A large part of the conference focused on e-health implementation which could help to improve care and care management, empower patients themselves, and reduce costs. According to one of the speakers during the first e-health session, redundant procedures currently account for 1.5 BN Euros annually, and 128,000 hospitalizations occur due to preventable drug interactions. With electronic medical records much of these costs could be avoided. more»

A couple of weeks ago I attended the World Health Care Congress Europe event in Brussels. The event was organized as a forum for networking and discussion of the different issues and solutions being implemented around the world in the health care arena. With speakers and attendees from around Europe and the world, the presentations were generally engaging, although certain sessions were a bit jam-packed. more»

Affordable global health innovations to dramatically improve scope and quality of health care set for display at 6th Annual World Health Care Congress Europe, 19-20 May, Brussels more»

As a compendium to the online WHCC Affordable Health Global Initiative, more than 60 health care innovations from around the globe to be featured in actual poster display more»

The World Health Care Congress Europe (19-20 May 2010, Brussels), a gathering of health leaders from Europe and around the globe, will present an exhibit featuring innovators who are developing unique and affordable healthcare innovations and programs, particularly to underserved populations. more»

The 6th Annual World Health Care Congress – Europe is taking place 19-20 May, 2010 in Brussels, Belgium. more»

Cuts in health care have long-term impact, said Erdem Erginel - the member of the cabinet of European Commissioner for Health at Brussels World Health Care Congress Europe. more»

The cost of innovative medicines will rise, and the only solution for healthcare system is the patient-centered health care, where patients have greater responsibility for their own health, was said in Brussels at the 5th World Health Care Congress Europe. more»

Brussels plays host to the fifth annual World Health Care Congress Europe, where thought-leaders and senior executives met with the shared goal of finding new health-care solutions. Healthy Horizons investigates. more»

As medical knowledge advances, healthcare is becoming more complex. Faced with growing volumes of information and new technologies, clinicians are working in ever-more specialised silos. Who ’s doing what? Is it even possible for a patient to take any responsibility? Yesterday, at the World Health Care Congress Europe, I saw the progress of the webbased Map of Medicine. more»

HARTFORD, Conn., May 12, 2009 — Aetna (NYSE: AET) announced today that Lonny Reisman, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, is scheduled to present at the 5 Annual World Health Care Congress – Europe on May 14, 2009, in Brussels, Belgium. As a participant in the “Viable European Reform Models – The Role of HIT” panel, Dr. Reisman will discuss how electronic health information systems can help strengthen the quality and affordability of health care. He will also examine U.S. best practices and discuss how these capabilities might contribute to European reform efforts. more»

WASHINGTON, May 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Edwina Rogers, executive director of the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC), will lead an international panel of experts in patient centered care at the Fifth Annual World Health Care Congress, slated for May 13-14 in Brussels, Belgium. more»

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Verisk Health, Inc., a leading healthcare data analytics firm that delivers solutions to minimize medical and financial risk, announced today that Rong Yi, Ph.D., vice president, Consulting, for Verisk Health, and Thomas Zahn, Ph.D., managing director of DxCG Gesundheitsanalytik GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Verisk Health, will present at the 5th Annual World Health Care Congress – Europe, May 13 to 14, 2009, in Brussels, Belgium. more»

Major companies of Europe and the U.S. will meet at 5 Annual World Health Care Congress Europe, to be held from 13 to 14 May in Brussels (Belgium) more»

A host of leading health care companies from Europe and the United States have joined the World Health Care Congress Europe, which will convene more than 600 health care leaders from more than 50 countries around Europe and the world for its 2009 event, 13-14 May, 2009 in Brussels, Belgium. more»

Berlin, March 13, 2008 -- By bringing 600 government and industry leaders together from more than 50 countries, the “World Health Care Congress Europe" (WHCCE), which began Monday, offered a splendid window on the wide variety of solutions that countries around the world are using as they struggle toward health care reform. One constant theme of the conference: “No One Thing Works.” more»

The chief executive of the NHS has reaffirmed the government's commitment to introducing more private providers to primary care, and has spoken of the drive towards "personalisation" of patient services. more»

NHS chief executive David Nicholson says the NHS IT programme had become too centralised to support the move to a health service based on plurality and far more locally-based decision making by clinicians and patients. more»