Credit crunch hits UK and US hospitals
Hospitals in the US and UK are beginning to struggle to raise the funds they need for capital investment in infrastructure and Information technology projects. In the US the result is being seen in hospitals shelving planned investments in facilities and information technology. In the UK an internal memo from the National Health Service reveals […]
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BT Global Services takes £340m hit
Almost £1.5bn was wiped off BT’s market value on Thursday after the telecoms group said it had taken a big hit at its global services arm, the division responsible for three key NHS contracts. BT Global Services will take a charge of £340m following a review of 15 of 17 of Global Services largest contracts. […]
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King’s adds VitalPAC to EPR system
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has successfully integrated The Learning Clinic’s vital signs recording system, VitalPAC, into its iSoft iCM-based electronic patient record.
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Ex-IDX boss is new Oasis chief executive
Oasis Medical Solutions, the independent UK healthcare IT specialist, has appointed Chris Spence as its new chief executive. Spence joins Oasis from GE Healthcare, where he was responsible for the international strategy of its Enterprise Solutions business. He has a 15-year track record in health IT, and was previously head of operations for IDX Corporation […]
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Jordan picks Perot to help implement VistA
Perot Systems Corporation has been selected by the Kingdom of Jordan to manage the pilot deployment of the open source clinical information system VistA at two hospitals and a clinic in the capital, Amman. The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan plans to develop an integrated national healthcare infrastructure using VistA a single software platform. Terms of […]
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United Healthcare settles on ‘fixed’ database claims
Two of the largest US health insurers have agreed deals to pay tens of millions of dollars to create independent claims rates databases, following an investigation into claims that databases had been rigged to manipulate payments. United Healthcare last week last week agreed to pay €221 ($350) million to settle three class-action lawsuits claiming the […]
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Agfa-Gavaert receives €18.5 Canadian grant
Belgian imaging technology group Agfa-Gevaert says it has received a grant of €18.5 ($29.6m Canadian) from the Ontario government to aid the company’s Canadian R&D operations in Toronto and Waterloo (Canada). The grant will support a total of nearly €125m ($200m Canadian) investment by Agfa HealthCare in its Ontario operations, creating 100 new positions and […]
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Study finds US PHR use remains low
Despite high levels of interest, the vast majority of US citizens have yet to use or create a personal health record (PHR) A new study by Manhatten Research estimates that seven million Americans accessed PHRs online in 2008, but says significant barriers still hinder wider adoption. The Cybercitizen Health v8.0 study says offerings from vendors […]
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Rotherham and Barnsley ASCC procurement
Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust and Barnsley NHS Foundation Trust have become among the first in the country to complete a procurement using the Additional Supply Capability and Capacity framework contract. The two trusts have used ASCC to procure a shared laboratory information management system from CliniSys. In December 2007, the two trusts decided to establish […]
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Dubai hospital gets Philips iSite PACS
Tawam Hospital in Dubai, part of the United Arad Emirates, has celebrated the ‘go-live’ of Philips’ iSite Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS). The solution integrates with the hospital’s Cerner HIS/RIS, creating a paperless, filmless workflow for patients and care providers. In addition to being installed at the main hospital site, the iSite PACS also […]
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