HIMSS Analytics breaks into Europe
The president of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society has told E-Health Europe that HIMSS Analytics has finally moved into Europe. After speculation in January that the non profit subsidiary of Chicago-based HIMSS would eventually provide services in Europe, the Middle East and Australia, Stephen Lieber, president of HIMSS, told EHE that they now […]
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EHE interview: Harald Deutsch
Sarah Bruce talks to CSC’s vice president, EMEA, healthcare, about the future of healthcare IT on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Healthcare mistrusts cloud security
A new survey has indicated that healthcare organisations have yet to be convinced of the merits of cloud computing.
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EHE’s HIMSS round-up
Coverage from HIMSS10 This special edition of the E-Health Europe industry round-up covers some of the announcements made at Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) exhibition and conference in Atlanta this week. ISoft enters US market ISoft has announced that it will enter the North American market and showcased its product portfolio at HIMSS10. […]
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HIMSS opens with gold rush in prospect
An 25,000-strong army of healthcare IT professionals has descended on Atlanta for the HIMSS 2010 conference and exhibition expecting a wave of new investment.
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Forcare signs Amsterdam EZDA deal
The Amsterdam Regional Health Information Exchange organisation, EZDA, has signed a deal with Dutch software provider Forcare for its XDS-based products for radiology information.
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US locating company moves on EU market
US company Patient Care Technology Systems has announced it has established a UK subsidiary to market its real-time locating systems across Europe. The systems include products to manage patient flow, track moveable equipment and patients, monitor and document staff members’ compliance with infection protocols, and manage turnover of inpatient beds. Devices mounted on ceilings and […]
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ISoft acquires UltraGenda for £9m
ISoft, one of the key software providers for England’s National Programme for IT in the NHS, has acquired the Belgium-based health IT company UltraGenda BV for £9.3m (€10.6m). ISoft said the deal would provide it with enterprise-wide multi-resource scheduling software to enable organisations to schedule and manage appointments and resources. The software, which is used in […]
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Forcare to make debut at HIMSS
Dutch software company, Forcare will appear at HIMSS 2010 in Atlanta for the first time to showcase what it describes as “a fully standardised software solution suite for health information exchanges”. The Dutch company, which supplies interoperability software across Europe to help clinical users gain access and share available patient information, will launch two new […]
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e-Health Week 2010 announced
The World of Health IT (WoHIT) Conference and Exhibition and the ministerial event known as the High Level e-Health Conference will be jointly run next March in an initiative called e-Health Week 2010. The conference will be held at the Convention Centre CCIB in Barcelona from 15-18 March 2010 and is being organised by the […]
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