16 November 2004

NHS CRS supplier wins top 50 growth award

Ardentia, who are supplying the data reporting software to BT Syntegra for implementation of the NHS Care Records Service, have
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15 November 2004

Choose and Book faces potential “show stoppers”

Implementation of Choose and Book (CaB), the national electronic appointment booking service, is experiencing serious teething problems with only a
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15 November 2004

Patient database to boost research

The University of Birmingham is piloting a new computer network that will allow clinicians to register patients for clinical trials and
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12 November 2004

Cost is main problem in implementing US EHR

The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has warned that funding and encouragement of early adoption are a few
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11 November 2004

BMS UK takes over healthcare biometrics firm

Healthcare IT vendor Business Management Solutions UK has taken over ISL, from which it purchased biometric authentication software and hardware for
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11 November 2004

InPS acquires retail pharmacy IT solution

Healthcare IT systems specialist, In Practice Systems (InPS), has announced the acquisition of the UK arm of NDCHealth whose Pharmacy
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10 November 2004

NHS library site to be revamped with new search

The NHSIA has announced the launch of an updated version of the National Electronic Library for Health, which will feature
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10 November 2004

New EU e-health funding will focus on integration

A new call for proposals for the European Union’s e-health programme is due to be launched next week.  Around €75m
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9 November 2004

Chief executive of NHSIA quits

Gwyn Thomas (right) has stepped down as chief executive of the NHS Information Authority (NHSIA) after over four years in
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9 November 2004

EMIS pilots GP booking through digital TV

EMIS has joined up with a South Yorkshire local government digital TV portal to allow patients to book GP appointments
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