Speeding up HIS access and tightening security
Aiming to streamline access to IT systems and ensure access security many hospitals are using smart cards while others are opting for a biometric fingerprint sign-on
Monitoring
Identifying Smokers via text messaging proves effective for CVD battle
An innovative scheme using mobile technology to identify patients 'at risk# of developing CVD by effectively establishing smoking status has recently proved a great success for NHS Hammersmith and Fulham.
Non-invasive and radiation-free lung imaging system
GE Healthcare in partnership with Deep Breeze Ltd, the leader in vibration response imaging (VRI™) technology, announced that FDA granted marketing clearance for the VRIxv™, a non-invasive, radiation-free lung imaging system.
Innovative technology for automated lymph node analysis
Lymph nodes play a critical role in the assessment of the spread of cancer, but identifying lymph nodes in surrounding tissue is a difficult task for most image analysis technology. German medical imaging company Definiens now introduced at RSNA 2008 its first computer-aided detection (CAD) application, Lymph Expert, that allows radiologists to identify and analyse lymph nodes volumetrically and…
Finding new ways of monitoring elderly patients at home
Hungary is going to start a major new collaborative research programme to transform the care of elderly citizens was announced in Hungary. A broad consortium of private and public sector organisations, led by GE Healthcare has secured HUF 895 million (US $4.2 million) from the Hungarian government to research and develop new ways of monitoring the health of elderly citizens in their own homes. …
RM Ingénierie
RM Ingénierie, specialist in software for medical and paramedical applications, is launching BioVal, a system for analysing and controlling rehabilitation measures taken to regain joint mobility. To do this, the system uses of the same technology employed in 3-D films to record movement.
Patient-worn telemetry system aids mobility
Dräger's new Infinity M300 patient-worn monitor has been installed at major hospitals in the USA and Germany. Though compact and patient-worn by adult or paediatric patients, this telemetry system performs like a full-size patient monitor, the manufacturer points out, adding that it runs on a hospital's existing 802.11 b/g network, saving costs on a separate wireless network.
'Individualised' healthcare services
Germans want a different healthcare system. 93% want individualised services — and they are prepared to pay for them, according to a study relating to the strategies of providers in Germany's healthcare system and their acceptance by the public.
Continua Health Alliance demonstrates seamless data sharing
The Continua Health Alliance, a non-profit coalition with more than 170 healthcare and technology industry members worldwide, demonstrated how seamlessly sharing data of Continua pre-certified products and solutions - across a variety of environments - can help consumers, professionals and businesses.
UBIFRANCE
UBIFRANCE and the network of Trade Commissions together constitute the French government's corporate international expansion support framework. Every year they help over 13,000 companies of all sizes, and from all sectors, to develop their activities worldwide, thanks to the expertise of 2,500 staff based in France and in 120 countries, who operate through the Trade Commissions of the French…
US firm Sensys Medical relocates HQ to London
In a strategic move intended to enhance the global launch of its 'groundbreaking' diabetes monitoring device, set to help combat the 'worldwide epidemic', the US company Sensys Medical has chosen to relocate its world headquarters to the United Kingdom (UK).
Koreans spend $20 million more on Siemens technology
The new Pusan National University Hospital in Yangsan city is due to receive 44 new medical systems thanks to another large ($20 million) Korean order given to Siemens Healthcare. The hospital has also signed a service contract with the firm for maintenance and constant remote monitoring of these systems.
MEDICA 2008 opens its doors
When from 19 to 22 November the world's largest medical fair takes place in Dusseldorf, the entire city is in a kind of emergency state: hotels are bustin' out of their seams, traffic periodically comes to a standstill and at night exhibitors and visitors alike crowd the narrow streets of the Altstadt and the fancy hotel bars and enjoy whatever entertainment North Rhine-Westphalia's capital has…
Med-tech industry profits are hit by the global financial crisis
The sector is ‘clearly strained’, says Joachim M. Schmitt, Managing Director and Member of Board of the German Medical Technology Association, BVMed, in Berlin. But, the good news is, employment is up and, he adds ‘We are at the beginning of a medical technology revolution’. ‘Overall, healthcare is certainly more panic-proof than, for example, the automobile industry,’ said Joachim…
seca at MEDICA 2008: Mobility & Precision
What is the nutritional status of the populace? In particular, how healthy are our children? These issues and similar ones constitute the current work focus of numerous scientists, who are in the process of developing preventative health programmes based on the current results of research. Documenting the nutritional status of the participants is crucial in such studies.
Web 2.0 makes the electronic health file look old
Web 2.0 is a 'buzz# phrase used to describe users' involvement with the Internet. This form of electronic exertion of influence is still fairly rare.
Innovative technology for automated lymph node analysis
At this year's RSNA meeting, Definiens, the number one Enterprise Image Intelligence company, will introduce a new image analysis application that will allow radiologists to analyse lymph nodes volumetrically and compare them over time.
Expansion for range of cardiovascular genetic tests
Lab21 is to expand its portfolio of genetic tests for inherited cardiac syndromes.
Prize for advances in respiratory monitoring
During the Congress of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) the research work of Hermann Heinze from the Clinic for Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine of the Schleswig-Holstein University Hospital was honoured with the first "Bernhard Dräger Award for Advanced Treatment of Acute Respiratory Failure".
On scandinavian tracks
The World of Health IT 2008 Conference & Exhibition is an innovative and forward-thinking event designed to deepen the understanding of specific healthcare ICT markets in Europe.
Suffering from regulatory problems
Patient monitoring technology offers enormous benefits for the patient. But reimbursement is insufficiently regulated all over Europe. Therefore, telemedicine generates a loss for the physicians although it can very well cut costs for all parties involved and improve the quality of care.
Care of the elderly varies widely within the EU
Drug access by older citizens varies widely across 25 EU member countries, according to a new study by IMS Health. Per capita usage of drugs to treat Alzheimer's disease in the five EU countries where utilization was highest was 20 times greater than in the five lowest-use countries.
Intima media thickness to measure the thickness of artery walls
Intima media thickness (IMT) is a valuable research tool that can be used as surrogate end points in clinical trails, says Professor Stefan Agewall.
Article • Cardiology
Implantable cardiac monitors
Syncope (fainting) is a leading cause of hospital emergency visits. In almost 10% of patients, syncope has a cardiac cause; in 50%, a non-cardiac cause, and in 40% the cause of syncope is unknown. Syncope is difficult to diagnose as syncopal episodes are often too infrequent and unpredictable for detection with conventional monitoring techniques.
New Molecular Imaging Techniques Aim at Detection of Earliest Steps of Disease Development
An emerging discipline of noninvasive cardiac imaging, molecular imaging, has evolved constantly in the last few years and is increasingly being translated from the preclinical to the clinical level. Molecular imaging allows for unique insights into specific disease mechanisms and holds great promise to change the practice of cardiovascular medicine by facilitating early disease detection,…
