ehealth Weekly Newsletter: 30 June

eHEALTH Weekly Newsletter :: 30th June - 7th July 2009 Vol. IIIV Issue 14

TOP NEWS

iSOFT signs fifth LORENZO site in Germany in a A$1.9 million (US$1.52 million) deal

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	iSOFT Group Limited, Australia's largest listed health information technology company announced that Klinikum Saarbrücken will become the fifth early adopter site in Germany for its LORENZO next-generation solution, as part of a €1.08 million (A$1.9 million) (US$1.52 million) deal for a hospital information system. ... Read more

iSOFT signs fifth LORENZO site in Germany in a A$1.9 million (US$1.52 million) deal

BUSINESS NEWS

Microsoft and Sentillion sign for Software Licensing

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	Sentillion announced that it has signed a licensing agreement with Microsoft Corporation. According to the agreement, Sentillion will supply its single sign-on (SSO) and context management technology to become a featured module of Microsoft Amalga Unified Intelligence System (UIS) 2009. ... Read more

Microsoft and Sentillion sign for Software Licensing

National Health Information Network goes live with Wellogic, in partnership with MedVirginia and Social Security Administration

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	First live electronic medical record exchange system used to process disability claims in the United States was launched by Wellogic and MedVirginia, who are working with the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA). ... Read more

INational Health Information Network goes live with Wellogic, in partnership with MedVirginia and Social Security Administration

First European Analytics Center in Berlin by IBM

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	IBM announced at the SmarterCities forum, the opening of its first European Analytics Solution Center in Berlin. ... Read more

First European Analytics Center in Berlin by IBM

TECHNOLOGY NEWS

NZTE aims to bring Health Innovations

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	Aiming to drive innovation — and exports — of health products including software through an innovation challenge, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, explains importance of ICT in Health sector. NZTE's IT sector director, Hans Frauenlob, says health has been an area of focus for the agency for some time. ... Read more

Software use for assessing complication rates by Maryland Hospitals

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	July is being sought as the month for starting new reimbursement program by the state, by Maryland hospitals, that takes the concept of not paying for hospital-acquired adverse medical conditions to a much larger scale. It has been named as the Maryland Hospital Acquired Conditions, or MHAC, program. ... Read more

Software use for assessing complication rates by Maryland Hospitals

MISC. NEWS

ORBIS chosen by French Hospital Le Mans to provide an Integrated Electronic Patient Record Solution

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	An announcement was made by Agfa HealthCare, a leading provider of diagnostic imaging and healthcare IT solutions that the Centre Hospitalier du Mans in France has selected it's leading Hospital and Clinical Information System (HIS/CIS) ORBIS(TM) to support the implementation of a full Electronic Patient Record (EPR) solution. ... Read more

ORBIS chosen by French Hospital Le Mans to provide an Integrated Electronic Patient Record Solution

Health Minister Gallagher to be on eHealth Trip

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	Gallagher explained that as far as e-health and design of health facilities go Scandinavia is considered as a leader. ... Read more

Health Minister Gallagher to be on eHealth Trip

e-Health Solutions that are Patient Centric

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	Soon to go high-tech in treating patients, a Health Ministry source explained for Sri Lanka, with a novel patient centric 'e-health solution programme,' which is in its experimental stage right now. The present methods being used for treatment are more doctor centric and lack the required communication between the doctor and the patient. ... Read more

e-Health Solutions that are Patient Centric

UK to see e-Therapy website

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	TAn e-therapy website developed in Holland is to be launched in UK, in the coming month. ... Read more

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