Wales to pilot PACS integration
Informing Healthcare is planning a pilot for image sharing between picture archiving and communications systems across the country. The PACS integration project will involve finding a solution for sharing images between the six PACS systems in use in Wales from Fuji, Agfa, Insignia (Steria), Carestream and GE and Ferrania. A spokesperson for Welsh IT agency told E-Health […]
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DEBUGIT workshop on IT for patient safety
The first international workshop on IT for patient safety is to be held in conjunction with the ninth International Conference on Information Technology and Applications in Biomedicine ITAB 2009. The conference, to be held in Larnaca Cyprus November 5-7, 2009, will provide a compilation of the latest trends and developments in the field of IT […]
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Professional services cost billions
Healthcare IT professional services are now generating revenues of more than $2.2 billion (€1.5 billion) a year, according to Frost and Sullivan. In a report on the Healthcare IT Professional Services Markets in Europe, the analyst and consulting company estimates that this could reach $3.6 billion (€2.5 billion) by 2015. However, it warns that the […]
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Patient told no electronic record, no care
A North London Mental health trust has said that any patients who refuse to have their data entered onto electronic patient records will not be able to receive treatment.
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Bristol wristbands use GS1 coding
NHS trust improves patient safety by adopting national coding standards for its new printed wristbands.
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German doctors use iPods for PACS
Clinicians at Jung-Stilling Hospital in Germany are using an iPod Touch to access patient data and diagnostic images at the hospital bedside.
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The great Communicator
A GP practice in Harrow has become the first early adopter site for HealthSpace’s Communicator tool, enabling patients and clinicians to communicate via web technology. Stanmore Medical Centre in Harrow is the first site to begin work under the Communicator early adopter programme and is in the process of recruiting patients to use the new […]
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Webinar reveals demand for IT evidence
The Royal College of Nursing’s informatics expert has called for better evidence to convince nurses of the benefits of technology for patient care. Speaking during E-Health Insider’s live video webinar Making Time to Care, Anne Casey said nurses need hard evidence of the benefits that can be achieved. She cited a survey by the RCN […]
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GP Locum monkey launched
A GP has set up a national online locum service to help GPs practices and primary care organisations find locums. The website, Locum Monkey www.locummonkey.co.uk, offers a text messaging service which the company says provides a quick and cheap way of filling locum slots. GP locums can register on the site free of charge, select […]
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MHRA launches drug info debate
The UK’s medicines regulatory body has launched a consultation on the European Commission’s plans to change the rules on the information that drug companies can provide to patients. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is seeking views from the public on the UK government’s response to the proposals and says it will also […]
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