CSAM says portals the key to hospital integration
Oslo’s national Rlkshospitalet CSAM, a Norwegian specialist in hospital systems integration using portal technology, has announced plans for ambitious international growth. Already the company has installations in Norway, Denmark and China, with the system translated into local languages. CSAM is now gearing up for a push into new markets, and is busily targeting Russian and […]
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Medway bans Facebook use in work hours
Staff at the Medway Maritime Hospital in Kent, have been banned from using social networking website Facebook during working hours. The trust says the move is aimed at monitoring internet usage and optimising efficiency, denying reports the website was responsible for slowing down the hospital’s computer systems. Andy Horne, chief executive at Medway […]
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Stolen laptop prompts security reminder
GP practices have been reminded of their responsibilities for patient information following the theft of a practice laptop from a GP’s home. A laptop belonging to Dunstan Medical Centre in Bolton, containing patient data, was stolen from the home of partner Dr Thomas Lynch during a burglary this summer. Following the theft the practice wrote […]
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‘No alternative’ to MTAS system likely for 2008
Remedy UK, the group set up in the wake of the junior doctors’ job crisis earlier this year, has called for a return to a paper-based, local system for the 2008 round of recruitment to training posts. But the BMA has warned that there may be no alternative but to use the widely discredited MTAS […]
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Jersey prepares way to integrated records
Jersey Health and Social Services have chosen InterSystem’s Caché and Ensemble software to make systems integration and reporting processes faster. The department was forced to review its infrastructure after its existing 20-year-old legacy system was becoming obsolete and no longer able to meet hospital requirements. Jersey’s risk manager, Paul Patterson, told E-Health Europe: “Our existing […]
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EMIS achieves ISO 20000 for IT services
UK GP systems supplier EMIS has been awarded the International Standard ISO 20000 for best practice in IT service management. Achieving ISO 20000 is a requirement for the hosting of systems within Connecting for Health’s GP Systems of Choice initiative, which allows practices to chose between different accredited suppliers. The international standard covers the provision, […]
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Southampton deploys Aruba wireless network
Southampton University Hospital Trust staff will soon be able to communicate with each other using Star Trek style badges, after the trust deployed a new wireless network from Aruba. The trust wanted a wireless trust that would “leverage a lot more out of our existing systems and benefit both patients and staff,” Ryan Hewitt, senior network […]
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Confusion surrounds Summary Care Record
Indecision about the Summary Care Record has led to confusion about its content and purpose, according to a report from MPs. The Health Committee has heavily criticised both the Department of Health and Connecting for Health for confusion about what will be included in the SCR and what the record will be used for. In their enquiry […]
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Gloucestershire adopts MSoft’s blood tracking
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has implemented MSoft’s blood tracking solution to provide tracking and accountability for all transfusions. The first phase of the project, code named ‘Bloodhound’ by the trust, has already gone live in the haematology and oncology units serving both Cheltenham General and Gloucestershire Royal Hospital. The system interfaces with the trust’s […]
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Salzburg hospitals implement Agfa
The main hospital group in the Salzburg region of Austria, Salzburger Landeskliniken (SALK), has implemented a new Hospital Information System (HIS) and a new Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS), both supplied by Agfa Healthcare. Agfa has provided the hospital group with its Orbis HIS and Impax PACS solutions. Following 18 months of preparatory work, […]
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