Toulouse hospital first in France to use Agfa HIS
The Centre Hospitalier Universitaire in Toulouse has become the first French teaching hospital to go-live with Agfa HealthCare’s ORBIS health information system. The deployment follows an initial installation in the digestive surgery department of the hospital, and over a five year period this is expected to be rolled out across the hospital in a bid to deploy […]
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NHS Grampian extends telephone reminder service
A telephone patient reminder system is being rolled out across several NHS Grampian out-patient clinics in Aberdeen, after a successful pilot. The Chronos system, from Scots firm 360CRM, has made a significant impact during a three month pilot in the Woodend Orthopaedic out-patient clinics, with DNAs (did not attend) falling by 37%. Patients receive an […]
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GP2GP transfer software installed in 2000 practices
Connecting for Health has announced that it has rolled out GP2GP record transfer software to its two thousandth practice and transferred more than 25,000 records using the software. The two milestones for the project mean that nearly one in four English GP practices now has access to GP2GP. So far the rollout only involves practices […]
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EHI’s industry news roundup 02.11.07
E-Health Insider’s industry news round up for the week ending 2 November, featuring supplier news, implementations, product launches, awards and events. Supplier News Spire Healthcare take over BUPA hospitals Spire Healthcare, the new independent healthcare group, formerly BUPA hospitals, is planning to grow its business as it builds on its position as a leading player […]
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Remote monitoring first for Amsterdam hospital
St. Lucas Andreas Hospital has become the first in the Netherlands to introduce a remote monitoring system for cardiac patients into its daily operations.
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Queen Mary’s Sidcup goes live with Cerner
Queen Mary’s Sidcup NHS Trust has become the second NHS trust in London to go live with a Cerner Millennium patient administration system (PAS) supplied by BT under the NHS IT Programme. The trust went live with the new system over 28 October and 29 October, becoming the third implementation of a PAS by BT […]
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More Europeans using internet for health information
The use of the internet for health purposes is increasing across the continent, a survey of seven European countries has found. Northern European countries led the use of the internet for health, followed by Eastern and Southern Europe. Of 7,022 interviewed over the telephone in Norway, Denmark, Germany, Poland, Latvia, Greece and Portugal, over half […]
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Spine to be shut for two day ‘refresh’
Connecting for Health (CfH) and BT have confirmed that the NHS Spine will be unavailable when it is taken down for a major upgrade from next Friday evening until Sunday morning (9-11 November). The Department of Health agency describes the refresh of software and hardware as ‘unusual’ and ‘unlikely’ to occur again in the future. A […]
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New information chief sought
The hunt is on for a new leader for the NHS Information Centre for Health and Social Care. Advertisements for the chief executive’s job, carrying a salary of £96,235 – £136,755, have been published inviting applications from candidates who can “inspire and lead the organisation, ensuring that it delivers high quality information to frontline NHS and Social […]
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IBA Health completes purchase of iSoft
Australia’s IBA Health has completed its acquisition of England’s iSoft after the High Court of Justice for England and Wales approved the takeover, with iSoft now de-listed from the London Stock Exchange. The completion of the deal marks the end of the remarkable rise, followed by precipitous decline and fall, of iSoft as the UK’s […]
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