“Scope for Improvement” on NHS e-Procurement
Only 14% of NHS trusts have fully integrated computer systems capable of managing electronic requisitioning, ordering, invoice matching and payment, according to an Audit Commission review of procurement and supply. The commission says that significant improvements have been made in the priority given to procurement and supply since its 1996 report, Goods for Your Health, […]
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McKesson Agrees Purchase of ALI Technologies
McKesson Corporation has agreed to buy ALI Technologies, a Vancouver-based enterprise medical imaging solutions company in a deal worth around $340m (£243m). ALI products, which include PACS, are designed to streamline access to diagnostic information, automate clinical workflow and eliminate the need for film. The companies say the deal is expected to close within 90 […]
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GHX and vamedis* Link in e-Procurement Consolidation
The Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX) has struck an agreement with German-based e-procurement solutions provider, vamedis*, to acquire vamedis*’ browser technology and offer the company’s customers membership of the GHX trading platform. vamedis* will become a shareholder in GHX and will be represented on its board. The move – a significant step in the consolidation of […]
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Medicdirect and Tiscali Join Up for New Health Channel
Medicdirect, the UK health web site with content provided by NHS consultants, has signed up to provide a new health section for European internet company, Tiscali. The partners say the new section on the Tiscali portal offers information on everything from minor ailments to major operations, a virtual body tour and video clips illustrating medical […]
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Leapfrog Group Extends Reach
The Leapfrog Group, an alliance of US healthcare organisations dedicated to reducing avoidable medical mistakes through introducing technology and best practice standards, has announced that 12 new regions of the US are to adopt the group’s patient safety standards. According to research by the US Institute of Health tens of thousands of Americans die and […]
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ISOFT Boss Predicts Further Industry Consolidation
One of the key features of the new emerging national strategy on NHS IT will be the selection of preferred suppliers for key systems. Ken Jacobson, European CEO of iSOFT , one of the largest UK-based health IT firms, gave E-Health Insider his perspective on how the supplier market can help the NHS achieve its […]
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MEDLINEplus Awarded URAC Quality Seal
Medlineplus, the online health information database service of the US National Library of Medicine (NLC), has been awarded health web site accreditation by the quality body URAC. The NLC-run website is part of the US National Institute of Health, and is the first government-run website to receive the URAC seal. It is the sixteenth health […]
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Reader’s Feedback – Summary No 1
Though we always say we welcome feedback, E-health Insider has, so far, not published comments from subscribers. Let’s start to put that right this week with some recent comments. Inevitably the Budget and the Wanless Review report published just before it provoked interest. A LIS programme manager e-mailed us in sheer frustration… “Having listened to […]
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Scottish GP Practices to Offer Access to Internet
A new initiative has been launched in Scotland to provide public access to the Internet in the local GP surgery, local pub, shop, hairdresser or church to help tackle the "digital divide". Social Justice Minister Iain Gray on Monday announced the £3.2 million initiative by the Scottish Executive to create a network of 1,000 new […]
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CareZone Receives DoH Funding
The UK Department of Health has announced a £1 million investment in CareZone, an online initiative to provide range of secure online services for children in public care. CareZone will offer a package of child-centred Information and Communication Technology (ICT) services developed by The Who Cares? Trust, a national charity working to improve the lives […]
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