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Ingenix to acquire Picis
US health information technology and services company, Ingenix has announced it has signed a merger agreement to acquire Picis, the international provider of theatre systems.
CompuGroup wins Swedish regional deal
Germanyās CompuGroup Medical has won the contract to provide an integrated electronic patient record system to primary and outpatient care centres in the Swedish region of SkĆ„ne.
GP consortia to start work this year
The Department of Health has spelled out its plans for the future of commissioning in a consultation that gives the NHS Commissioning Board a role in setting data and IT standards while predicting that a market will develop in commissioning support.
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Mixed interest in tech fund open source
There is mixed interest among NHS IT directors in the open source focus of NHS
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Don’t be gun shy of IT – Stevens
Simon Stevens has told the NHS not to be “gun shy” of technology after its
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Somerset Cancer Register works on EPR
Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust will use its funding from the first round of
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Ambulance IT system pilot delayed
South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust has delayed the pilot of its new electronic
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iPad forms capture Rheumatic data
The Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases NHS Foundation Trust is expanding its use of