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Warnings to Health Service Staff in England on Security of iPads and Other Tablet Devices
Official guidance issued in England warns over security risks of tablet devices and says that NHS staff must not use tablet devices, such as iPads, 'out of the box' or to store patient data (2). NHS Connecting for Health (CfH)...[more]
French Digital Hospital Program: operational phase begins
The Directorate General for Medical Care Providing (Direction Générale de l'Offre de Soins, DGOS) of the French Ministry of Health has officially launched the Digital Hospital Program, according to an announcement of the Ministry...[more]
3D Imaging Technology Opens up Opportunities in Dentistry
The recent introduction of 3D imaging in dentistry has met with great acceptance thanks to numerous benefits it brings to the field. It constitutes an “essential contribution to the diagnosis and planning as well as the treatment...[more]
Digital Agenda: New „virtual liver“ technology helps detect liver tumors
Scientists and surgeons from France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland have developed a „virtual liver“. It aims at helping surgeons to better plan and carry out tumor operations and ensure quicker patient recovery....[more]
The PSIP Project – “Patient Safety through Intelligent Procedures in Medication”
An “Adverse Drug Event” (ADE) is, according to the Institute of Medicine (IOM), “an injury due to medication management rather than the underlying condition of the patient”. ADE are a major public health issue: they create harm...[more]
NHS Information Centre to Provide Data Linkage Service
The NHS Information Centre, England's authoritative, central, independent source of health and social care information, reported late last November that it will use its expertise to securely link non-identifiable patient data...[more]
EU-Funded Project Seeks to Establish Telemedicine Network in Alpine Region
In Germany, as in other parts of the world, a number of telemedicine collaboration networks are operating successfully. However, they are typically limited to a region and/or a medical discipline or topic. ALIAS is different: in...[more]
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