ComMedica Claims First in Use of SNOMED CT
EPR systems vendor, ComMedica, this week claimed a UK “first” by announcing that it had incorporated SNOMED Clinical Terms (CT) into its PiRiLiS system. The company, a spin out from Imperial College, London, says, “The integration will mean that ComMedica can offer an EPR environment in which the terminology for hundreds of thousands of clinical […]
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Patients Want to Interact with Doctors Online
A survey of European internet users found that 50% said they want to be able to email their doctor, schedule appointments online and receive prescriptions by email. The survey found that consumers want online services that make communication with their doctor faster and more convenient, such as the facility to schedule appointments online Some 45% […]
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SureScript Completes E-Prescribing Agreements
SureScript Systems has completed a series of agreements to introduce a common electronic prescribing system that will cover most US drug stores belonging to pharmacy chains. The e-pharmacy organisation was established as a joint venture by the National Community Pharmacists Association and the National Association of Chain Drug Stores — which between them represent 55,000 independent […]
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Bangladeshi E-Health Network Announced
An ambitious e-health programme is being introduced in one of the world’s poorest countries to help rural doctors get online access to expert advice and guidance in order to provide better care for the sick. A network of online medical centres will be established in Bangladesh, linked to a network of 200 specialists in the […]
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IT Competence Rising in the NHS
Rising levels of basic IT competence are recorded in 2002 National Health Informatics Competency Survey – but the NHSIA has warned there is no room for complacency. The survey shows that 33% of NHS staff judge themselves to be competent in basic IT – a significant leap up from the 14% figure recorded in the […]
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US Healthcare Slow to Adopt IT
“The most dangerous instrument in medicine is the fountain pen,” according to group president of McKesson, Duncan James, interviewed in a BusinessWeek round up of US healthcare technology. The influential magazine and its online service concludes – as many have before – that healthcare has been very slow to adopt information technology that could improve […]
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All-Wales Approach Proposed for Electronic Records
The long-awaited strategy for health information in Wales proposes a corporate, all-Wales approach to the development of electronic records and other information services. “Informing Healthcare” the consultative strategy paper published by the Welsh Assembly Government, says, “The known weaknesses of ‘centralisation’ will be overcome by a clear commitment that corporate resources are accountable directly to […]
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Data Grid Announced for UK Mammography Research
IBM, Oxford University and the U.K. government have announced plans to build a distributed computing network, or next generation ‘data grid’, to share and store mammograms among health care providers and researchers The aim is to enable early screening and diagnosis of breast cancer, and to allow medical professionals to collaborate and share information that […]
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NHSIA Launches B2B Business Card Website
The NHS Information Authority’s Industry Liaison team has launched a new website designed to enable suppliers and would be suppliers of ICT to the NHS to submit electronic business cards. Called the ‘B2B Business Card System’ the site allows suppliers to get basic information about their organisation added, that is then searchable under a series […]
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Live Testing of NHS Electronic Staff Records Begins
The live testing of a new national pay and personnel system for the, was launched on Friday at University Hospital Birmingham by Health Minister, Lord Philip Hunt. The National Shared Services Initiative’s Electronic Staff Record (ESR) will deliver an integrated human resources and payroll system across England and Wales, replacing the range of outdated systems […]
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