iSoft renews Dutch hospitals for €9m
Isoft has renewed contracts with two hospital groups in the Netherlands totalling €9m. In the largest deal, Erasmus (medical centre) in Rotterdam has renewed its existing contract for iSoft’s hospital information systems for a further five years. The €6.4m contract includes licenses, maintenance and support. Erasmus MC is the university hospital of Rotterdam and the […]
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Universal broadband by 2012
The government has outlined plans to ensure every home has a high-speed broadband connection by 2012, as part of plans to boost the UK digital economy. The interim Digital Britain report focuses on boosting the digital and communications industries, which are said to contribute more than £50bn a year to the UK economy. Additionally, the […]
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Commission invests €1bn in high-speed broadband
The European Commission has proposed a new €5 billion investment in energy and internet broadband infrastructure in 2009-2010.
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InterSystems Ensemble rated top interface engine
The Ensemble interface engine, provided by health software specialist InterSystems, has been ranked as the number one interface engine for a third consecutive year. Ensemble came top in the 2008 ‘Best in KLAS’ rankings, a respected survey in which vendors are rated by product customers. The ranking was reported in the 2008 Top 20 Best […]
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Insider view: Jon Hoeksma
E-Health Insider’s editor says the Public Accounts Committee’s latest report shows its time to take some tough decisions about NPfIT.
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Isoft names German Lorenzo reference site
Health software firm IBA Health Group has announced that German hospital group, Krankenhaus Buchholz and Winsen, is to implement its iSoft Lorenzo Clinicals product. The project will be delivered in two phases and culminate in the roll-out of Lorenzo Clinicals. ISoft will also install its new iCS portal, eFA services and electronic patient record (EPR). […]
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Philips cuts 6,000 jobs
Dutch consumer electronic and health technology giant Royal Dutch Philips has reported a fourth quarter loss of €1.47bn (£1.4bn) and will cut 6,000 jobs. The global financial crisis put substantial pressure on the results of nearly all of Philips’ divisions. The exception was the Health Care division, which reported a 9% growth in sales to […]
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Call to re-tender for Fujitsu replacement
Conservative health minister Stephen O’Brien has called for a “proper” tendering process to replace Fujitsu as local service provider in the South of England.
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Royal Free evaluates Cerner fixes
The Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust is evaluating the results of the three month rescue programme to fix known problems in its Cerner Millennium system. Trust board papers state that on 6 October, BT, the local service provider for London, together with the London Programme for IT and the trust, began a 90-day programme of […]
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Global health terminology Workbench launched
The International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO) has launched a new IHTSDO Workbench designed to make it easier to use the clinical terminology SNOMED CT. The Workbench provides tools to develop, maintain, and facilitate the use of SNOMED CT in health systems around the world. The workbench includes terminology editing, mapping, and other applications. […]
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