IT: Telemedicine
03/07/2010
Turf Battles in IT
The introduction of digital imaging in all fields of radiology and digital workflow using RIS and PACS has led to fundamental changes in the daily work of radiologist. Professor …
01/26/2010
The USB health card
Entrepreneur Dr Gunter Pollanz was a central figure in the build-up of charter flights to Israel and in the foundation of MAOF Airlines in Tel Aviv. Later, he also developed …
11/19/2009
IT and Telemedicine - Healthcare crosses international borders
Don’t forget – Friday will be an important day for discussions on cross-border healthcare, travel medicine and growing liaisons with India, all subjects highlighted in special …
10/29/2009
Biochips to aid in cancer diagnosis
It is very difficult to predict whether a cancer drug will help an individual patient: only around one third of drugs will work directly in a given patient. Researchers at the …
10/02/2009
Cutting costs with medical technology
Medical technology innovation, often viewed as a cost-driver can also be the key to cost-cutting in healthcare while at the same time improve the health outcome for patients. This …
07/21/2009
Virtueller Arztbesuch: Cisco HealthPresence
Ab sofort lässt sich Cisco HealthPresence im Customer Briefing Center (CBC) in Eschborn bei Frankfurt am Main live erleben. Ärzte, Krankenhausbetreiber und Interessenten …
07/01/2009
Young diabetics use mobiles for self-management
A telemedicine programme, run through Leicester University Hospitals since last November, allows parents and young patients with Type 1 diabetes to use their mobile phone to …
07/01/2009
Italian network leads EU cross-community e-health
For five days a renovated tram barn in Vienna became one of Europes hottest internet centres as more than 230 healthcare IT engineers gathered for five days of intensive systems …
07/01/2009
Denmarks healthcare
In current USA debates on healthcare reform referrals to IT use in Denmark, the Netherlands and the UK are frequent and well supported by studies performed by the Commonwealth …
06/29/2009
CardioPod for NHS Health Check
CardioPod will be installed in pharmacies and GP surgeries across England, allowing patients easy access to an NHS Health Check carried out by a trained professional, who will …
05/07/2009
apoBank und TeleCash bieten Komplett-Paket für die Gesundheitskarte an
In den kommenden Wochen und Monaten werden die Krankenkassen mit der Ausgabe der neuen elektronischen Gesundheitskarte (eGK) an ihre Mitglieder starten. Damit der Basis-Rollout …
05/07/2009
Internetplattform telemedizin24.de ideal für Ärzte und Patienten
Vom einstigen Förderprojekt und Bestandteil der Initiative eGesundheit.nrw hat sich das Informationsportal telemedizin24.de zur deutschlandweit führenden Anlaufstelle …
03/01/2009
The EC and teleradiology
The recently published European Commission Communication on Telemedicine for the benefit of patients, healthcare systems and society has focused in particular on teleradiology, …
03/01/2009
From mobile phone to mDevice
Claus Peter Waegemann , CEO of the Medical Records Institute (MRI) in Boston, USA, has promoted the idea of electronic patient records (EPR) internationally for 25 years. …
03/01/2009
E-prescribing in the US
President Barack Obama has made e-prescribing an element of his plan to improve the US healthcare system …
03/01/2009
TELEMEDICINE
Germany - The Barmherzigen Brüder Hospital in Regensburg, serves the populations of Lower Bavaria and the Upper Palatinate. 20 years ago, this hospital had only three …
03/01/2009
Spring IT congresses and the economic outlook
April, the month of showers and flowers, and most importantly for those working in healthcare IT, two European congresses: ConhIT and Med-e-Tel. …
02/12/2009
2009 TeleHealth conference program announced
At the International TeleHealth Conference (5 and 6 March) leading experts from the healthcare sector will come together in Hannover, Germany, to evaluate the latest developments …
12/19/2008
Identifying Smokers via text messaging proves effective for CVD battle
An innovative scheme using mobile technology to identify patients at risk of developing CVD by effectively establishing smoking status has recently proved a great success for …
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