Arden Cancer Centre extends EMR
Cancer care staff at the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust should be able to access electronic medical records for all patients by Christmas. The trust use Impac’s Electonic Medical Record (EMR) software, delivered by Elekta, to create and keep a full electronic record of every cancer patient that visits one of their clinics. […]
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Docobo extend telehealth to mobile phones
Telehealth specialist Docobo has developed a new mobile phone application enabling remote monitoring of patients with long term health conditions. An extension of its existing doc@HOME system, the application is an integrated telehealth solution for the remote management of patients with long term conditions (LTCs), designed for people who need their LTCs monitored whilst still […]
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IBA Health ups bidding war for iSoft
The bidding war for iSoft intensified last night after Australia’s IBA Health re-entered the fray increasing its offer to £166m topping a rival offer from Germany’s CompuGroup.
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Patients need assurance on online health records
Patients need to be convinced that electronic personal health records (ePHRs) are safe and will benefit them, a group of leading academics have warned. The academics argue that although ePHRs, such as the UK’s HealthSpace, have huge potential patients have not yet been convinced and the business case is still to be established. They say […]
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Pharmacists urged to check NHS Choices data
Pharmacy representatives have advised pharmacists to check that information about their pharmacies on the NHS Choices website is correct or risk losing out when release two of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) begins later this year. The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) has told community pharmacists to verify the information on NHS Choices, in particular […]
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Some NPfIT PAS systems barely used
A number of Connecting for Health funded patient administration systems installed in primary care and community trusts, are only being used by a handful of staff.
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Capio partners with BridgeForward for integration
Independent healthcare provider Capio Healthcare UK has selected application integration specialist BridgeForward Software to provide it with application integration throughout its UK healthcare facilities. In the UK Capio own and run a network of 22 private hospitals, 10 NHS Treatment Centres, Neurological centres and dedicated eye units. The integration technology will allow Capio Healthcare to […]
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More recalling choice but figures remain low
Almost half of patients referred to hospital by their GP can recall being offered choice, according to fully published results of the Department of Health’s (DH) National Patient Choice Survey from March 2007. However, provisional findings from the latest May 2007 survey show a fall in the recall of choice, with just 44% saying they […]
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Germany’s Barmer begins PHR trial
Barmer, Germany’s largest insurance company, is to begin a national evaluation of the effects personal health records (PHR) have on patient self-care and health service delivery. The trial is believed to be one of the biggest yet patient-controlled PHRs. During the course of the study Barmer will offer the system to all of its seven […]
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Wales announces national GP systems suppliers
NHS Wales has chosen four suppliers to provide GP clinical systems and services in the country, following completion of the Welsh GMS Systems and Services Framework Agreement. The agreement was first announced last November and a tender was published in January. The four suppliers chosen are EMIS, InPractice Systems, iSoft and Healthy Software. Dr Ian […]
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