Newham and Milton Keynes Receive European Awards for Use of Telehealthcare
The London Borough of Newham and Milton Keynes Council have received prestigious European awards for their pioneering use of telehealthcare solutions to improve the quality of life for older people and those with long-term conditions.
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Philips Further Expands Home Healthcare Solutions
Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE:PHG, AEX:PHI) today announced it has acquired the aerosol therapy business of Medel SpA in Italy. In a related transaction, Philips also acquired a manufacturing facility in Guandong, China for nebulizer compressor systems and operations in Hong Kong.
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Picis Software in the Most Cost- and Care-Intensive Areas
Picis, the leading provider of information systems for emergency departments, operating rooms and intensive care units, announced that top-ranked Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Surrey, England has selected the Picis CareSuite® integrated software for its surgical, anesthesia and critical care areas.
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The First Radiology Information System with Citrix Ready Speech Recognition for the EMEA Region
Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) has announced the successful integration of its SpeechMagic technology into GE Healthcare Centricity Radiology Information System (RIS) in a Citrix environment. Centricity powered by SpeechMagic is the first RIS to provide industrial grade speech recognition - including front and backend support - within Citrix Application Delivery Infrastructure.
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Expert System for Automatic Analysis of Data Quality in Clinical Trials
In the framework of the development scheme 'Central Innovation Scheme for Medium-sized Businesses' of the German Federal Ministry for Economics and Technology (BMWI), clinIT AG, based in Freiburg, Germany, has been awarded a six-figure federal grant in cooperation with the Institute for Informatics of the Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Faculty for Data Bases and Information Systems.
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Agfa HealthCare signs IMPAX® Cardiovascular Agreement with Antwerp University Hospital
Agfa HealthCare, a leading provider of IT-enabled clinical and diagnostic imaging solutions, has signed a contract for the delivery and installation of its IMPAX® Cardiovascular solution at the Antwerp University Hospital. The contract will provide enterprise-wide access to cardiology patient records to meet the high volume diagnostic needs of the department and includes an eight year service, maintenance and licensing agreement.
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CompuGROUP Increases Sales by 23%
In the first nine months of the business year 2008, CompuGROUP Holding AG has increased its group-wide sales by 23% compared to the same period in the previous year, while operating profit and cash flow were at the same level as last year. Business development activities remain at a high level, and CompuGROUP has secured its largest contract ever in the Austrian hospital information systems sector.
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