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7 May 2008

Commission says e-health must grow up

The deputy head of European Commission’s ICT for Health unit has called for everyone involved in developing e-health to seize
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2 May 2008

EC encourages e-health innovation

The European Commission’s Information, Society and Media team has issued a new guidance document encouraging innovation-friendly procurement in e-health. The
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28 April 2008

Eighty per cent of European GPs using e-records

A new Europe-wide survey on e-health has found that 87% of European GPs now use a computer, 80% of whom
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2 April 2008

EU project to pilot smart fabrics for health

A cluster of EU research projects, collectively known as the SFIT Group are piloting garments which can measure a wearer’s
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19 March 2008

ePractice launches eHealth Procurers Forum

The European Commission’s ePractice website has launched a new eHealth Procurers Forum where practitioners involved in e-health procurement can meet
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3 March 2008

Berlin health conference will focus on IT

Next week sees hundreds of senior health officials from across Europe congregate in Berlin, Germany, for the 4th Annual World
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20 February 2008

Irish blood records stolen in New York

A CD containing over 170,000 confidential blood donor records form the Irish Blood Transfusion Service has been stolen in New
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20 February 2008

EU push for 112 to be better promoted

Only 22% of European citizens know that 112 is the number to dial for the emergency services in any European
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14 February 2008

EC uploads eTen videos to its website

The European Commission has added videos of some of the eTen funded initiatives on its website in order to provide
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11 February 2008

Interoperability road map in development

A Turkish research consortium is developing a road map for e-health interoperability that would eventually link up the health information
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