27 May 2004

Armed forces march towards electronic health records

The MoD has announced the next stage of plans to introduce an electronic medical records system that will link to
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26 May 2004

Cerner’s Millennium named best EPR system

Cerner Millenium has been awarded the top prize at the Toward an Electronic Patient Record (TEPR) conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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25 May 2004

Report challenges hospital mobile ban

A new report on electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and electromagnetic interference (EMI) in healthcare facilities challenges the wisdom of blanket prohibitions
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25 May 2004

Three NHSIA offices to go in Lyons rationalisation

Three NHS Information Authority offices in south east England are to be closed and their 142 staff offered relocation and
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24 May 2004

IT skills training saves staff time, survey reveals

The European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) is dramatically improving computer literacy in the NHS and saving staff time, a survey
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24 May 2004

Barnsley DGH gets ‘chip and pin’ for patient record access

Barnsley District General Hospital (BDGH) has introduced a new smart-card authentication network, giving staff secure access to patient records, and,
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21 May 2004

NHS Innovation Centre may encourage new technology

A new NHS Innovation Centre may soon be developed to allow health professionals, who have new ideas on how to use
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21 May 2004

ASSIST to seek partnership with British Computer Society

ASSIST, the Association for ICT Professionals in Health and Social Care, has voted to seek partnership with the British Computer
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20 May 2004

Europe sets out plan for ‘European E-health Area’

European Commissioner for Health and Human Protection, David Byrne, has called for the creation of a common ‘European e-health area’
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20 May 2004

Best of European E-Health Announced

The 2004 awards for the best e-health projects in Europe have been announced, with three winners chosen from over 32
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