Possible management buyout at Ascribe
Ascribe Plc, the AIM-listed healthcare IT services company, has today confirmed it is in preliminary talks with its executive directors regarding a possible management buyout. Ascribe, which provides a range of products and services including pharmacy, prescribing and GP systems, confirmed on Tuesday that it is “in preliminary discussions in relation to a potential management […]
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Guidance ‘wrong’ on amending clinical notes
When the Londonwide Local Medical Committees issued advice to its members on correcting clinical notes it seemed a straightforward matter. Don’t do it – add a correction with a date and explanation. The only problem is that, according to Paul Cundy, a London GP and chair of the Joint GPs IT Committee, this advice is wrong. […]
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Half of Scottish prescriptions sent electronically
Over half of all NHS prescriptions issued in Scotland are now sent electronically, latest figures show. Since the start of electronic transfer of prescriptions (ETP) in Scotland in January 2008, 7.72 million prescriptions have been sent electronically. In July this figure reached 1.955 million — more than 50% of all the prescriptions issued. ETP is […]
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Agfa Health has weak second quarter sales
Belgium-based Agfa-Gevaert reported that its healthcare division experienced falling sales for the second quarter of 2008. The company said that performance was down due to the strong euro, delays in its new PACS system and the high cost of silver, used in the wet film processes that still account for half the business group’s sales. […]
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Research says QoF can reduce inequalities
The Quality and Outcomes Framework (QoF) has helped to reduce inequalities between rich and poor areas according to a study published this week. Researchers from Manchester University’s National Primary Care Research and Development Centre divided 7637 GP practices in England into five groups based on their level of deprivation and monitored their performance on 48 […]
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Gematik tests next generation health card
Smart card expert Sagem Orga, in collaboration with German health insurer Techniker Krankenkasse, has become the first company to develop a next-generation electronic health card. The new generation one card, which will be used in the eventual roll-out of health smart cards in Germany, will enable Techniker Krankenkasse (TK) to test and prove the online […]
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St Helens and Knowsley uses B2net for data storage
St Helens and Knowsley NHS Trust is using technology from B2net to streamline its data storage and improve back up. The trust was storing old, unused data on expensive fibre channel disks and adding new disks when space ran out. But it wanted to store existing, critical data by freeing up storage area network capacity. […]
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DH gives go-ahead for EPS Release 2
A regulatory impact assessment has given the green light to the next stage of the Electronic Prescriptions Service – one of the national projects being undertaken by NHS Connecting for Health. The assessment considered whether the government should revert to paper prescriptions or the EPS Release 1, in which electronic messages are attached to paper […]
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Version 3 of HL7 released
Developer of global healthcare standards, Health Level Seven, has announced the release of Version 3 Normative Edition 2008, a globally-defined suite of specifications based on HL7’s Reference Information Model. The suite provides a single source that allows implementers of Version 3 specifications to work with the set of messages, data types, and terminologies needed to […]
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South Manchester selects Imprivata for SSO
GE PACS system with Imprivata’s OneSign SSO technology University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust has chosen Imprivata OneSign for single sign-on, including fast user switching capabilities. Around 4,500 of the trust’s staff will eventually be given access to the OneSign Platform, which will speed up access to patient information and provide full audit […]
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