Yearly Archives: 2012
BCS eHealth Awards 2012
Don’t miss out on your chance to showcase your hard work! The 2012 eHealth Awards provides the perfect opportunity to show your colleagues and peers what work has been going on in your board. Winners receive prizes, but more … Continue reading →
What is eHealth?
What is eHealth?
Continue reading →NHS should give smartphones to patients in remote parts of Scotland
‘Give patients smartphones’ call Mobile phone apps are expected to be used increasingly by the health service Giving cheap smartphones to patients living in remote and rural areas has been suggested as a way of providing faster and more cost … Continue reading →
HealthRoster pilot programmes positively received in Scotland
London, 24th April 2012: Allocate Software has been working with two Health Boards in Scotland to assess the impact that Allocate’s HealthRoster e-rostering solution can deliver. A bespoke pilot programme has been carried out at NHS Dumfries and Galloway and … Continue reading →
Edinburgh researchers develop technique which could give early warning of heart attack.
New scans will predict heart attacks before they happen, hope doctors The left coronary artery is shown at the top of the image Published on Tuesday 24 April 2012 02:51 A NEW technique which could help predict heart attacks before … Continue reading →
Health Informatics Scotland 2012 conference programme announced
Health Informatics Scotland 2012 conference programme announced I am delighted to be able to share with you our programme for 2012. We have a fantastic array of high level speakers including 15 directors / heads of IT or clinical leads, … Continue reading →
Dundee and St Andrews researchers develop a communication support system for older people with dementia
Dundee and St Andrews researchers develop a communication support system for older people with dementia As one result of their collaborative work over twelve years, a multidisciplinary team from Dundee and St Andrews Universities has produced CIRCA, a system … Continue reading →
Telehealth initiative a success in WA: RACGP
The scheme offers GPs a one-off payment of $6000 to provide their first telehealth consultation to patients Chloe Herrick (Computerworld) 29 February, 2012 10:19 Australia’s peak body of general practitioners (GPs) has given the Federal Government a pat on the … Continue reading →
New study: The world is ready for mobile healthcare
(Barcelona / Oslo – February 28, 2012) Based on the explosive growth in global mobile phone penetration, a technology revolution is quickly gaining pace in healthcare. Around the world, healthcare systems are overburdened, costly and incapable of meeting the needs … Continue reading →