Research

Experiences in Using Web Services and Web Service Semantics in eHealth

eHealth information systems today are proprietary and often only serve one specific department within a healthcare facility. It means it is impossible to easily share data across one facility, never mind trying to share data across different facilities, or different countries.

EU launches ambitious new 10-point innovation plan

The European Commission has launched an ambitious 10-point innovation plan which calls for urgent action at regional, national and European levels and across a range of policy areas.

Interactive online tool for managing craniofacial anomalies

A web-based interactive tool for cleft lip and palate speech and language assessment has been developed. An EC funded project, EUROCRAN has set out to solve problems associated with treating children with craniofacial anomalies (CFA) such as cleft lip through five inter-related work packages.

Remote health monitoring for better care, lower costs

The economic and social burden of healthcare is weighing heavily on governments, healthcare providers and citizens, particularly as Europeans age. However e-health tools â such as mobile monitoring applications for patients and their care providers â are enabling care services to be redesigned to be more flexible and effective.

More on FP7 on CORDIS

CORDIS has updated its Towards FP7 Service, a gateway to information on the preparation of the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). The service now includes even more information on this upcoming programme for research and technological development.

ICMCC announces the first internet portal on information on access to electronic health records

ICMCC announces the first internet portal on information on access to electronic health records. Portal represents the result of a group being set up to raise awareness of patient record access nationally and internationally.

Helping computers identify real meaning

The lightning rise of the internet and the development of advanced search technologies have created the greatest storehouse of information ever seen. Yet the very speed of this growth has brought its own problems. Which content is the wheat, and which the chaff? The METOKIS project aimed to help.