SCM card terminal MKT+ certified
SCM Microsystems has received certification for its eHealth100 health card terminal to be used as an MKT+ terminal (multi-functional terminal) from Gematik, the organisation overseeing the implementation of the electronic health card program in Germany. It follows its approval to participate in phase one of the field tests for the electronic health card programme in […]
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Ex-IC chief lodges ‘scapegoat’ claim
The former chief executive of the Information Centre (IC) has claimed that she was made a “scapegoat” for the heavily criticised joint venture between the Department of Health (DH) and information specialists, Dr Foster. Professor Denise Lievesley, who left the top post at the IC last year, says in an affidavit submitted to an employment […]
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Trusts block junior doctors checking job e-mails
Junior doctors are unable to find out if they have been offered jobs because their trusts block access to popular e-mail providers, the BMA has claimed. Following complaints from members last week, the BMA alerted the Department of Health to the fact that many NHS trusts block external e-mails, preventing junior doctors from being notified […]
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Austrian hospitals get fingerprint biometrics
Austria’s biggest private hospital chain, the ‘Barmherzige Brüder’, is to begin using biometric fingerprinting to control access to IT systems. Once live, doctors and nurses will no longer have to remember a password to log onto the hospital information system (HIS). The ‘Barmherzige Brüder’ (merciful brothers) run nine hospitals in Austria, all of which will […]
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Docobo make multi-user version of telehealth device
Telehealth specialist Docobo has unveiled a multi-user version of its HealthHUB portable home monitor, meaning two or more patients can now utilise one device. The HealthHUB system enables patients to record vital signs, symptoms, lifestyle and quality of life measures around the clock from any location. This information is then securely transferred to the doc@HOME […]
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Suspended doctor wins apology over share record
A junior doctor suspended by her employers for five years after objecting to her private medical records being given to researchers, has won a High Court battle forcing her employers to apologise to her in an open court session. The case highlights problems in the lack of patient consent in determining whether their records can […]
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German doctors say no to centrally stored patient records
Recent reports about incidents of data loss in the British healthcare system have alarmed medical doctors in other European countries.
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Capula Healthcare awarded BSI security certificate
Capula Healthcare has been awarded a BSI ISO/IEC 27001 Information Security certificate, the key security requirement set by NHS Connecting for Health. The certificate means that the company’s systems meet Connecting for Health requirements for tight security. Awarded after seven months of preparation, the certificate was assessed and certified by BSI, an external authority. David Gumm, business […]
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Six month delay to stage two of electronic prescriptions
Release two of the Electronic Prescription Service will not go live until spring or summer this year, at least six months later than initially planned. Connecting for Health told EHI Primary Care that the initial timetable had been based on indicative timescales from system suppliers but had been delayed because suppliers were not yet ready […]
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GP’s video encourages patients to access records
A GP has made a video to encourage patients in his practice to access their electronic records over the internet. Dr Amir Hannan, a GP in Hyde, Cheshire, and a pioneer of patient record access, made the video for the waiting room in his surgery but it is also available online on the records access […]
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