Medical Technologies Map of European Regions and Clusters
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No predicted boom in medical tourism
'The world at home in German hospitals' — thousands of wealthy foreign patients coming to boost budgets, this was the hope of many hospitals. Then along came a sobering study from Sozial und Seniorenwirtschaftszentrums GmbH (SWZ), conducted within the framework of Healthcare Export Projects, which are funded by the German Ministry for Education and Research to design, establish and market…
iSOFT Alive and kickin'
Once upon a time iSOFT was the software 'wunderkind', with sales hitting the billion-euro mark. Then disaster struck. Money and reputation vanished. But that was once upon a time today iSOFT is back - with fresh strategies aimed at a happy ending. Daniela Zimmermann, of European Hospital, met with Peter Herrmann (above), Managing Director of iSOFT Deutschland, to discuss old mistakes and new…
Healthcare Fundraising — You will get what you ask for!
Over many millennia people have supported healthcare in many forms - from the `Good Samaritan´ in the Bible, to the elderly lady who died five years ago in Birmingham and left $1.3 Million to a hospital for Cancer Research.
Attracting foreign patients
Czech hospitals maintain a very high standard of medical care, and their charges are more than affordable for foreign patients. However, local hospitals still lag behind in attracting them; foreign patients are just 0.5% of all clients - a dismal situation.
Company Round-up
Siemens Medical Solutions strengthens its diagnostics devision, J&J wins stent patent appeal over Boston Scientific and Medtronic, Leica extends its product range and GE Healthcare cooperates with Ludwig-Maximilian-Universität in Munich as a reference center and strategic partner in developing cell-based assay modes.
A sublime strategy for holistic diagnoses
Professor Erich Reinhardt (below), President and CEO of Siemens Medical Solutions and member of the Board of Management of Siemens AG, discusses the company's current and future strategies.
Defining the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN)
New magazine should progress IT for healthcare.
Sony's audio-visual portfolio at MEDICA
Sony holds an increasingly important position within healthcare.
BOWA becomes BOWA
It's a new colour — but not a quality change for new products BOWA-electronic GmbH reports.
European Hospital at the ECR
Daniela Zimmermann reports on the 2nd Hospital Administrator Forum.
Diamond Select
Barbara Streisand sang about it in Second Hand Rose:
Donation to Swedish Brain Foundation gains research funds
Sweden - The Swedish Brain Foundation has received a donation of SEK 250 thousand (approximately e27,593) to support advanced research and development, from GE Healthcare, based in Uppsala.
