Patient Level Costing software launched
Northgate Information Solutions and the Public Sector Costing Associates Limited have formed a new partnership to deliver a software and consultancy package for Patient Level Costing. Patient Level Costing is a change in costing methodology to a bottom up approach which will allow for improved clinical engagement by discussing actual patients rather than averages, and […]
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EMIS launches Medication Monitoring software
EMIS have developed a new software system which will help to monitor patients who have been prescribed medication with potentially serious side effects. The new software, Medication Monitoring, has been installed into all EMIS PCS or LV GP systems and will alert doctors if a patient is overdue for a blood test to check for […]
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SNOMED sold to new international standards organisation
The intellectual property rights of SNOMED Clinical Terms have been sold for $7.8m (£3.6m) to a newly-formed board called the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation, based in Denmark. The IHSTDO is made up of nine nations – Australia, Canada, Denmark, Lithuania, The Netherlands, New Zealand, the United States and the United Kingdom with Connecting […]
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CfH pulls Health Informatics Community website
NHS Connecting for Health has taken down its Health Informatics Community website following the revelation that personal details of conference delegates could be accessed through the site. The DH agency pulled the Informatics Community website, which is designed to enable people to network and share information on health IT issues, after a Channel 4 news report last […]
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Junior doctors’ confidential details openly displayed
The Medical Training Application Service website will be the subject of a Department of Health investigation after an undercover reporter found that the private details of over 1,000 junior doctor applicants were available to view on the website. Channel 4 News said that it logged onto a website provided to them by a doctor and […]
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Granger says ‘consultation’ led to records delays
Richard Granger, the director general of IT for the NHS today (26 April) told the House of Commons Health Select Committee that he blames the two year delay in delivery the electronic patient record system at the heart of the NHS IT programme on ‘consultations’ taking longer than anticipated He said: “Some aspects have been delayed by […]
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DH, GMC and IC issue joint guidance on patient data
The Department of Health, the General Medical Council and the Information Commissioner have issued joint guidance on the use of IT equipment and access to data. The three bodies say the joint statement is intended to ensure that all those who have access to patient information are clear about what is expected of them. The guidance […]
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Second full NAO review of NPfIT to be carried out
The Commons Public Accounts Committee has ordered a second full review of the NHS IT programme to be carried out public spending watchdog the National Audit Office, to check that the recommendations of its report into the NHS IT project are followed. Chairman of the PAC Edward Leigh said he planned to "call the Government’s […]
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BT ‘de-couples’ London Cerner development from South
BT the local service provider for London is to develop its own version of Cerner Millennium for London, separate to the version of the system being installed and developed for use in NHS trusts across the South of England. BT’s decision to de-couple London from the South appears to have been prompted by well documented […]
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GPs call for halt to cervical cytology screening roll-out
Scottish GPs are calling for the roll-out of a national cervical cytology screening system to be halted because of concerns the system places too much reliance on the internet with no paper back-up system. Representatives from Glasgow Local Medical Committee will put a motion to tomorrow’s Scottish LMCs’ conference demanding that the Scottish Cervical Screening […]
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