
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Saturn Deploys NHS Digital Signage Network for North West Trust
Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh (WWL) NHS Foundation Trust turned to healthcare digital signage specialist Saturn to design and deploy a screen network across three sites within an ambitious two week window.
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MyAsthma App - a New Dimension in Asthma Control
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has announced the launch of MyAsthma, the UK's first, free personalised health application (app) designed to help people over the age of 12 take greater control of their asthma.
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Irish Hospital in New IMS MAXIMS Deal to Help Keep Older Patients Independent for Longer
A new project is underway at Leopardstown Hospital which will help nurses and therapists to keep older people independent for longer. The MAXIMS clinical PAS has already proved a major success among nurses looking after the south Dublin hospital's 170 plus residents
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SATO Welcomes New ISB Standard for Patient Identification
GS1 Solutions Partner, SATO UK, a subsidiary of the barcode and RFID technology company, SATO Holdings Corporation, has welcomed the recent publication of the Information Standards Board (ISB) for Health and Social Care Standard 1077, which will see every patient in England given a wristband with a barcode to ensure enhanced patient management.
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IMS MAXIMS Celebrates Major New Investment
Leading healthcare IT supplier IMS MAXIMS has announced a major new investor, laying the foundations for future growth. Thomas Anderson, who has taken full ownership of the company, and CEO Shane Tickell, have now outlined their ambitions to build IMS MAXIMS into a substantial force in international healthcare IT.
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