Children’s database work resumes after review
Ministers are to press ahead with plans to develop the £224m children’s database, ContactPoint, despite an independent security review identifying a “significant risk” to the system due to differing security procedures from organisations who will access the data. The decision follows the publication of the executive summary of the report by accountants Deloitte and Touche, […]
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iSoft Spain appoints new managing director
Julio Bou Santos, managing director of iSoft Spain IBA Health has appointed Julio Bou Santos as the new managing director of iSoft Spain, replacing Katrina Diaz who left the company in January. He will be assisted by Antonio Castillo, appointed as deputy managing director, in charge of expansion in Spain, Portugal and Latin America. Bou […]
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Google Health unveils electronic record pilot
Google is piloting a system which lets patients transfer their existing medical information to its new online Personal Health Record.
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EHI’s industry news roundup 22.02.08
E-Health Insider’s industry news round up for the week ending 22 February 2008 featuring supplier news, appointments, product launches and events. Supplier news Manpower Software win Northern Devon contract Manpower Software has announced it has won a contract with Northern Devon NHS Healthcare Trust to more effectively manage its nursing workforce using its MAPS Healthroster […]
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t+ provides LifeScan patients remote access to data
Telemedicine specialist t+ Medical has partnered with LifeScan to take data from blood glucose meters and wirelessly transmit the information to a central database. Using intelligent algorithms, information from LifeScan’s One Touch Ultra system will be analysed and translated for patients into of simple graphs, which can be viewed on their mobile phone or a […]
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Ortivus reports losses due to delays
Swedish health IT developer, Ortivus, has released its year-end report for 2007, announcing an operating loss of 53.9m Swedish Krona, despite initiating several projects in Europe. The company has been installing its MobiMed and CoroNet systems across the continent, but report profits have suffered due to “delayed product launches and certain misjudgements.” MobiMed is a […]
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Doctors go public with Millennium concerns
Two doctors using the Cerner Millennium went public last night to voice serious concerns about the system.
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CORDIS launch health research website
CORDIS, the European Union’s Community Research and Development Service, has launched a new health research web service for the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). The portal will provide an information point on the health of Europe’s citizens, advice on improving performance of health-related businesses and tackle global health issues. It will run on a budget of […]
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Wales increases telemedicine spend
Hospitals across Wales are to be given a share of almost £33m to buy new telemedicine equipment and improve patient facilities, Welsh health minister Edwina Hart has announced. New teleconferencing equipment will link more hospitals across Wales enabling patients to benefit from telemedicine, as well as diagnostic equipment such as an MRI scanners, x-ray and […]
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NHS Choices offers drinking assessment tool
NHS Choices has launched a new interactive tool, developed to help people assess their drinking behaviour and understand the government’s daily allowance alcohol limits. The drinking assessment tool is designed to enable users to calculate whether they are drinking too much, based on NHS advice, and provide them with clinically approved guidance on how to […]
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