GPs concerned by TPP data sharing system
GPs have raised concerns about TPP SystmOne’s new data sharing model which Connecting for Health says is currently being reviewed before further roll-out. SystmOne release 3 will change the way data sharing works for SystmOne users as well as introducing Role Based Access Controls. The current system means clinicians make decisions about data sharing using […]
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NHS Lothian declares ‘data amnesty’
A Scottish health board has declared a data amnesty after a community health worker lost a USB stick containing personal information on 137 patients.
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CSC markets Alert to the NHS
Computer Sciences Corporation has stepped up its marketing of a Portuguese electronic patient record (EPR) system called Alert to NHS trusts in the North Midlands and East of England. CSC is understood to have invested technical resources in evaluating and testing the Alert EPR over the past six months. The move comes despite ongoing delays […]
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Latest BNFC interfaces with NHS dm+d
The new online edition of the latest BNF for Children – BNFC 2008 – will include a new interface to the NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d). The BNF says this is intended to provide healthcare professionals with seamless access to BNFC content on the internet using NHS dm+d codes, “helping them to make […]
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Online pharmacies a ‘counterfeiting superhighway’
Over 60% of medicines purchased online are fake and could potentially be lethal for vulnerable patients according to EAASM.
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Competition for better information use
The Power of Information Taskforce has launched a competition to encourage people to find better ways of using the information the government holds. The taskforce, which was established by the Cabinet Office in March, is offering a prize of up to £20,000 to take the winning idea forward with a development team. It is also […]
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Remote patient monitoring market on rise
New analysis from Frost & Sullivan into European remote patient monitoring markets, says that the quality and benefits of the technology is making it increasingly attractive to vendors across the continent. The study found that the remote monitoring market earned revenues of €11m in 2007 and estimates this to reach €253 million in 2014. "The heightened demands […]
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Belgium hospitals use dbMotion for interoperability
IRIS, a network of five public hospitals in Brussels, is to implement a project to provide an interoperability platform for medical information sharing across the Brussels region. The hospital network will deploy dbMotion’s Solution flexible platform to create a portal enabling secure access to integrated patient information across its 11 sites. The aim is to ensure […]
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CfH technology boss says paper not fit for purpose
Connecting for Health’s chief technology officer, Paul Jones has stressed the importance of integrating standards to achieve interoperability in healthcare, saying paper is “no longer fit for purpose”. Speaking at last week’s Connecting for Health’s SNOMED CT and interoperable healthcare conference, Jones said health providers were under increased pressure to ensure the care they provide […]
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NHS Supply Chain extends iSoft deal
NHS Supply Chain has extended its contract with iSoft to host its e-commerce and logistics applications until 2010. The contract extends the ten-year partnership with NHS Supply Chain, which began with its predecessor organisation NHS Logistics. ISoft has been taken over by IBA Health since the original contract was awarded. Operated by DHL Logistics, NHS […]
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