NCR to launch patient kiosks in Europe
The Adventist Healthcare Solution Kiosk A new touch-screen kiosk is to be launched in Europe by self-service specialist NCR, designed to simplify the checking in and out procedures for patients. MediKiosk, a self-service machine which interfaces with hospital information systems and collects clinical information from patients prior to an appointment, is to be piloted by […]
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Morecambe sign for new Technidata LIS
The University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust (UHMBT) have signed a contract with Technidata to implement TD-Synergy, an integrated laboratory information system (LIS) with automated safety tracking features for blood management. The system will handle all laboratory information from the trust’s three separate laboratory sites, based in acute hospitals in Kendal, Lancaster and Barrow, […]
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New category added to the BT e-Health Insider Awards 2008
An extra category has been added to the BT e-Health Insider Awards 2008 offering another opportunity to showcase excellent work by the UK’s healthcare IM&T community. The new category for Excellence in Healthcare Information Management, sponsored by IMS Health, is aimed at individuals and teams that support the increasingly complex requirements for information in all […]
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No GP systems in Fujitsu’s NHS contract
Fujitsu, local service provider for the Southern Programme for IT, is not yet contracted to supply a GP system but £105.9m is to be spent to include such a requirement, the latest National Audit Office report reveals. The NAO investigation into the national NHS IT programme found that the project was running at least four […]
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Institut Mutualiste Montsouris installs Picis
The Institut Mutualiste Montsouris in Paris has become the first European site to implement Picis perioperative software to improve efficiency, reduce costs and automate clinical documentation in its surgical areas. The institute will use the Picis Total Perioperative Automation suite of products to help its hospitals increase efficiency, reduce costs and improve the quality of […]
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NAO says care records service delayed until 2015
BNF now available via NHS medical research service
The BNF (British National Formulary) and the BNF for Children are now available through the Microsoft Common User Interface. The partnership means that users of NHS Connecting for Health systems will be able to access medical information via the NHS Medical Research Service using the Microsoft Office Research facility. Users can also download a new […]
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Millennium fails again across Southern England
Many NHS staff in the south were left unable to use the Cerner Millennium care record system last Wednesday morning, after the Fujitsu-provided system failed across the region for the second time in a month. As a result of problems with the centrally hosted system, that lasted an entire Wednesday morning, some staff had to […]
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Patients should get Wikirecords
The Government should create ‘Wikirecords’ – online, accessible medical records which patients can contribute to and comment on – according to a new report from think tank Demos. The idea is one of a number of recommendations designed to reform relations between doctors and patients, and help patients to more fully engage with their treatment. […]
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Walsall to electronically tag paper records
Traditional paper patient records at Walsall Manor Hospital are to be electronically tagged to cut the number of files lost whilst being moved between departments. As well as cutting the number of lost files, the tracking system, provided by technology company 3M, is designed to help clinicians access patient notes more quickly. 3M is providing […]
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