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17 August 2007

German smartcard rollout brought forward

In a surprise move, the German health IT agency, Gematik, has accelerated the schedule of the German national smartcard project
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16 August 2007

Gematik approves RFID smartcard terminal

Smartcard technology provider, Assa Abloy Identification Technologies Group, has received approval from Gematik to participate in phase one of field
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8 August 2007

Norwegian 24-hour telephone advice launched

  Norway’s Norsk Helse Telefon 24 (NHT24) a private provider of telephone triage services to Norway and other Scandinavian countries
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3 August 2007

Rhineland-Palatina to offer PHR to newborns

The German federal state of Rhineland-Palatina is to offer all its newborn infants a smartcard-based personal health record (PHR) on
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2 August 2007

Strong growth in German health IT market

A new study of the German health IT market has sized the sector as being worth between Euros 1.1bn and
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17 July 2007

New telemedicine network in Bavaria

The Southern German state of Bavaria has announced the setup of a new major hospital telemedicine network that aims to
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13 July 2007

SCM gain Gematik accreditation

SCM Microsystems have announced that their eHealth 100 card terminal has received approval from Gematik to participate in phase one
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10 July 2007

Swiss agree compromise e-health strategy

After extensive political wrangling the Swiss Bundesrat – federal parliament – has endorsed a national e-health strategy, based on the
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1 June 2004

Health insurance smart card scheme starts in EU

European Health Insurance Cards (EHIC) are being formally introduced today in 13 EU countries, including Belgium, Ireland, Spain, Estonia and
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24 September 2003

US Medical Insurance Group to Subsidise PDA Software

A US physician liability insurance organisation, MedAmerica Mutual Risk Retention Group, is to offer its members a subsidy towards the
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