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10 September 2009

Region-wide SCR campaigns discussed

NHS Connecting for Health is hoping to launch region-wide public information campaigns for the Summary Care Record programme. CfH’s SCR team
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9 September 2009

Agfa sells CardioNow unit

Agfa Healthcare has sold its CardioNow unit, a secure provider of clinical trial services, to BioClinica. CardioNow specialises in electronic
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9 September 2009

Philips to develop eICU with Geisinger

Royal Philips Electronics has signed an agreement with Geisinger Health System, an integrated US healthcare system, to launch an electronic
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9 September 2009

Birmingham uses OMNI-Lab for baby tests

Birmingham Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is using a subset of OMNI-Lab to manage the bloodspot screening tests taken from
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9 September 2009

CfH consults on future of GP systems

Connecting for Health has begun a consultation on what stakeholders want from GP systems and work on an enhanced roadmap
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9 September 2009

Cerner monitors CT scans at St James’s

St James’s Hospital, the largest hospital in Ireland, has implemented an electronic support system into its Cerner Millennium electronic patient
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8 September 2009

SCR evaluation data shows added value

Data from the evaluation of the Summary Care Record shows the SCR sometimes adds value in out-of-hours consultations but so
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8 September 2009

How swine flu affected our IT

Our grassroots columnist Dr Neil Paul explains how his practice suffered some IT complications from swine flu
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8 September 2009

GP practices report benefits from GP2GP

Clinicians and administrative staff have reported a range of substantial benefits from use of Connecting for Health’s GP2GP electronic records
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8 September 2009

Spanish develop RFID alert system

A team of Spanish researchers has developed a system that reminds elderly people and those with special needs when they
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