ICW integrates LifeSensor to German ‘LifeService’
German e-health specialist, InterComponentWare, has announced its LifeSensor emergency record is now accessible from the Björn Steiger Foundation (BSS) ‘LifeService 112’ cell phone tracking system. The Björn Steiger Foundation implemented ‘LifeService 112’ in 2006 to quickly locate a caller via cell phone in case of an emergency. ICW has now integrated its LifeSensor emergency record […]
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Irish health service deploys new intranet
The Irish Health Service Executive has deployed a new intranet, installed by pTools Software The HSE intranet, which is built on pTools Content Management Software, provides information and services for all of its 100,000 strong workforce, and will be regularly accessed by over 50,000 HSE staff from a network of more than 25,000 computers. Key […]
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Lords back criminalisation of data breaches
The House of Lords has backed proposals to make it a criminal offence to disclose personal information intentionally or recklessly. The backing follows the Information Commissioner’s call for NHS chief executives to be held accountable for any data loss last week. If the amendment it is to become law, it will need to be approved […]
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Call for improved sat nav for blind
Professor John Gill, chief scientist at the Royal National Institute of Blind People has called for satellite navigation systems to be better equipped with more detailed information for the blind. Speaking at a media roundtable on location technologies and assisted living, Professor Gill said technology trends are getting better at addressing the needs of the […]
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Newcastle chooses Pittsburgh for EHR
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has partnered with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre to deploy electronic health record technology at Newcastle’s hospitals.
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Scottish doctors angry over e-health cuts
Doctors at the Scottish BMA conference have expressed concerns over the Scottish government’s decision to cut £5m from the e-health budget earlier this year. The move, which was announced by the government in February in order to recruit more police officers, has angered Scottish doctors, who say it could endanger patients. Dr Stuart Scott, chairman […]
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Choose and Book bill reaches £100m
The government’s e-booking service Choose and Book has cost almost £100m so far, the Department of Health has revealed. In an answer to a parliamentary question health minister Ben Bradshaw said that total costs to date for the development, delivery and maintenance of the Choose and Book IT system total £98.9m. The health minister said […]
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BCS launches new NHS IT qualification
A new qualification, NHS ELITE (NHS eLearning IT Essentials), has been launched by the British Computer Society and Department of Health IT agency Connecting for Health. Officially launched at last week’s Healthcare Computing 2008 conference, the new qualification, accredited by the BCS, helps to consolidate the IT skills of NHS staff by offering valuable hands-on […]
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One in ten EPS pharmacies scanning all barcodes
Only 11% of pharmacies enabled for the Electronic Prescription Service are scanning every barcode prescription with problems including slow download speeds, the barcodes themselves being too faint to scan and slow log-in times, according to a survey. A total of 365 pharmacies took part in a survey, carried out jointly by the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating […]
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French researchers develop symbols for drug info
A new icon system has been developed by researchers in France to enable practitioners to identify drug information using medical symbols. One use of the new drug icon system is for inclusion in electronic prescribing and medicines management software. The system uses a graphical language for medical knowledge visualisation called VCM (Visualisation des Connaissances Médicales), […]
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