Liquidlogic gives away free APIs
Liquidlogic, a provider of collaborative software to the public sector, has announced it is to offer its customers a full suite of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) for their PROTOCOL applications free of charge. The free interfaces will be available to both new and current Liquidlogic customers from next month. Denise Harrison, Liquidlogic’s sales and marketing […]
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European firms sign global e-health deals
Two large European e-health suppliers have announced new deals to conduct healthcare work internationally, in the last month. Netherlands based Gemalto and Belgium-based Agfa HealthCare will be undertaking large projects in Algeria, Azerbaijan and Canada respectively. Gemalto has begun rolling out a two-year e-health project in Algeria (CNAS), consisting of 7m smartcards, known as Chifa, […]
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Balearic Islands connect to joint network
All public hospitals and around 80 connected Primary Health Centers in the Balearic Islands are now connected to a joint network, where the use of a master patient index is enabling Balearic doctors to access patient data and medical findings anytime. This includes the use of GE Healthcare Web-Viewer, which enables them to retrieve digital […]
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EC encourages e-health innovation
The European Commission’s Information, Society and Media team has issued a new guidance document encouraging innovation-friendly procurement in e-health. The guidance says that the European e-health market “suffers from the fragmentation of public demand which in turn leads to a lack of exchangeability of products and services”. It adds: “There are also barriers for the […]
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EHI’s industry news roundup 02.05.08
E-Health Insider’s industry news round up for the week ending 2 May 2008 featuring supplier news, product launches, events and awards. Supplier news Ntl:Telewest Business say public sector unsure of 21CN benefits Research by ntl:Telewest Business with health trust telecoms managers has found that the majority are in the dark about BT’s £10 billion plans […]
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Sunderland Teaching PCT signs CareNotes
Sunderland Teaching Primary Care Trust has signed a new deal to deploy CareNotes as the care record system for its community Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). The PCT has been using Strand Technology’s CareNotes Substance Misuse since August 2006, and will introduce CareNotes CAMHS specific software initially for 30 users later this month. […]
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60 Second Interview: Hashim Reza
Joe Fernandez quizzes Hashim Reza, clinical director for Bromley Mental Health Services and mental health clinical lead for NHS London Programme for IT.
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McKesson launch whiteboard monitoring system
McKesson’s Horizon Enterprise Visibility McKesson has launched its Horizon Enterprise Visibility product – a whiteboard style system that provides real time information of a room’s availability, patient location and the current status of a patient’s treatment – to the UK market. McKesson say the system is the first visual control system designed specifically for hospitals, […]
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Researchers develop implant simulation software
A new computer simulation programme has been developed by European researchers to help predict outcomes for patients undergoing hip, knee or spinal implant surgery. OrthoSim, which was funded under the EU’s eTEN programme for market validation and implementation, creates anatomical and implant simulations which can help in predicting the outcomes of surgery. “About 10% of […]
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iSoft signs £5m deal with GHG
iSoft has signed a new £5m deal to become a strategic health information technology partner of the private healthcare firm, General Healthcare Group (GHG). The six-year deal will see GHG license and implement iSoft’s patient management (iPM) systems at its 47 BMI Healthcare private acute care hospitals and its Netcare centres. Additional services will be […]
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