Electronic medical records top priority for US
US healthcare IT executives have named implementing a paperless electronic medical record (EMR) their top priority in the annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMMS) leadership poll. Nearly two-thirds of healthcare IT executives said their organisation planned to implement an EMR in the next two years, according to the 16th annual HIMMS leadership survey. […]
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NHS CRS delayed by nine months in South
The delivery schedule for the core NHS Care Records Service (CRS) solution in the South of England has slipped by nine months. The key release that will start to deliver clinical functionality such as order communications is now not due until June 2006 at the earliest. E-Health Insider has learned that the Southern Cluster Implementation […]
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Pathfinder on the track of IT assets
A solution designed to help hospital and primary care trusts identify and maintain records of their technology assets has been launched by Stream Partners in partnership with BMC Software. The developers say that their Pathfinder solution means staff will no longer have to scour their IT environment manually to track all hardware, software and services […]
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City and Hackney shares patient data securely
City and Hackney Teaching PCT in Central London has installed comprehensive security software which, it is hoped, will improve security and confidentiality of transferable patient data. The system, CheckPoint’s VPN-1R Pro, allows the information infrastructure at the PCT to be available to GPs, pharmacists, dentists and optometrists across City and Hackney. According to CheckPoint, the […]
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“Augmented reality surgery” in prospect
A future in which surgeons will be able to use technology to operate on parts of the body where their view is obscured by tissue – rather like pilots flying through bad weather – is forecast in an editorial in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Mark A. Talamini and Eric J. Hanly […]
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Kodak announces new push into healthcare IT
Eastman Kodak this week announced plans for a concerted push into the fast-growing market for healthcare information technology with the introduction of a new portfolio of software and systems. The new approach was announced at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMMS) conference in Dallas this week. Kodak’s health imaging business serving the health […]
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London NHS trust publishes cardiac death rates online
St George’s Hospital, in Tooting, London, has started publishing mortality data online for its cardiology department, along with details about complications and data for individual surgeons. The data is collected on a monthly basis from patient records, and is audited by a clinically-qualified database manager and in cardiology department meetings. Data adjusted for risk through […]
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Practices could get £6,000 for Choose and Book by June
GPs could receive about £6,000 per practice by the end of June this year if their primary care trust meets the Department of Health’s targets for Choose and Book, according to implementation details. Strategic health authority chief executives have been sent more details of the £95 million package which was announced by health secretary John […]
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InPS updates Vision with DXS software
In Practice Systems (InPS) has announced that it is to upgrade its Vision system with a free version of Point of Care, a decision support software package from DXS. The CD upgrades will be sent out to all practices using Vision, and will also include training videos and support for all users. A spokesperson for […]
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£300k offered for research into NHS IT attitudes
The NHS Service Delivery and Organisation (SDO) R&D programme have put out a call for proposals, offering £300,000 for research into topics including attitudes of healthcare professionals towards e-health and how uptake of technology can be increased. Sums of £300,000 are also available for research into how the internet can be used as a health […]
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