Health Minister Gallagher to be on eHealth Trip

Katy Gallagher, ACT health minister has decided to travel to Denmark and Norway in August, to learn about e-health systems in the country.

EU internet access reaches 60 per cent

60% of households across the EU had internet access in 2008, according to a survey. Across the 27 countries within the EU, household internet access ranges from 25% in Bulgaria to 86% in the Netherlands.

Clinical Solutions partners with Health Language

Clinical telephone triage software specialist Clinical has announced a partnership with Health Language Inc. (HLI), the US-based supplier of language engine technology for medical vocabulary.

NEWS REVIEW – BUSINESS

[This article was published in the November 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

For the business news updates of the health care industry for the month of November 2008, browse through the pages of eHealth.

HP helps healthcare providers around world go digital

HP has announced that it is working with healthcare providers across the globe to improve their operational and business processes through the HP Digital Hospital Solution.

Unilabs buys Belgian teleradilology firm

Unilabs says the acquisition will enable it to develop teleradiology services on a pan-European basis. At present EuradConsult carries out around 40,000 teleradiology MRI reports a year.

NEWS REVIEW – WORLD

[This article was published in the June 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

World news

Nottingham univ hospitals to deploy Cisco medical-grade network

The Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust has signed a multi-million-pound agreement to use Cisco technology to provide a state-of-the-art network infrastructure across the network of hospitals.

Philips provides speech-recognition to Oslo hospital

Philips has agreed a new deal to deploy SpeechMagic across the Ull University Hospital in Oslo, Norway

Voice-based information capture soon in Norwegian hospital

Royal Philips Electronics announced today that Ull University Hospital in Oslo – Norway

Norway grants World Bank USD 150 million for health care in poor countries

Norway on November 28, 2007 announced USD 105 million in grant funding for the World Bank to explore innovative ways to improve health-care systems in developing countries, especially for women and babies.

Patient Empowerment through e-Health : Milon Gupta, Eurescom

[This article was published in the October 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

The vision of the empowered patient is still lagging behind reality, but now e-health offers the opportunity for patient empowerment.

EU launches emergency call system

The European Commission has proposed a system, which provides cars in Europe with a direct contact to the emergency services.