NDAs Could Reinforce Health Records Security
A non-disclosure agreement (NDA) designed to spell out clearly the duty to maintain the confidentiality of patient records could help to prevent breaches of confidence by staff not already bound by the Hippocratic oath or similar professional codes. Dr Janis L. Huston, electronic patient record facilitator for the North London Cancer Network, showed a model […]
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IT Standardisation Difficult, but Vital
Achieving the “robust, flexible and standardised” NHS information system envisaged by health secretary, Alan Milburn, will be difficult while the service continues to act as a loose federation. That was a key message from a London conference on IT and the NHS Plan. The argument was made most strongly by BT Health’s general manager, David […]
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URAC Publishes Guide to E-Health Ethics
URAC, in partnership with the Internet Healthcare Coalition, has published a new guide on e-health ethics. The publication, ‘The New Frontier: Exploring eHealth Ethics’, compiles, for the first time, all the major ethical codes and guidelines for health Web sites. The new book also includes a variety of articles contributed by online health community leaders […]
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Atuline to Launch Europe’s First Virtual Hospital
Finish Novo Group will present its Atuline Virtual Hospital project at the Medica 2001 international medical device trade fair in Düsseldorf. The service is the first virtual hospital to be registered in the European Union. The Atuline Virtual Hospital offers online medical consultation and electronic prescriptions for both individuals’ health care providers. In addition, the […]
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NHS Plus Network Launched
A new NHS network called NHS Plus has been officially launched to market occupational health services to the private sector, generating income for the NHS to invest in health services. The NHS Plus network — backed by a new dedicated NHS Plus Website — is intended to provide the first national forum for people and […]
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NHS Completes Alpha Tests of SNOMED Clinical Terms
SNOMED International, a division of the College of American Pathologists, and the NHS Information Authority have announced they have successfully completed testing of SNOMED (SNOMED CT). This next generation work of terminology combines the expertise of SNOMED RT and the NHS’ Clinical Terms Version 3 (Read Codes) to create the most comprehensive clinical terminology available […]
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Accurian Partners with Healthology
Visitors to Acurian’s clinical trials and related information site will soon be able to access more than 1000 health information programs from Healthology, under a new agreement between the two firms announced this week. Acurian specialises in accelerating clinical trials for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies by using patient and investigator recruitment solutions. The company’s proprietary […]
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First Generation of e-Health Practitioners Have Arrived
A new survey of US physicians argues that e-health is beginning to deliver tangible benefits and change the way clinicians work, leading to the conclusion that the first generation of e-health practitioners has already emerged. The Harris Interactive survey carried out for Boston Consulting Group’s (BCG) ‘Vital Signs Update: Doctors say eHealth Delivers’, says not […]
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First UK E-Health and Telemedicine Demonstration Sites Established
The first approved e-health and telemedicine demonstration sites have been set up in the UK by the European Health Telematics Association (EHTEL), an EC funded body. Motion Media, a founding member of the UK Telemedicine Association, and Nestor Healthcare Group plc have been chosen by EHTEL to provide the demonstration centres for eHealth and telemedicine […]
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Talking Prescription System Wins Popular Science Award
En-Vision America Inc.’s ScripTalk talking prescription system has been named one of the year’s top 100 greatest achievements in science and technology by the US Popular Science magazine. The ScripTalk system has been developed to enhance the medication safety of the millions of Americans who have difficulty reading or understanding the instructions and warnings that […]
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