GP practices urged to share IT experiences
GP representatives want GP practices to share their experiences of how they are using IT and making innovative use of communication technologies to improve services for patients.
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Oxford chooses Imprivata OneSign
Oxford Radcliffe NHS Trust has announced it has chosen Imprivata OneSign to provide a single sign-up solution, enabling staff to use just one password to access multiple systems. The single sign-on will help staff access patient information more quickly and securely. Previously, staff have had to manage up to five passwords to access different applications, […]
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Wales publishes pathology shortlist
Six companies have been shortlisted as potential providers to develop a national pathology laboratory system for Wales. The procurement is expected to award a £7.9m national contract for pathology services to become available in 2010. The Welsh IT agency Informing Healthcare has announced that Cerner, Clinisys, EMIS, iSoft, InterSystems and Technidata have been selected to […]
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North Mersey looks beyond iPM
North Mersey Health Informatics Service is preparing to deploy Lorenzo Regional Care next year, having successfully rolled out one of its predecessors across two primary care trusts. The HIS has been delivering iSoft’s iPM – which is known locally as Lorenzo – to services run by Liverpool Primary Care Trust and NHS Sefton. The phased […]
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College highlights poor PACS image sharing
Picture Archiving and Communication Systems are largely successful in individual hospitals but communication between systems in different hospitals is poor, according to a new position paper from the Royal College of Radiologists.
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Wal-Mart to offer low cost e-health records
Wal-Mart, the world’s biggest retailer, has announced that it plans to start selling electronic health records to US doctors working in small practices. The retail giant plans to shake-up the US healthcare sector by offering dramatically cheaper electronic health records than have previously been available. It won’t offer electronic record systems in its stores but, […]
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Choose and Book usage rises to 54 per cent
Choose and Book is now being used for 54% of referrals for first outpatient appointments according to Connecting for Health. Dr Stephen Miller, Choose and Book medical director, said the Department of Health’s outturn figures for January showed a “significant rise” in use of the e-booking system. Dr Miller said the DH monthly outturn figures […]
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VeriFone targets German e-health programme
US firm VeriFone Holdings has announced it will target the growing demand in Germany for electronic health card systems. The company is a specialist supplier of payment and card systems, and has been operating in the US market since 1995. VeriFone currently offers a range of payment certified electronic card acceptance solutions in Germany, including […]
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RCN develops telehealthcare resource
The Royal College of Nursing has announced that it is developing a telecare and telehealth resource for its members. The RCN is encouraging members to participate in an online survey so it can find out what members needs are in relation to telehealth and telecare. The survey includes multiple choice questions such as ‘what should […]
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Thumbs up for ECDL in Wales
Health service staff believe basic IT skills training has improved the quality of care they give to patients, according to new research. The Welsh IT agency Informing Healthcare quizzed more than 1,600 NHS Wales staff who completed training for the European Computer Driving Licence. Just over one in four (26.5%) had clinical contact with patients […]
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