Scottish government funds telecare and IT research
University of Edinburgh is to receive a share of £4m funding from the Scottish government to research telemetric supported self-monitoring of long-term conditions. The project is one of four to have received government funding for research programmes over the next five years, aiming to help improve healthcare for patients in Scotland. Edinburgh’s research programme will […]
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EHI’s industry news roundup 18.04.08
E-Health Insider’s industry news round up for the week ending 18 April 2008 featuring supplier news, acquisitions, events and awards. Supplier news Zebra patient wristbands proven MRSA-resistant Results of independent lab tests at Northland Laboratories in the US show Zebra’s patent-pending antimicrobial wristband coating effectively resists Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Type II, Type III and […]
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New approach called for on Telemedicine
Experts gathered in Luxembourg to debate the future of telemedicine yesterday were told that new financial and business models are needed to make telemedicine part of mainstream healthcare, rather than many “unsustainable” projects. Mark Lange, head of the European Health Telematics Association (EHTEL) set out the challenge: “The question that we are addressing now is […]
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NHS CfH joins open source health collaboration
Open Health Tools has announced a collaborative effort between national health agencies, major healthcare providers, international standards organizations and companies from Australia, Canada, the UK and the US to develop common healthcare IT products and services. NHS IT agency NHS Connecting for Health is one of the members of the international collaboration. Other members of […]
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Choose and Book gives some patients wrong information
The Choose and Book system has been hit by a technical problem which has resulted in over 300 patients receiving wrong appointment information in the post. First noticed last Friday, the problem is still unsolved and is the reason behind Connecting for Health postponing the release of version 4 of the system, which will enable […]
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DxCG to host risk adjustment symposium in Germany
Predictive modelling specialist, DxCG, has announced it is hosting a two-day conference, Navigating Risk Adjustment with DxCG. The event will take place at the Berlin Marriot, Germany on 6 and 7 May and aims to provide attendees a practical insight into the workings of DxCG science. Attendees will also be taught proper utilisation of risk […]
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Southampton to deploy 18-week reporting system
Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust is to deploy a new 18-week wait, data warehouse and patient level costing system from Ardentia, in a bid to meet targets and monitor costs. The trust will use Ardentia’s Pathway Manager in order to meet national 18-week reporting requirements and manage patient pathways from initial GP referral to acute […]
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Milton Keynes council deploy Liquidlogic ICS
The children’s services division of Milton Keynes Council has gone-live with Liquidlogic’s PROTOCOL Integrated Children’s System, in order to meet new government regulations. The web-based system is accordant with the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) ICS compliance Phase 1B, ensuring that the council’s 250 care practitioners are recording all mandatory information on children […]
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Wellpoint Sentinel System to monitor drug safety
US health insurer WellPoint Inc is developing a system that will use its 35m member database to monitor and more quickly identify potential safety problems of approved medicines. Launching in mid-2009, the new system is expected to be capable of continually monitoring its 35m member database and identifying increases in health problems among members taking […]
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NHS Choices publishes 18-week wait data
The Department of Health is making 18-week referral to treatment times available to patients on the NHS Choices website. Patients can use the DH’s flagship website to see the percentage of admitted patients treated within 18 weeks from referral, and the number of weeks from which half of admitted patients started treatment from their referral. […]
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