eHealthNews.EU Portal Digest2nd HIMSS EMEA eSeminar - Privacy Protection and Data Security
30 May, 15:00-16:00 CEST (Brussels Time)
Presented by Brecht Claerhout, COO, Custodix NV, Belgium
This online seminar is your chance to learn first hand about data
security, legal and ethical challenges of medical data collections and
how Privacy Enhancing Techniques (PETs) are a useful eSecurity tool.
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Registration Open for The World of Health IT 2007
Following the successful inaugural The World of Health IT 2006, which
was attended by 1750 delegates from 68 countries, a second WHIT
conference and exhibition is being organised in response to the
growing need for technological solutions in the healthcare IT sector
across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. WHIT 2007 will bring
together technology users, buyers, vendors, providers and healthcare
regulators under one roof to make valuable contacts and share
expertise.
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Share knowledge to survive, says new report
The EU should be seen as an advocate and example of international
collaboration in research and development, according to a new report
from the think tanks Demos and The Centre.
The report, "The Atlas of Ideas", is the outcome of an 18-month study.
It charts the rise of innovation in China, India and South Korea, and
sets out four key recommendations on how the EU could best respond to
the challenges posed by these countries.
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Philips introduces simplicity for a new generation of
electrophysiology intervention labs
Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHI) announced the
commercial release of Philips EP cockpit to support clinicians and
staff in the treatment of cardiac rhythm disorders, including complex
ablation therapies. This new concept in electrophysiology (EP) labs
combines Philips proven Allura Xper interventional lab with a number
of innovative instruments to help make EP labs more convenient and
efficient by creating a more intuitive EP lab working environment and
integrating data management across the EP care cycle.
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Consultation backs EU action on health services
European Health Commissioner Markos Kyprianou presented the results of
the recent consultation on health services to the Informal Health
Council in Aachen, Germany on 20 April. The results show that most
contributors favour some form of EU action on health services,
combining both legislative elements and practical support for
cooperation between European health systems.
Contributors saw a need for better information to patients to enable
informed choices about cross-border care and greater clarity about the
procedures to follow, with a broad consensus that quality and safety
of healthcare should be ensured by the country where treatment is
provided.
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Agfa HealthCare and ICW announce eHealth collaboration
Agfa HealthCare, a leading provider of IT enabled clinical workflow
and diagnostic imaging solutions, and InterComponentWare AG (ICW), the
eHealth specialist, announce today that they are intensifying their co-
operation efforts. The non-exclusive agreement covers the development
of seamless integration and interoperability between Agfa HealthCare's
Hospital Information System (HIS) ORBIS(TM) and ICW's eHealth
Framework.
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eHealth Project of the Month - SYMBIOmatics
The increasing convergence of biology, medicine and genetics provides
an opportunity to leverage synergies between the three areas for the
benefit of health. Biology and genetics are emerging as information
sciences while medicine is increasingly adopting information systems
and informatics approaches to support healthcare delivery.
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eHealthNews.EU Portal & eHealth Directory EU
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