1. Complete Female 3D Human Skeleton Model Available on PhysiomeSpace
Ortopedico Rizzoli in Bologna (Italy) announced the release of the first dataset that composes the Living Human Digital Library (LHDL) multiscale musculoskeletal data collection. The data represent the three-dimensional skeletal anatomy of the cadaver of a 78 years old woman with normal morphology (height: 171 cm, weight: 64 kg, from now on referred to as "LHDL_Donor1").
2. GE Healthcare Launches Innovative eHealth and Health Information Exchange Portfolio in Europe
End of 2009 GE Healthcare launched a new global business unit chartered at providing advanced eHealth solutions and services to healthcare providers, health insurances and governmental agencies.
3. Business Models for eHealth - Final Report
4. GE Healthcare Introduces True Web-based EMR for Independent Physician Practices
GE Healthcare demonstrated the newest addition to the Centricity® family of healthcare IT solutions, Centricity Advance. Centricity Advance is a true Software as a Service (SaaS) solution for small, independent clinical practices.
5. European Journal of ePractice: eHealth and Beyond
Editorial: eHealth and beyond
Zoi Kollitsi & Prof. Josep Roca
6. Improved Efficiency and Patient Involvement in Healthcare
In a single Finnish hospital, Tieto's SMS-based Pre-Call Request reduced cancelled appointments by 20%. The reduction in administration was equivalent to the annual workload of nine nurses, enabling them to focus on delivering patient care.
7. Achieving Efficiency Improvements in the Health Sector through the Implementation of Information and Communication Technologies
8. Europe's Biggest Ever Investment in Research and Innovation
Commissioner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn announces nearly € 6.4 billion of European Commission investment in research and innovation. The package, the biggest ever, covers a vast range of scientific disciplines, public policy areas and commercial sectors.
9. Microsoft Announces the First Microsoft Amalga UIS Customer in the UK
Microsoft Corp. announced that its Microsoft Amalga Unified Intelligence System (UIS) 2009 has been selected by Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to transform its approach to hospital management and patient care.
10. iSOFT Announces Lorenzo for the iPhone
Australia's largest listed health information technology company, announced that it is bringing its Lorenzo strategic healthcare solution to Apple's iPhone for medical professionals to access scans, x-rays and patients records via a prototype application due for release later this year.
11. Interoperable eHealth is Worth it - Securing Benefits from Electronic Health Records and ePrescribing
12. The European Files: The Telemedicine Challenge in Europe
13. GE Healthcare and Intel Expand Intel Health Guide Marketing Agreement to United Kingdom
GE Healthcare, a unit of GE (NYSE:GE), and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) have expanded their sales and marketing agreement for the Intel Health Guide to include the United Kingdom. GE Healthcare already markets the Intel Health Guide in the United States.
14. Telemedicine Can Enhance Lives of Chronically Ill Patients
CARME (Catalan Remote Management Evaluation) study's preliminar results, conducted by Philips Healthcare and the Catalonian Health Service (ICS) show significant benefits in the management of certain chronic diseases, thanks to telemedicine, an innovative technique that allows the continuous monitoring and a higher patient's implication in the disease treatment.
15. e-Health Congress 2010 - E-Health Revolution: Impact Over Medical Practice and Economy
26-27 May 2010, Bucharest, Romania.
E-health Congress 2010 is organized under the High Patronage of President of Romania and the auspices of the Romanian Ministry of Health, the motto of this year event is "E-Health Revolution: Impact Over Medical Practice and Economy".
16. A Healthy Approach - Technology for Personalised, Preventative Healthcare
In this report produced for the publication series ICT Research: The Policy Perspective, we discover how information and communication technology (ICT) is revolutionising healthcare across Europe. Technology gives patients choice and control, while practitioners make more informed diagnoses and decisions. As research continues, citizens can expect to see their quality of life improve.
17. Regulatory Framework for Electronic Communications in the European Union
18. WoHIT 2011 Conference & Exhibition Launches Call for Papers
10-13 May 2011, Budapest, Hungary.
The 2011 World of Health IT Conference and Exhibition, will be held in Budapest, Hungary, in conjunction with the annual eHealth High Level Ministerial Conference - eHealth2011 - which is co-organised by the European Commission and the Hungarian Presidency of the EU.
19. Mobile Software Partner Sought for European Dementia Technologies
Tens of millions of elderly people in the EU suffering from mild dementia may be able to look after themselves, and free up their carers, thanks to a new European-developed system. The COGKNOW consortium is looking for new partners to help with commercialisation and marketing.
20. The 2010 Report on R&D in ICT in the European Union
This report provides an analysis of R&D investments in the EU Information and Communication Technology sector (ICT sector). The research and analysis was carried out by the Information Society Unit at JRC-IPTS in the context of PREDICT, a research project co-financed by JRC-IPTS and the Information Society & Media Directorate General of the European Commission.
PS: Happy New(s) 2011 Year!