Interest high in EMR deployment
Fifty trusts gathered at Basildon and Thurrock Foundation Trust’s electronic medical record summit this week to hear about how the trust procured and implemented a bespoke EMR.
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UK GPs top for use of EMRs
More than two thirds of UK GPs use electronic medical records and can also order tests or prescriptions online, manage patients lists or generate patient information electronically, a new survey reveals.
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Canada commits £239m to EMR investment
Canadian ehealth body Health Infoway is to invest £239m to fund electronic medical record systems in community-based practices and outpatient settings.
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UPMC develops two-way record
Coverage from HIMSS10 The University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre has developed a personal, bidirectional health record that will enable patients to add health information to records maintained by doctors and hospitals. UPMC has completed a proof-of-concept project with Carnegie Mellon University in Pennsylvania, Google health and dbMotion. It is set to launch the system in the […]
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Jordan unveils integrated health system
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has unveiled its integrated healthcare technology system for the first time in public. The demonstration at the Prince Hamzah Hospital in Amman showcased the VistA open source clinical and healthcare information management system and the computerized patient record system due to be implemented over the next year. The Hakeem project […]
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US hospital EMR sales slumped in 2008
US sales of electronic medical record systems to large hospitals fell to a seven year low in 2008. Sales of new EMR contracts are, however, predicted to be far higher in 2009, spurred by $19 billion of federal financial incentives for ‘meaningful use’ of EMRs. The figures, produced from US research firm KLAS, say EMR […]
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GE offers $100m loans to boost EMR use
GE Healthcare has launched a programme of €72m ($100m) in interest-free loans to boost electronic medical record (EMR) adoption in the US. Hospitals and doctors will be offered loans to invest in GE Healthcare’s Centricity EMR software, without having to first raise funding for capital investment. Investment in certified EMR systems forms a key part […]
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EHI interview: Peter Neupert
Microsoft’s vice president for health strategy, recently spoke to the US Senate’s HELP committee. Last week, he spoke to EHI editor Jon Hoeksma.
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Obama urged to commit $25 billion to health IT
The US Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society have urged President Obama to invest a minimum of $25 billion in health IT.
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Danish firm provides global PACS access
The new version of Medical Insight’s EasyViz. Danish firm Medical Insight has released a new version of its EasyViz product which provides remote access to electronic medical record (EMR) and diagnostic imaging systems. According to Medical Insight, the remote access product can provide entry to Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (PACS) and EMR systems “from […]
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